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Any of you who have been around here for a while know that I spent several years writing romantic suspense.  When I came back to writing seriously after grad school, it was a romantic suspense that I’d been toying with for years that I set about finishing.  Shortly after that is when I started developing that notion for branding myself with Murder and Magnolias–Mississippi based romantic suspense.  Nobody else does it, so it seemed like a brilliant little niche I could create for myself.  And I still feel that way.  I spent 2 or 3 years working on that project, creating spin offs, developing my fictional Mississippi towns and their inhabitents.  I was working solidly on a Mississippi based ghost story/romantic suspense when this time last year I was beaten over the head with the idea for Hunted in Shadow.  Because I’d been struggling with Til Death not having a really solid plot (solid characters, solid setting, solid voice, but missing something in the plot department) for a while, and because I was really kind of tired of RS and needed a change of pace, I decided to run with HiS.  And that’s what I’ve been working on all this year.  And of course I’ve envisioned a series here, and created a world that I could, in theory, build a career off of.  I redesigned my blog (again), started working on branding/platform, have been working on a novella I plan to give away as a freebie to build readership.

And then as I was strolling through the crowded aisles of Kroger on Friday night, protecting my 13+ pound turkey from the masses and quietly celebrating the fact that I really did find panko breadcrumbs (clearly it doesn’t take a lot to make me happy), Wyatt (hero from Til Death) decided to pop up and say hello.  So I came home and reread the last draft of what I had left off with–91 pages of pretty damn awesome if I do say so myself.  I really loved that story.  I love those characters.  And I love my voice with that book.  It’s romantic suspense but with a light, comic touch that I am apparently pretty good at.

That light comic thing really frustrated me during those 2 or 3 years I was working on RS because except for Til Death, I was usually trying to write about these really emotionally damaged characters.  I pull it off with my villains, but I kinda suck at doing it with my hero or heroine.  Obviously, it’s something that would probably get better with practice, but since I am good at the slightly light, comic side, it seems like I should go with it.

Anyway, since 2009 has been all about plotting and story structure, and I’ve learned so much, I want to go back and revisit Til Death and see if I can’t nail down the major plot points based on story structure.  It seems like since I now have a much more solid idea of what was lacking in a lot of my prior plots, that I can go back to projects that I abandoned in the midst of the Dreaded Valley of the Shadow of the Middle, and rescue them.  There are a lot of stories I love that need rescuing.

So…I’m not sure what that means in terms of what I’ll be working on this next year.  I haven’t written a single word in the last week, so I will definitely be up for punishment tomorrow at Mission:Accountability.  I still have to finish that last lecture (lots to cover on the moderate behaviorists), which I HOPE to do Monday and Tuesday.  I think my brain has just needed a break.  And then we’ll see.  I’m still hoping to knock out the novella first draft by New Year’s.  I’m right at halfway, so we’ll see.  Then, the plan is to start on draft 2 of HiS, but if I get a solid plot outlined for Til Death then…well, we’ll see.

The fact that I’m revisiting the romantic suspense side of things brings up something that I’ve been pondering about.  I write in two very different genres.  I mean, there’s romance and suspense in both, but one side is very specifically other world paranormal romance and the other is straight up, more traditional romantic suspense.  I know that it’s possible that if I wind up published in both, it’s possible my publisher may recommend that I publish one under one pen name and one under the other as a matter of branding.  But of course I’m not published yet, so I don’t want to expend a lot of energy trying to brand two DIFFERENT pen names until I know which one I’ll actually get published with–the paranormal romance or the Mississippi based romantic suspense.  Since I do plan to pursue both, I’ve been trying to figure out how to reflect that on my blog.

I was thinking maybe a theme that’s sort of a split personality.  Something that shows in the header with Kait Nolan in the middle, the Murder and Magnolias sort of pictoral theme on one side, and the Mirus world stuff with wolves and fangs and whatever spooky stuff on the other.  I’ll have to consult my fantastic web designer once she’s done giving birth (any day now!).  She did such an amazing job with Pots and Plots that I’d really like to have her do something here.  So anybody have thoughts or suggestions on that front?  I mean, I could do something generic, but that doesn’t sound like nearly as much fun.

Dealing with Funny Business

Four years ago, television insiders were rocked by a fear that the half-hour comedy genre was on its final legs. The field that was once defined by “I Love Lucy,” “Three’s Company” and “Cheers” could not hold an audience. Take, for example, the case of NBC’s powerhouse block of “Must See TV” Thursday. This block defined sitcoms for the latter half of the ‘90s, thanks to hits such as “Friends,” “Seinfeld,” “Just Shoot Me,” “Frasier” and “Will and Grace.”  Once “Friends” and “Seinfeld” ended in 2004 and “Will and Grace” signed off in 2006, however, multi-camera comedies – those taped in front of a studio audience – were suddenly endangered. CBS had launched the moderately successful “Two and a Half Men” in 2003; for the next six years, this would be one of only two multi-camera comedies to make it past three seasons.

With the demise of the multi-camera comedy, luckily, came the rise of the single-camera bracket. Single-camera comedies usually don’t use laugh tracks. The humor is portrayed more subtly and the cameramen have a longer creative rope to zoom in and out and experiment with angles. Popular examples of multi-camera comedies are “The Office,” “Arrested Development” and “Malcolm in the Middle.” While critics love this genre, the broader audience historically does not, hence the cancellation of “Arrested Development” despite its strong cult following. It used to be that networks needed more patience with multi-camera comedies. Whereas single-camera sitcoms either found audiences quickly or not at all, multi-cameras’ greatest strength was word of mouth, and this required time. This fall season, however, is changing all the rules.

2008 entry “The Big Bang Theory” regenerated America’s love of comedy, and this season ABC has miraculously managed to launch a successful two-hour comedy block. While The CW eliminated comedy from its primetime schedule altogether, it’s undoubtedly a strong field for the other networks. So, which honeys bring the funny and which has-beens are wearing thin?

“She doesn’t even know I exist.”

If you’ve never heard of a TV show, it’s understandable. But if Doc Sonya has barely heard about it, you know it’s bad.

• Brothers
  It’s a new comedy on Fox. Comes on during what TV insiders so fondly refer to as “the Friday night death slot.” The network obviously doesn’t want it to succeed, so why should you?

• ‘Til Death
  This show is still on? Really??

Time to Break Up With…

• Two and a Half Men
  Why do I feel so revolted by “Two and a Half Men”? It’s not the fact that it’s a “dude” comedy that objectifies women; I actually couldn’t care less about that. My dislike probably stems from “Men’s” lack of comedic class – neither the crude jokes nor the scenes in bed nor the dialogue is refined. There’s a little something called taste, and “Men” leaves one in your mouth comparable to vinegar.Bottom Line: It’s sad that this is still one of the highest rated comedies in primetime.

• Accidentally on Purpose
  On par with “Two and a Half Men,” this tired concept should never have made it to the air in the first place. “Dharma & Greg”’s Jenna Elfman is wasted here as the “cougar” who gets knocked up by a twenty-something dude. Unfunny dialogue and stereotypical guy humor ensue (if the writers want to discover the proper execution of guy humor, they should watch “The Hangover”).Bottom Line: Bor-ing. Turn off the TV after “How I Met Your Mother” airs.

One-Night Stands:

Ultimately forgettable, but momentarily entertaining.

• Ugly Betty
  I loved “Ugly Betty” when it premiered as a bright, quirky comedy in 2006. Much like “Heroes,” however, “Betty” fell into a sophomore slump and has since reached only mediocrity. The show now lacks the charm and whimsy that made it so delightful during its first season.Bottom Line: While Daniel has no memorable storyline to speak of and Betty’s romantic entanglements are dull and repetitive, Wilhelmina, Marc and Amanda continue to bring the inspired comedy the show sought its first season. Dump the other characters and give these three their own show.

• Gary Unmarrried
  Another uninspired comedy on CBS’ schedule. While “Gary” is certainly more refined than “Men” and “Accidentally on Purpose,” it’s hardly a superior selection. It easily identifies with other marginally successful dad-centered comedies of past years: “The War at Home,” “According to Jim” and “Yes, Dear” come to mind.Bottom Line: Americans have proven that there is indeed an audience for these sub-par shows, and they thus continue to survive. Why not try something saucier, though?
  

Casual Dating:

“You’re pretty funny. Plus, you paid for dinner. I guess we can go out again.”

• The Middle
  “The Middle” centers on the Hecks, a middle-class family in Indiana. While Patricia Heaton is the star, funnyman Neil Flynn, who previously played the Janitor on “Scrubs,” is my reason for watching. I’d say “The Middle” could be appointment TV, but with so many satisfying comedies out there, a girl can only watch so much.Bottom Line: Reminiscent of “Malcolm in the Middle,” “The Middle” demonstrates how mixing kooky with funny plus a tinge of heartfelt emotion makes for an entertaining half-hour.
• Cougar Town
  I’m sure you’ve heard of this Courtney Cox show. Question is, is it any good? Answer: Eh… “Cougar Town” tries for the laughs a smidge too hard, and the slapstick bits don’t quite fit in with today’s comedy demands. However, there’s no denying Cox’s charm, and as son Travis, Dan Byrd’s downplayed comedic timing reminds me of Michael Cera’s spot-on underacting on “Arrested Development.”Bottom Line: Not a bad show, but not a standout, either.

• The New Adventures of Old Christine
  Julia Louis-Dreyfus of “Seinfeld” fame plays Christine, a divorced mom who runs a gym. Her sidekick is the hilarious Wanda Sykes. I’m going to be honest with you: I’ve never seen this show. It’s shameful, because there’s no real excuse for it. But I’m going to endorse it because everyone who’s ever seen this show loves it. Plus, it comes with a top recommendation from my brother, and I’m OK with trusting Doc Sunny on this one.Bottom Line: Whether I’ve seen it or not, this show has Wanda Sykes. Come on, people, watch it. She’s quite possibly one of the funniest comedians ever.

Long Term Dating:

Comedy depends so much on personal preference, so it’s hard to figure out which shows to hate on and which to brag about. But the following are keepers. Girl Scout’s honor.

• How I Met Your Mother
  This year has been a breakout year for “Mother” scene-stealer Neil Patrick Harris. The guy starred in Joss Whedon’s online saga “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.” He finally hosted an episode of “Saturday Night Live,” as well as the Tony Awards and the Emmy Awards, and he garnered an Emmy nomination himself for his work on “mother.” Folks, Doogie Howser has grown up. But Harris, as legendary/awesome playboy Barney Stinson, is only one element that makes “How I Met Your Mother” so fantastic.The ensemble cast includes Alyson Hannigan (“Buffy”! “American Pie”!); Josh Radnor; Cobie Smulders; and Jason Segel, who you probably know as “that guy” from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “I Love You, Man,” and “Knocked Up.” Together, these five comedians bring us the multi-camera, next generation version of “Friends.” These friends live in NYC, hang out in MacLaren’s Bar (sorry, Central Perk), and make bold use of flashbacks to bring us one of the most subtly entertaining comedies we’ve seen in years.

  Bottom Line: “It’s gonna be legen… wait for it… and I hope you’re not lactose intolerant, because the second half of that word is dairy!”-Barney, “How I Met Your Mother”

• The Big Bang Theory
  You’ve probably at some point (quietly) laughed at a nerd for something he or she said. “The Big Bang Theory” thankfully allows us to laugh at nerds loudly and proudly, thanks to a stock of sitcom characters who are nutty, naïve and endearingly neurotic. Good for a laugh are Raj Koothrappali, an Indian stereotype with a thick accent, bad dress sense and the inability to speak in front of women; Howard Wolowitz, a short Jewish man who dresses in bold colors and will do anything to be with a woman; and Leonard and Penny, the two characters we can most easily relate to.

Jim Parsons, however, steals the show as Sheldon Cooper, Leonard’s socially awkward physicist roommate who neurotically must eat at the same restaurant every night, depending on which day of the week it is, cannot discern sarcasm and always settles a dispute with a good round of Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock: “Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock…

Bottom Line: …and as it always has, rock crushes scissors.”

• Modern Family
  ABC’s breakout comedy follows three families, related in some way or another, over the course of their daily activities. Sound dull? It could be, except “Modern Family” is the first show to successfully mix elements of multi-camera and single-camera comedies, so along with the blatantly hilarious lines, there’s a slew of dialogue so witty that one can’t help but laugh. My favorite part is Ty Burrell as Phil, whose over-the-top attempts at being the “cool” dad mock everything our generation is about. With possibly the most laugh-out-loud moments of any comedy on TV right now, you’re doing yourself a disservice by not watching.Bottom Line: “I’m a cool dad, that’s my thang. I’m hip, I surf the web, I text. LOL: laugh out loud, OMG: oh my god, WTF: why the face.” (cut to Phil doing the dance to “High School Musical’s” “We’re All in this Together.”)

• Glee
  I’m sure you’ve heard of “Glee” by now, what with its musical numbers ripping up the iTunes chart week after week. Combining America’s love for undiscovered talent with nutty plotlines and distinctive high school personalities, “Glee” is broadcast television’s scripted answer to reality TV. What I like best about “Glee” is that it’s not a show focused on singing. It’s a character-centered dramedy with musical numbers sprinkled in. While the story about Will’s wife Terri pretending to be pregnant is frustrating, Jane Lynch’s portrayal of maniacal cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester more than makes up for it.Bottom Line: “I’ll often yell at homeless people, ‘Hey, how’s that homelessness working out for you? Give not being homeless a try!’” -Sue, explaining that people should be motivated to better themselves.

• Community / Parks & Recreation / The Office / 30 Rock
  Like I said, NBC’s “Must See TV” Thursday was the place to be in the ‘90s, and its revamped “Comedy Night Done Right” is no different. Each of these multi-camera comedies not only defines but also glorifies the genre. There’s no need to expound on “The Office”; I’m sure every college student has seen it at least once (“that’s what she said!”).“30 Rock” isn’t as popular, but it really should be. Every character is a standout. My favorite is Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, VP of East Coast Television for NBC (probably because I want his job one day). “30 Rock” never hesitates to mock NBC or television or politics or anything else for that matter. Not only is “30 Rock” bold, it is also smart, never insulting the audience or throwing jokes in our face. Much of the humor isn’t in the dialogue – it’s visual (just when Jack says “I need your guidance” and reaches for a picture of Jesus on his desk, he picks up the one behind Jesus… of Nixon.)

• Parks & Recreation
  When Amy Poehler vehicle “Parks & Rec” debuted last year, it was shaky at best: the scripts weren’t quite funny and the acting was too forced. This season, however, the show has found its legs. Sometime, when America quit watching, “Parks & Rec” got funny. Poehler’s grown into her role, and the standout cast of supporting players now receives the emphasis it deserves.

• Community

“Community” is the 2009 entry into NBC’s Thursday night comedy line-up, and if its ratings hold (or grow!), it will round-out the comedy block perfectly for years to come. Like the other comedies, “Community”’s greatest strength is the ensemble cast, led by “The Soup”’s Joel McHale, as manipulative lawyer Jeff who’s back in community college because it was finally discovered that his degree came not from Columbia University, but Colombia, South America. This show is, I kid you not, hilarious. The best comedic pairing is undoubtedly Abed and Troy, and the executive producers have realized this: they now dedicate the final thirty seconds of each episode to an Abed-Troy gimmick, be it rapping in Spanish, taking over the school’s PA system or talking in a Batman growl.

Bottom Lines:
“How long have you known about the pregnancy? A week? A month? A year?” –Michael Scott, “The Office”

“I haven’t had this much trouble with a book since “Where’s Waldo” went to that barber pole factory.” -Tracy, “30 Rock”

“Whenever Leslie asks me for the Latin names of any of our plants, I just give her the names of rappers.” -Tom, “Parks & Recreation”

“Our first assignment is to make a documentary. They’re like movies, but with ugly people.” -Abed, “Community”

-Sonya Chudgar

Você sabe quanto custa um comercial no intervalo das principais séries e programas norte-americanos? Pois o publicitário Brian Steinberg, do site Advertising Age, fez um gráfico mostrando o custo de 30 segundos no primetime da TV americana.

Entre programas roteirizados, o mais caro é ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, da ABC. 30 segundos de comercial durante o drama médico? $240,462, seguido por ‘Two And A Half Men’ ($226,635), ‘Family Guy’ ($214,759) e ‘The Simpsons’ ($201,920). Vale notar que todos os preços são mais baratos quando comparados ao ano de 2008.

Outros números e detalhes interessantes:

- O ‘Sunday Night Football’ da NBC é, de longe, o programa semanal mais caro para se anunciar: $339,700.

- ‘FlashForward’ ($175,724) é o programa mais caro da fall season.

- A Fox ganha mais com os anúncios de ‘Til Death’ ($57,413) do que com os de ‘Dollhouse’ ($56,307).

- ‘The Jay Leno Show’, da NBC, é um dos programas mais baratos para se anunciar. Varia de: $48,803 pra $57,413, dependendo do dia da semana.

- A CW, que de uns anos pra cá aposta apenas em shows roteirizados e modernos, ganha mais dinheiro com anúncio em um programa que não é nem um nem outro: ‘Americas Next Top Model’ ($93,342).

Confira aqui o valor do comercial de sua série favorita.

A segunda semana de ‘Ugly Betty’ caiu 14% em relação a sua season premiere dupla e ficou apenas em terceiro lugar no slot das 9pm, enquanto ‘Dollhouse’ na Fox chegou ao fundo do poço com sua maior audiência de todos os tempos. ‘Smallville’ vai bem.

CBS ganhou a noite com ‘Ghost Whisperer’ (8.5 milhões de telespectadores e 2.1 pontos na demo qualificada), ‘Medium’ (8.4 milhões e 2.2 pontos) e ‘Numbers’ (8.1 milhões e 1.8 pontos). Os três programas ganharam em seus horários.

A NBC ficou em segundo (!) exibindo ‘Law & Order’ (7.2 milhões e 1.5 ponto), ‘Dateline’ (7.9 milhões e 1.8 ponto) e ‘The Jay Leno Show’ (6.1 milhões e 1.4 ponto). Sem concorrência do baseball e com Michelle Obama de convidada, ‘Leno’ subiu 17%.

Em terceiro lugar na noite, a ABC, que exibiu ‘Supernanny’ (4.7 milhões e 1.1 ponto), perdendo 27% de sua exibição há um ano atrás. ‘Ugly Betty’ (4.5 milhões e 1.2 ponto) caiu 15%, seguida de ‘20/20′ (6.5 milhões e 1.6 ponto).

A Fox ficou em quarto com ‘Brothers’ (2.4 milhões e 0.8 ponto) e ‘Til Death’ (2.0 milhões e 0.7 ponto). Em seu último episódio até dezembro, ‘Dollhouse’ atingiu a pior audiência de sua história: 2.1 milhões de telespectadores e 0.8 ponto, queda de 20% em relação ao último episódio, exibido duas semanas atrás.

A CW exibiu ‘Smallville’ que foi bem: 2.5 milhões e 1.1 ponto na demo. A série não é mais a menina dos olhos da emissora, mas deveria ser. ‘Smallville’ deu sufoco para a ABC e ficou empatado no terceiro lugar em seu horário.

Esaminiamo i dati di ascolto statunitensi della serata di ieri 23 ottobre 2009, in base alle cifre preliminari diffuse da Nielsen Media Research e pubblicate ogni pomeriggio da diversi siti web USA come Mediaweek e Hollywood Reporter.
In chiusura, le ultime notizie del panorama televisivo statunitense che potranno anche essere approfondite negli spazi settimanali “TV USA Gazette” e “TV USA Giorno per giorno”, ed un elenco dei prossimi episodi inediti di telefilm a breve in onda negli Stati Uniti.
Per favore evitate nei commenti qualsiasi tipo di SPOILER sugli episodi dei telefilm citati in questo spazio!

ASCOLTI USA di venerdì 23 ottobre 2009
Superano gli 8 milioni, ma sono in calo rispetto allo scorso anno, le serie CBS del venerdì “Ghost Whisperer”, “Medium” e “Numb3rs”; supera i 2 milioni l’ultima puntata di “Dollhouse” prima di più di un mese di pausa; delude “Ugly Betty”; due milioni e mezzo per “Smallville”
Vi presento la classifica degli spettatori totali dei cinque principali network statunitensi (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX e The CW): nella prima colonna è indicata l’audience in milioni di spettatori, nella seconda il rating e lo share nella fascia di pubblico 18-49 anni.

	AUDIENCE	RATING/ SHARE
	8,32	2,0/7
	7,07	1,6/5
	4,95	1,3/4
	2,15	0,8/3
	1,83	0,8/3

Ecco un elenco degli episodi inediti di serie e sit-com trasmessi ieri sera sui cinque network:

• ore 20.00 Ghost Whisperer 5×05 (CBS), Law & Order – I due volti della giustizia 20×05 (NBC), Brothers 1×07 (FOX), Smallville 9×05 (CW)
• ore 20.30 ‘Til Death – Per tutta la vita 4×03 (FOX)
• ore 21.00 Medium 6×05 – 100° episodio (CBS),Ugly Betty 4×03 (ABC), Dollhouse 2×04 (FOX)
• ore 22.00 Numb3rs 6×05 (CBS)

Di seguito entro più nel dettaglio dei programmi trasmessi, con una classifica per fascia oraria di trasmissione ordinata in base agli spettatori totalizzati.

ORE 20.00:

1. Su CBS il quinto episodio inedito della quinta stagione della serie Ghost Whisperer – Presenze ha totalizzato 8,46 milioni di spettatori (2,1/7). Un anno fa (24 ottobre 2008) la serie totalizzava però 10,14 milioni di spettatori (2,6/9).
2. Su NBC il quinto episodio inedito della ventesima stagione della serie giudiziaria Law & Order – I due volti della giustizia ha avuto 7,17 milioni di spettatori (1,5/5).
3. Su ABC la prima puntata della nuova edizione del reality “Supernanny” ha ottenuto 4,70 milioni di spettatori (1,1/4).
4. Su FOX sono andati in onda gli ultimi episodi inediti per il momento delle sit-com Brothers (con 2,35 milioni di spettatori – 0,8/3 – questa sit-com dall’8 novembre si trasferisce definitivamente la domenica alle ore 19.00) e ‘Til Death – Per tutta la vita (con 1,97 milioni di spettatori – 0,7/2).
5. Su CW il quinto episodio inedito della nona stagione della serie Smallville ha ottenuto 2,52 milioni di spettatori (1,1/4).

ORE 21.00:

1. Su CBS il quinto episodio inedito della sesta stagione, il 100° della serie Medium ha totalizzato 8,43 milioni di spettatori (2,2/7).
2. Su NBC il programma giornalistico “Dateline” ha avuto 7,91 milioni di spettatori (1,8/6).
3. Su ABC il terzo episodio inedito della quarta stagione della serie Ugly Betty ha ottenuto 4,55 milioni di spettatori (1,2/4).
4. Su FOX il quarto episodio inedito della seconda stagione della serie Dollhouse ha avuto 2,15 milioni di spettatori (0,9/3). La serie riprenderà la sua programmazione venerdì 4 dicembre con un doppio episodio.
5. Su CW la replica della puntata di mercoledì sera del reality show “America’s Next Top Model” ha avuto 1,13 milioni di spettatori (0,5/2).

ORE 22.00:

1. Su CBS il quinto episodio inedito della sesta stagione della serie poliziesca Numb3rs ha ottenuto 8,05 milioni di spettatori (1,9/6). Un anno fa (24 ottobre 2008) la serie totalizzava però 9,33 milioni di spettatori (2,3/7).
2. Su NBC la puntata 30 del talk-show quotidiano “The Jay Leno Show”, che ospitava la First Lady Michelle Obama, ha totalizzato 6,15 milioni di spettatori (1,4/5).
3. Su ABC il programma giornalistico “20/20″ ha avuto 5,60 milioni di spettatori (1,6/5).

• Stagioni complete per “Mercy”, “Community” e “Parks and Recreation”
  Il network NBC ha annunciato poche ore fa, tramite la presidente dell’intrattenimento di NBC e Universal Media Studios Angela Bromstad, di aver confermato per l’intera stagione, con 22 episodi a testa, la nuova serie Mercy, la nuova sit-com Community e la sit-com al secondo anno Parks and Recreation: le notizie erano tutt’altro che scontate, soprattutto per le due sit-com del giovedì che non hanno mai riscosso buoni ascolti nelle ultime settimane.
  Nesusna conferma invece in merito alla serie del lunedì Trauma, che anche a causa dello scarso traino di Heroes sta passando abbastanza inosservata.
  Fino ad oggi, Mercy ha avuto una media di 7,8 milioni di spettatori (2,1/5), Community è stata vista da 5,7 milioni di spettatori medi (2,6/5) e Parks and Recreation da 4,8 milioni (2,1/5).
• HBO rinnova “In Treatment” per una terza stagione
  Il canale cavo HBO ha ordinato una terza stagione della serie psicoanalitica In Treatment: la produzione inizierà nei primi mesi del 2010 a New York, per una trasmissione prevista per i mesi di ottobre-dicembre 2010.
  L’originale serie con Gabriel Byrne non ha mai sfondato dal punto di vista degli ascolti, ma è stata apprezzata da pubblico e critica per il suo cast: Byrne, che interpreta il protagonista Paul Weston, ha ricevuto due nomination agli Emmy Awards e ha vinto un Golden Globe; Dianne Wiest, interprete della terapista di Paul, e la guest-star Glynn Turman hanno a loro volta vinto degli Emmy per i loro ruoli.
  Gli spettatori totali, inclusi primi passaggi e repliche, sono stati 1,9 milioni nella prima stagione, e 1,7 milioni nella seconda.
  La terza stagione vedrà qualche cambiamento: prima di tutto lo showrunner Warren Leight ora è passato al nuovo dramma FX Lights Out, e verrà sostituito dai coniugi Anya Epstein e Dan Futterman (quest’ultimo è stato principalmente un attore fino ad oggi, e ha ricevuto una nomination per la sua sceneggiatura del film “Truman Capote”). Rimarranno gli altri produttori esecutivi Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg, Hagai Levi e Paris Barclay: Levi, creatore del format originale israeliano durato due stagioni e su cui è stata basata finora la serie americana, ha già delle nuove idee per la terza stagione, che a differenza delle precedenti deve essere scritta da zero, ma niente è stato confermato fino all’ingaggio dei nuovi showrunner e fino a quando Gabriel Byrne ha accettato di riprendere il suo ruolo.
  Ancora non si sa chi affiancherà Byrne nei nuovi episodi: Dianne Wiest, nonostante la trama relativa al suo personaggio si sia conclusa al termine della seconda stagione, potrebbe tornare anche nella terza stagione.

DOMANI SERA IN TV NEGLI STATI UNITI…
Gli episodi inediti di serie e sit-com su network e canali cavo
Informazioni tratte dallo spazio “TV USA Giorno per giorno”.

Domenica 25 ottobre 2009

• ore 21.00 Desperate Housewives 6×05 (ABC), Three Rivers 1×04 (CBS), Dexter 4×05 (Showtime), Curb Your Enthusiasm 7×06 (HBO)
• ore 21.30 Bored to Death 1×06 (HBO)
• ore 22.00 Brothers & Sisters 4×05 (ABC), Mad Men 3×11 (AMC), Californication 3×05 (Showtime)

Defying Gravity – Season 1 Episode 13
“Kiss”
After the landing on Venus, Zoe’s life is at risk when she follows her hallucination.
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Ghost Whisperer – Season 5 Episode 5
“Cause For Alarm”
Melinda help Eli with a patient who is being haunted by his sister. Meanwhile, Jim and Melinda have concerns over something Aiden has been seeing.
Watch This Episode

Law and Order – Season 20 Episode 5
“Dignity”
A doctor who performs late-term abortions is murdered in church.
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Lobstermen – Season 1 Episode 2
“The Draggers are Coming”
The crews work to remove their pots from the dragger boats’ path to prevent damage to their trawls. There’s an accident on the Captain Bligh and the Courtney Elizabeth suffers from equipment failure.
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Medium – Season 6 Episode 5
“Baby Fever”
On the 100th episode of Medium, an infant is kidnapped and Allison investigates the disappearance. But when she becomes too obsessed with the infant, Joe starts to get worried about her. Meanwhile, Bridgette and Joe are surprised after Marie manages to play the clarinet without any issues even though she hasn’t attended any classes, while Bridgette is struggling to play.
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Monk – Season 8 Episode 10
“Mr. Monk and Sharona”
Sharona returns to San Francisco to wrap up some legal business regarding the death of an uncle, but Monk suspects that foul play was involved in his passing and is soon caught up in Sharona and Natalie’s very different work styles.
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Smallville – Season 9 Episode 5
“Roulette”
Oliver is drugged and kidnapped by a woman named Victoria AKA Roulette, who tells Oliver that he’s involved in a dangerous game and must fight for his life. After Victoria shows up dead and Oliver is arrested by the police, he turns to Chloe for help. Meanwhile, Lois berates Clark for not telling her about Oliver’s suicide attempt.
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Stargate Universe – Season 1 Episode 5
“Light”
The crew are in close proximity to one of the three planets. Col. Young tells everyone that only seventeen people can go in the shuttle and a lottery will determine their fate.
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Til Death – Season 4 Episode 3
“Eddie’s Book”
When Doug’s father gives him and Ally a large sum of money, they struggle with the decision to keep it or give it back. Meanwhile, Eddie decides to write a book about the Hindenburg disaster.
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Ugly Betty – Season 4 Episode 3
“Blue on Blue”
Betty tries to get a scoop with Gucci’s new designer, Evan York, through Hilda’s customer, Sammy. Marc tries to stop her by getting Amanda and Matt to stage a showdown at Ignacio’s restaurant. Daniel goes to a bereavement group and meets Natalie who shows him an interesting night. Wilhelmina flies to Bermuda to try and find Connor.
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A audiência das séries de drama que vão ar na sexta-feira foi boa. ‘Ghost Whisperer’ cresceu, ‘Law & Order’ também, e pasmem, até ‘Dollhouse’ foi melhor – mas ainda está em situação delicada.

A CBS ganhou a noite exibindo ‘Ghost Whisperer’ que se recuperou da queda de 24% da semana passada e fez 8.6 milhões e 2.1 ponto na demo qualificada 18-49.

Enquanto sua, sua oponente, ‘Law & Order’, na NBC, segunda colocada da noite, fez 1.5 ponto na demo e 7.2 milhões de telespectadores, ascenção de 25%. Já ‘Dateline’ (no slot que seria de ‘Southland’, recém cancelada) fez 7.1 milhões e 1.5 ponto. ‘The Jay Leno Show’ fechou a noite com 5.3 milhões e 1.4 ponto.

A ABC foi a terceira emissora da noite, reprisando suas séries.

Na Fox, quarta colocada da noite, ‘Brothers’ continua se arrastando: 0.8 ponto e 2.3 milhões assim como ‘Til Death’ com 2.4 milhões e o mesmo 0.8 ponto. Com estes números será uma surpresa se as duas séries continuarem entre nós dentro de algumas semanas.

Apesar do lead-in fraco, ‘Dollhouse’ teve ligeiro aumento de 11% e freou sua queda: 2.2 milhões de telespectadores e 1.0 ponto na demo. Os números da série são MUITO baixos e seu fim, com certeza está próximo. A Fox não deve renovar a série após a exibição do décimo terceiro episódio – Joss Whedon já anunciou que este episódio dará um fim a série, caso a Fox não a renove depois disso.

Na CW, ‘Smallville’ continua morna nos números: 2.3 milhões de telespectadores e 0.9 ponto na demo.

Esaminiamo i dati di ascolto statunitensi della serata di ieri 9 ottobre 2009, in base alle cifre preliminari diffuse da Nielsen Media Research e pubblicate ogni pomeriggio da diversi siti web USA come Mediaweek e Hollywood Reporter.
In chiusura, le ultime notizie del panorama televisivo statunitense che potranno anche essere approfondite negli spazi settimanali “TV USA Gazette” e “TV USA Giorno per giorno”, ed un elenco dei prossimi episodi inediti di telefilm a breve in onda negli Stati Uniti.
Per favore evitate nei commenti qualsiasi tipo di SPOILER sugli episodi dei telefilm citati in questo spazio!

ASCOLTI USA di venerdì 9 ottobre 2009
In terreno positivo CBS con “Ghost Whisperer” e “Medium” ed un invecchiato “Numb3rs”; tiene bene “Law & Order”; in leggera ripresa, ma sempre a quota depressa “Dollhouse”; male “Smallville” e le sit-com FOX del venerdì
Vi presento la classifica degli spettatori totali dei cinque principali network statunitensi (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX e The CW): nella prima colonna è indicata l’audience in milioni di spettatori, nella seconda il rating e lo share nella fascia di pubblico 18-49 anni.

	AUDIENCE	RATING/ SHARE
	8,01	1,9/6
	6,54	1,5/5
	4,01	1,0/3
	2,30	0,9/3
	1,73	0,7/2

Ecco un elenco degli episodi inediti di serie e sit-com trasmessi ieri sera sui cinque network:

• ore 20.00 Ghost Whisperer 5×03 (CBS), Law & Order – I due volti della giustizia 20×03 (NBC), Brothers 1×04 (FOX), Smallville 9×03 (CW), Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2×03 (Cartoon Network)
• ore 20.30 ‘Til Death – Per tutta la vita 4×02 (FOX)
• ore 21.00 Medium 6×03 (CBS), Dollhouse 2×03 (FOX), Detective Monk 8×09 (USA), Stargate Universe 1×03 (Syfy)
• ore 22.00 Numb3rs 6×03 (CBS), Psych 4×09 (USA)

Di seguito entro più nel dettaglio dei programmi trasmessi, con una classifica per fascia oraria di trasmissione ordinata in base agli spettatori totalizzati.

ORE 20.00:

1. Su CBS il terzo episodio inedito della quinta stagione della serie Ghost Whisperer – Presenze ha totalizzato 8,60 milioni di spettatori (2,1/7).
2. Su NBC il terzo episodio inedito della ventesima stagione della serie giudiziaria Law & Order – I due volti della giustizia ha avuto 7,23 milioni di spettatori (1,5/6).
3. Su ABC la replica del terzo episodio della serie FlashForward ha ottenuto 3,11 milioni di spettatori (0,8/3).
4. Su FOX sono andati in onda episodi inediti delle sit-com Brothers con 2,35 milioni di spettatori – 0,8/3) e ‘Til Death – Per tutta la vita (con 2,36 milioni di spettatori – 0,8/3).
5. Su CW il terzo episodio inedito della nona stagione della serie Smallville ha avuto 2,30 milioni di spettatori (1,0/3). Un anno fa (giovedì 10 ottobre 2008) la serie totalizzava ben 4,12 milioni di spettatori (1,6/4).

ORE 21.00:

1. Su CBS il terzo episodio inedito della sesta stagione della serie Medium ha totalizzato 8,25 milioni di spettatori (1,9/6).
2. Su NBC il programma giornalistico “Dateline” ha avuto 7,02 milioni di spettatori (1,5/5).
3. Su ABC sono andate in onda le repliche degli episodi di mercoledì sera delle sit-com Modern Family (con 2,95 milioni di spettatori – 0,9/3) e The Middle (con 2,76 milioni di spettatori – 0,9/3).
4. Su FOX il terzo episodio inedito della seconda stagione della serie Dollhouse è risalito a 2,25 milioni di spettatori (1,0/3).
5. Su CW la replica della puntata di mercoledì sera del reality show “America’s Next Top Model” ha avuto 1,16 milioni di spettatori (0,5/2).

ORE 22.00:

1. Su CBS il terzo episodio inedito della sesta stagione della serie poliziesca Numb3rs ha ottenuto 7,13 milioni di spettatori (1,6/5).
2. Su ABC il programma giornalistico “20/20″ ha avuto 6,07 milioni di spettatori (1,5/5).
3. Su NBC la puntata 20 del talk-show quotidiano “The Jay Leno Show”, che ospitava Terry Bradshaw, ha totalizzato 5,33 milioni di spettatori (1,3/4).

• Confermato l’ingresso di Lauren Graham a “Parenthood”
  Lo avevo anticipato qualche giorno fa: dopo pochi giorni di trattativa, ora la notizia è ufficiale, e l’attrice Lauren Graham (Una mamma per amica) è entrata nel cast della nuova serie midseason NBC Parenthood, dove sostituirà l’inizialmente prevista attrice Maura Tierney, che ha dovuto rinunciare dopo esser stata colpita da un tumore al seno.
  La serie, prodotta da Imagine Television e Universal Media Studios e creata da Jason Katims, vede un ricco cast fisso capitanato da Peter Krause, Erika Christensen, Dax Shepard, Bonnie Bedelia e Craig T. Nelson.
• Ritorno molto anticipato per “Chuck” stagione 3?
  Il network NBC se la passa molto male, con parecchi telefilm in pessime condizioni (vedi Heroes), novità di scarso impatto (Trauma) e serie chiuse ancora prima di riprendere (vedi Southland): pare allora che la terza stagione del telefilm Chuck con Zachary Levi potrebbe tornare molto prima dell’inizialmente prevista data di marzo 2010, forse già entro la fine di ottobre.
  Secondo molti addetti ai lavori, il cui parere è stato anticipato da Michael Ausiello di “Entertainment Weekly”, i primi quattro episodi già girati del terzo anno di Chuck sono tra i migliori dell’intera serie. Se il telefilm tornerà con questo anticipo, non si sa se nella vecchia collocazione del lunedì sera o ad altro orario, in base ai dati di ascolto ottenuti è possibile che venga ordinato un numero superiore di nuovi episodi rispetto ai 13 finora previsti.

DOMANI SERA IN TV NEGLI STATI UNITI…
Gli episodi inediti di serie e sit-com su network e canali cavo
Informazioni tratte dallo spazio “TV USA Giorno per giorno”.

Domenica 11 ottobre 2009

• ore 19.00 Brothers 1×05 (FOX)
• ore 20.00 I Simpson 21×03 (FOX)
• ore 20.30 The Cleveland Show 1×03 (FOX)
• ore 21.00 Desperate Housewives 6×03 (ABC), Three Rivers 1×02 (CBS), I Griffin 8×03 (FOX ), Dexter 4×03 (Showtime), Drop Dead Diva 1×13 – finale di stagione (Lifetime), Curb Your Enthusiasm 7×04 (HBO)
• ore 21.30 American Dad 5×03 (FOX), Bored to Death 1×04 (HBO)
• ore 22.00 Brothers & Sisters 4×03 (ABC), Cold Case 7×03 (CBS), Mad Men 3×09 (AMC), Army Wives – Conflitti del cuore 3×18 – finale di stagione (Lifetime), Californication 3×03 (Showtime)

Welcome to Part 3 of my Fall TV review. If you missed parts 1 & 2 just scroll down a bit and you’re sure to find them. FYI, they were about ABC and CBS. Today the subject of my dissection is FOX.

The easiest way to start things is to say that FOX has its good moments and its very bad moments, and yes, I am talking about More to Love when I say bad. So, without further ado…

Sunday
The Simpsons……I remember being in third and fourth grade when The Simpsons were all but required television viewing. To think that the show is still on the air is, at the same time, disturbing and interesting. I watch it when I stumble onto it while flipping channels (and usually enjoy it even though I always seem to find the same five or six episodes) but I am no slave to it.

Monday
House……House is one of the four shows that I will find a way, no matter what, to watch every week. Though I must admit that the earlier episodes are better. I miss the team of Chase, Cameron, and Foreman. Thirteen and Taub are alright but I am strongly against the show taking on more of a Thirteen/Foreman based secondary (after House himself, of course) story. House needs to stay focused on House and the patients with a nice weekly dose of Wilson. Not to worry, I won’t stop watching anytime soon.

Tuesday
Hell’s Kitchen……I think there is something wrong with me. I just can’t get enough of Gordon Ramsay berating and belittling the chefs who think they are his equal. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that 80% of them are cocky, irritating little buggers. Or maybe it is because Ramsay’s meltdowns are ever more hysterical in their dramatics. It just never gets old.

Wednesday
So You Think You Can Dance……No, I don’t. And, like American Idol, I haven’t got the foggiest idea what is so special about this show. Then again, to be fair, I’ve never watched it. I just don’t watch FOX on Wednesday. Nothing to pull me in.

Thursday
Bones……Will they or won’t they? Do they or don’t they? Two very important questions for fans of Bones and Booth to consider. I don’t know if I want them to fall into bed. Probably not. I like the playfulness they have now. And the best thing about particular crime show is the humor. Where shows like Criminal Minds can make you seriously question the sanity of all mankind, Bones makes you realize that you can laugh and smile even after seeing a body with skin peel off after soaking in a barrel of wine.

Friday
‘Til Death……I watched this Brad Garrett show a few times. And that was enough for me. Apparently for most other people as well seeing that it has been moved from a prime Thursday(?) slot to Friday. Oh dear.

Saturday
Cops & America’s Most Wanted……I don’t like either of these shows. I never really have. But seeing how long they’ve been around, I’ve got to admire their apparently die-hard fans.

Ergo, Fox is good at the beginning of the week and gets slightly worse as the week goes on save, of course, for Bones.

A audiência da season premiere de ‘Dollhouse’, que já era desesperadora e a menor de sua história, se tornou ainda pior. O segundo episódio da série foi ao ar nesta sexta-feira na Fox e atraiu aénas 2.1 milhões de telespectadores e 0.8 ponto na demo qualificada, audiência 20% menor e de série MAIS DO QUE CANCELADA. Joss Whedon, who?

Caso ‘Dollhouse’ tenha 13 episódios esta temporada antes de seu fim, agradeça aos céus. Caso ganhe temporada completa antes de ser cancelada, suba as escadas da penha de joelhos. Seria um milagre.

A noite da Fox foi um pesadelo já que o segundo episódio de ‘Brothers’ foi muito mal (2.4 milhões de telespectadores e 0.8 ponto) e a volta de ‘Til Death’ foi ainda pior: 2.3 milhões e 0.8 ponto. Por muito, mas MUITO pouco, a Fox não fica em última na noite, atrás da CW.

Enquanto isso, a CBS também não foi bem: ‘Ghost Whisperer’ fez 7.6 milhões e 1.7 ponto, ‘Medium’ 7.7 milhões e 1.8 ponto e ‘Numbers’ 7.7 milhões e 1.6 ponto. Números bons de telespectadores, mas demo MUITO baixa para a CBS.

Na CW a audiência de ‘Smallville’ foi SUPERIOR a de ‘Dollhouse’ na FOX: 2.4 milhões de telespectadores e 0.9 ponto na demo qualificada.

O último fã de Joss Whedon e Eliza Dushku a sair apague a luz.

Today is going to be an odd day here at Mainlining Pop Culture, because it appears that everybody who works at my paying job has decided to call in sick today. That is not an exaggeration, as I am currently sitting in my office completely alone hoping that the phone doesn’t ring again. Therefore, updates may be sporadic, at best.

With all that being said, I am happy to present to you Friday night’s lackluster ratings. You know the drill, if you want the complete story, check this out, but why would you want to miss my break down after the jump?

Hewitt helped CBS continue to dominate all comers

Because I enjoy sounding like a broken record, I will say that CBS has, once again, taken the night. Without taking the time to do the research(i.e. looking back at my ratings rundowns), I do believe that this means that CBS has won every meaningful night of TV in the new season. But, looking at the cloud in that silver lining, nobody really won Friday night. Lackluster is the watchword here.

Ghost Whisperer(7.6 million total viewers), Medium(7.7 million total viewers), and Numb3rs(7.7 million total viewers) were the three highest numbers posted Friday night. They also, not coincidentally, are all three found on CBS’s schedule. When compared with the numbers of NCIS, for example, from earlier in the week, you can see that the highest rated show on Friday was about 14 million viewers less than the highest rated show on Tuesday. Friday night really is a graveyard for TV shows.

Echo is running from the bad ratings you are giving her

However, even with the anemic ratings in general, Dollhouse is not performing well at all. For this, I blame each and every one of you for not telling enough people that this is one of the best shows on TV(even if I wasn’t crazy about this week’s episode). The show drew only 2 million total viewers, putting it behind both the Michael Strahan-led comedy, Brothers(2.4 million), and the horrific ‘Til Death(2.2 million), to be the lowest rated show on FOX. It was even outdrew by a show on the CW, which should never beat one of the major 4. Granted, that show was Smallville(2.387 million), but it is still on the CW.

The only network that can be somewhat happy with their Friday numbers is NBC, oddly enough. NBC was able to finish in second place for the night by averaging 6.5 million viewers per hour. They also finished second in viewers 18-49, which makes one of the few times they’ve finished that high in either category this season. The strength of Law & Order(6.6 million) and Dateline:NBC(7.4 million), both of which finished second in their timeslots, helped to make their case.

You may have noticed that I didn’t say that Jay Leno helped make NBC the number two network on Friday. That is because, as usual, Jay finished last in  his timeslot with 5.4 million viewers, losing a full 2 million viewers from his Dateline lead-in. It is good to know that on the one bright night on NBC’s schedule, Jay Leno is still there to fuck it up.

Esaminiamo i dati di ascolto statunitensi della serata di ieri 2 ottobre 2009, in base alle cifre preliminari diffuse da Nielsen Media Research e pubblicate ogni pomeriggio da diversi siti web USA come Mediaweek e Hollywood Reporter.
In chiusura, le ultime notizie del panorama televisivo statunitense che potranno anche essere approfondite negli spazi settimanali “TV USA Gazette” e “TV USA Giorno per giorno”, ed un elenco dei prossimi episodi inediti di telefilm a breve in onda negli Stati Uniti.
Per favore evitate nei commenti qualsiasi tipo di SPOILER sugli episodi dei telefilm citati in questo spazio!

ASCOLTI USA di venerdì 2 ottobre 2009
Venerdì di basso profilo: le più viste rimangono le serie CBS “Numb3rs”, “Medium” e “Ghost Whisperer”; stabile “Smallville”, crolla a 2 milioni di spettatori “Dollhouse”
Vi presento la classifica degli spettatori totali dei cinque principali network statunitensi (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX e The CW): nella prima colonna è indicata l’audience in milioni di spettatori, nella seconda il rating e lo share nella fascia di pubblico 18-49 anni.

	AUDIENCE	RATING/ SHARE
	7,69	1,7/6
	6,55	1,4/5
	4,64	1,2/4
	2,22	0,8/3
	1,91	0,7/3

Ecco un elenco degli episodi inediti di serie e sit-com trasmessi ieri sera sui cinque network:

• ore 20.00 Ghost Whisperer 5×02 (CBS), Law & Order – I due volti della giustizia 20×02 (NBC), Brothers 1×03 (FOX), Smallville 9×02 (CW)
• ore 20.30 ‘Til Death – Per tutta la vita 4×01 (FOX)
• ore 21.00 Medium 6×02 (CBS), Dollhouse 2×02 (FOX)
• ore 22.00 Numb3rs 6×02 (CBS)

Di seguito entro più nel dettaglio dei programmi trasmessi, con una classifica per fascia oraria di trasmissione ordinata in base agli spettatori totalizzati.

ORE 20.00:

1. Su CBS il secondo episodio inedito della quinta stagione della serie Ghost Whisperer – Presenze ha totalizzato 7,63 milioni di spettatori (1,7/6).
2. Su NBC il secondo episodio inedito della ventesima stagione della serie giudiziaria Law & Order – I due volti della giustizia ha avuto 6,68 milioni di spettatori (1,2/5).
3. Su ABC la replica del secondo episodio della serie FlashForward ha ottenuto 3,76 milioni di spettatori (1,0/4).
4. Su FOX sono andati in onda il terzo episodio inedito della sit-com Brothers (in calo a 2,42 milioni di spettatori – 0,8/3) e il primo episodio inedito della quarta stagione della sit-com ‘Til Death – Per tutta la vita (con 2,29 milioni di spettatori – 0,8/3).
5. Su CW il secondo episodio inedito della nona stagione della serie Smallville ha avuto 2,39 milioni di spettatori (1,0/4).

ORE 21.00:

1. Su CBS il secondo episodio inedito della sesta stagione della serie Medium ha totalizzato 7,72 milioni di spettatori (1,8/6).
2. Su NBC il programma giornalistico “Dateline” ha avuto 7,48 milioni di spettatori (1,7/6).
3. Su ABC la replica del secondo episodio della serie The Forgotten ha ottenuto 3,97 milioni di spettatori (1,0/3).
4. Su FOX il secondo episodio inedito della seconda stagione della serie Dollhouse è sceso ancora a 2,09 milioni di spettatori (0,8/3).
5. Su CW la replica della puntata di mercoledì sera del reality show “America’s Next Top Model” ha avuto 1,43 milioni di spettatori (0,5/2).

ORE 22.00:

1. Su CBS il secondo episodio inedito della sesta stagione della serie poliziesca Numb3rs ha ottenuto 7,73 milioni di spettatori (1,6/5).
2. Su ABC il programma giornalistico “20/20″ ha avuto 6,18 milioni di spettatori (1,6/5).
3. Su NBC la puntata 15 del talk-show quotidiano “The Jay Leno Show”, che ospitava Jenna Fischer e Dan Adhoot, ha totalizzato 5,49 milioni di spettatori (1,5/5).

• Rinvio di una settimana per il ritorno di “Ugly Betty”
  Gli appassionati di Ugly Betty dovranno aspettare un po’ più del previsto per il ritorno della serie con gli episodi inediti della quarta stagione al nuovo orario del venerdì alle ore 21.00 su ABC.
  Il network ha infatti deciso di rinviare di una settimana la partenza del telefilm, dal previsto 9 ottobre al 16 ottobre (con i primi due episodi inediti in onda alle 20.00): ciò permetterà ad ABC di utilizzare per una settimana in più le due ore del venerdì (ore 20.00 – 22.00) per replicare alcuni dei nuovi telefilm della settimana dando la possibilità di recuperarli a chi non ha avuto modo di vederli.
  Dal 23 ottobre la serie proseguirà nel suo orario regolare delle 21.00, preceduta dal reality “Supernanny”.

DOMANI SERA IN TV NEGLI STATI UNITI…
Gli episodi inediti di serie e sit-com su network e canali cavo
Informazioni tratte dallo spazio “TV USA Giorno per giorno”.

Domenica 4 ottobre 2009

• ore 20.00 I Simpson 21×02 (FOX)
• ore 20.30 The Cleveland Show 1×02 (FOX )
• ore 21.00 Desperate Housewives 6×02 (ABC), Three Rivers 1×01 (CBS), I Griffin 8×02 (FOX), Dexter 4×02 (Showtime) Drop Dead Diva 1×12 (Lifetime), Curb Your Enthusiasm 7×03 (HBO)
• ore 21.30 American Dad 5×02 (FOX), Bored to Death 1×03 (HBO)
• ore 22.00 Brothers & Sisters 4×02 (ABC), Cold Case 7×02 (CBS), Mad Men 3×08 (AMC), Army Wives – Conflitti del cuore 3×17 (Lifetime), Californication 3×02 (Showtime)
• ore 22.30 Entourage 6×12 – finale di stagione (HBO)

Well, this coming week is still chock full of premieres.  I’m not entirely sure I’ll be watching EVERYTHING.  In fact, I don’t think I’ll be watching many more premieres.

So, here’s what’s happening next week:

Monday, Sept. 28

• Lie to Me, 9 p.m. (Fox)
• Trauma, 9 p.m. (NBC)

I considered watching Lie to Me, and I’m wondering if I should even bother trying to record it.  To be perfectly honest, my Monday nights are all booked up.  With everything on CBS and of course House, I don’t think I want to kill my DVR by overloading it.  Besides, I think by that point, my DVR will say 95% full.  Just a guess.

Tuesday, Sept. 29

• Hell’s Kitchen, 8 p.m. (Fox)
• Shark Tank, 8 p.m. (ABC)
• Dancing With the Stars, 9 p.m. (ABC)

This is an interesting night for television.  As in, there is nothing on that I would actually be interested in.  I think I’d like to use Tuesdays as a day to catch up on what I HAVEN’T already watched on my DVR.  I’ve always loved Hell’s Kitchen, though… We shall see.

Wednesday, Sept. 30

• Hank, 8 p.m. (ABC)
• The Middle, 8:30 pm. (ABC)

Wednesday… Wednesday… Wednesday.  Hmm.. what to watch… I think I’m not down with the premieres this week.

Thursday, Oct. 1

• Private Practice, 10 p.m. (ABC)

I haven’t watched this show since the first season.  I won’t be picking it back up.  Mostly because Thursday is another DVR-heavy night, with tons to watch.  And also, Jay Leno seems to be on at 10, and Chriso loves to watch it.

Friday, Oct 2

• ‘Til Death, 8:30 p.m. (Fox)
• Stargate Universe, 9 p.m. (Syfy)

Um, again, nothing I really want to watch.  I’m down for another week and potentially AWESOME episode of Dollhouse.

Sunday, Oct. 3

• America’s Funniest Home Videos, 7 p.m (ABC)
• Three Rivers, 9 p.m. (CBS)

Well, again, no.  Simpsons.  Family Guy.  Perhaps a movie.  But the premieres are still lacking by this point.

What will YOU be watching this week?

BBC Entertainment, Canal Sky 203, Canal Cablevisión 206 a las 22:00 hrs.

Being Erica - Til Death

No te pierdas BEING ERICA. Es en verdad una serie muy entretenida y juega perfecto con el elemento de viajar al pasado para arreglar sus problemas emocionales del presente, ¡algo que quizás a todos nos gustaría hacer!

En el episodio de hoy,  Erica Strange se encuentra en el día de la boda de su hermana. Inevitablemente tiene que surgir algún problema el cual Erica debe resolver.

Lo que sucede en esta ocasión es que Erica comienza a tener serias dudas acerca de si en realidad es una buena idea que su hermana y novio se casen, Erica no piensa que estén destinados el uno para el otro. Por esto mismo el Doctor Tom decide enviar a Erica al pasado, la idea es tratar de arreglar la relación que ha tenido con su hermana desde hace muchos años.

The tradition continues on as “The Dude” free ticket Wednesday is here once again and we have several shows on tap for you today and the rest of this week!

Today, we have some tickets to see THE MUPPETS on America’s Got Talent featuring host Nick Cannon and judges Sharon Osbourne, David Hasselhoff and Piers Morgan. Get your tickets HERE for the 12:30 event with the muppets.  If you cannot make it to the 12:30 taping, they are also taping a 2nd episode today at 4:30 and you can get your tickets HERE for this taping.

Today, at 3:30 p.m., we also have tickets available for the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.  His guest tonight is Mila Kunis.  Tickets are available for tonight and 2 tapings tomorrow and those tickets are available HERE

Also today, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, we have actor Emile Hirsch and actress Amber Valletta, get your free tickets HERE.

Tomorrow, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Milo Ventimiglia from the hit TV Show Heroes, and huge comedianne Kathy Griffin.  Get your tickets to tomorrow’s show HERE.

Friday, we have tickets to a HUGE show on Jimmy Kimmel Live.  Musical guest The Used will be performing an array of their biggest hits, along with actor Gerrard Butler, who played King Leonidas in the movie 300 and TV personality Nate Berkus.  This is a friday night event you will definitely not want to miss.  Get your tickets for this event HERE.

Tomorrow, we have tickets available to the hit TV Show Til Death with Brad Garrett.  Get your free tickets HERE.

Tomorrow and Friday, we have tickets to several tapings of the ongoing hit game show Family Feud starring John O Hurley.  If you would like to see Family Feud live in studio, get your tickets HERE.

The Jay Leno show is now going strong here in Los Angeles and tickets to this Thursday’s show are available HERE.

Friday, we have tickets available to the brand new hit TV Show Brothers, featuring Michael Strahan, and you can get these tickets HERE

Also on Friday, we have tickets available to the new hit TV Show Accidentally On Purpose, starring Jenna Elfman, and these tickets are available HERE

FREE TICKETS TO R KELLY!  THURSDAY NIGHT NFL FOOTBALL!

Jimmy Kimmel is hosting tonight’s show featuring Kathy Lee Gifford and Selena Gomez with a mini concert by R Kelly at the end of the show.  If you get tickets to the TV show inside the theatre, you will automatically get to see the musical performance by R Kelly at the conclusion of the show. Click HERE for the TV Show tickets and the musical performance.

If you would just like to go in the back entrance, catch the musical backstage warm-up’s and view the TV Show from the Outdoor Stage but wait in a bit longer line, please click HERE for your free tickets.

Free tickets are also still available to the TV Shows Til Death starring Brad Garrett available HERE for tonight’s show taping and we also have tickets to this friday’s taping of the TV Show Brothers starring Michael Strahan which are available HERE.

NFL Preseason Football for Thursday, August 27, 2009

As much as I would really like to see Michael Vick’s first game with the Philadelphia Eagles against the Jacksonville Jaguars (and perhaps they will change the game if public demand grows), it appears that we will be previewing the Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers game instead, which is still a great game!

Miami is 2-0 and coming off a 27-17 win over Carolina.  The Dolphins are a team built in the Bill Parcells mold.  They aren’t flashy, they don’t wow you, but they get the job done.  We all know the 2008 story for the Fins.  1-15 the prior year, they stormed the league and made the playoffs, concluding a remarkable turnaround.  They won’t sneak up on anyone this year as Sparano and company are on the radar.

Miami Offense

The epitomy of an efficient, non high octane offense.  The Dolphin’s attack revolves around running backs Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams to power them.  Chad Pennington is one of the most accurate passers in the NFL, but we all know the knock on his arm strength.  He relies on reading defenses and anticipation to beat teams.  The Dolphins were the first team to successfully use the Wildcat offense, with Ronnie Brown taking direct snaps.  This year, they’ve added former Mr. Everything from West Virginia, Pat White, to not only add depth at QB, but to perhaps spice up the Wildcat attack.  The receivers aren’t household names, but Ted Ginn Jr is the deep threat, with Camarillo and Bess running the possession routes.  They’ll kill you with efficiency if the defense gives up 4 yards a pop.  Pennington will play a half, and then give way to Chad Henne, who should take them the rest of the way.

Miami Defense

A different group than most remember, although there is one new yet familiar face.  Jason Taylor is back with Miami, and looks to provide the pressure.  Joey Porter, his mouth, and Channing Crowder will be bringing the lumber at linebacker and the defensive backfield features Vontae Davis, Will Allen, and Yeremiah Bell.  The run a 3-4 defense, and have the parts to be successful. No official word, but expect the starters to go a full half before coming out.

Now, as for the Bucs, Once again the Bucs come into a game with the expectations to name a starter when it’s completed.  After a close win against Jacksonville, the Bucs are looking to chalk up back to back wins in their first home game of the year.  This will be a key game in shaping the team as players are juggled into new positions

Bucs Defense

Big changes this week as Jermaine Phillips slides back to safety, Angelo Crowell hits the IR, and Geno Hayes looks (for now) to take over the WLB position.  The front four will need to continue pressuring the QB.  The run defense has been fairly stout thus far, and will receive a good test on ability and discipline with the Fins attack coming into town.  The secondary will have to avoid the big plays against them and try to create some turnovers this week, as last week was a lesson in what not to do on defense.

Bucs Offense

We all know the big story.  Who will be the QB?  Each starter will go 1.5 quarters to see who can win the job.  There still are some battles at running back (who knew) and wide receiver.  Something to key on is the progress the OL makes this week.  We need to continue to see progress being made, holes being opened and assignments being understood.  When the starters are in, expect a more balanced attack, particularly to see how the run game does, and how the quarterbacks handle all situations.

Bucs Previous Game

A down to the wire win over Jacksonville, highlighted by Freemans, score and stumble.  The Bucs sit at 1-1 after their win at half empty Jacksonville and look to continue on.  Big plays were a part of both side of the ball.

Top Story Lines – Tampa Bay

Obviously the QB battle, but how about Cadillac seeing his first time since shredding his other knee?  Word is, he will be the last player introduced.  Flip moving back to safety is a move to watch, as well as the battle at kicker (if both play) and for the third wide receiver spot.

Miami (2-0) at Tampa Bay (1-1)

Stats:	Overall | Home/Away | Last 3 | Grass/Turf | Last 3 Home/Away
Records:	ATS | Over/Under
Teams:	Miami Dolphins | Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Summary

8:00 PM ET	W/L	ATS	H	A	AF	AA	O/U
Miami	2-0	1-0-1	2-0	0-0	19.5	13.0	1-1-0
Tampa Bay	1-1	1-1-0	0-0	1-1	22.0	25.0	2-0-0

Live Odds | All Odds

	Home	O/U
betED.com	-2.5 100	37 -110
Bodog.com	-2.5 -105	37 -110
5Dimes.com	-1 -125	37 -110
SPORTSBETTING.com	-2.5 -105	35.5 -110
Legends	-2 -110	37 -110
SBG Global	-2.5 -105	37 -110

Best home line

Recent line moves

Quickchart Matchup and Weather

Miami Off vs  Tampa Bay Def

289 yards 320 yards 4 yards/rush 3.2 yards/rush 5.8 yards/attempt 7 yards/attempt

Tampa Bay Off vs  Miami Def

293.0 yards 263 yards 4.6 yards/rush 3.5 yards/rush 4.4 yards/attempt 5.5 yards/attempt

Tampa, Florida Current conditions | Days Ahead Mostly Cloudy 79 F (26C) Wind: ENE 6mph Forecast Sct Thunderstorms Hi 90 F/32 C Lo 76 F/24 C

Quarterbacks

Miami	Yds	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int	Rat
C. Henne	169	62.96	6.3	2/1	89.9
C. Pennington	143	66.67	7.9	1/0	109.3
P. White	18	40.00	1.8	0/1	8.3

Tampa Bay	Yds	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int	Rat
B. Leftwich	124	46.15	4.8	1/0	73.2
J. Freeman	99	57.14	7.1	0/1	49.4
L. McCown	70	58.82	4.1	2/0	107.5
J. Johnson	36	55.56	4.0	0/0	65.0

ATS Records | In Depth

	W/L	ATS	Home	Away	Grass	Turf
MIA TB	2-0 1-1	1-0-1 1-1-0	1-0-1 0-0-0	0-0-0 1-1-0	1-0-1 1-1-0	0-0-0 0-0-0

Overall Stats | In Depth

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
MIA TB	19.5 22.0	289.0 293.0	159.5 144.5	129.5 148.5	4.0 4.6	5.8 4.4
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
MIA TB	13.0 25.0	263.0 320.0	181.0 243.5	82.0 76.5	3.5 3.2	5.5 7.0

Home/Away Stats | In Depth | Last 3 H/A

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
MIA TB	0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
MIA TB	0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0	0.0 0.0

Over/Under Records | In Depth

	O/U	Home	Away	Grass	Turf	Total
MIA TB	1-1-0 2-0-0	1-1-0 0-0-0	0-0-0 2-0-0	1-1-0 2-0-0	0-0-0 0-0-0	32.5 47.0

Last 3 Stats | In Depth

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
MIA TB	19.5 22.0	289.0 293.0	159.5 144.5	129.5 148.5	4.0 4.6	5.8 4.4
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
MIA TB	13.0 25.0	263.0 320.0	181.0 243.5	82.0 76.5	3.5 3.2	5.5 7.0

Grass/Turf Stats | In Depth

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
MIA TB	19.5 22.0	289.0 293.0	159.5 144.5	129.5 148.5	4.0 4.6	5.8 4.4
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
MIA TB	13.0 25.0	263.0 320.0	181.0 243.5	82.0 76.5	3.5 3.2	5.5 7.0

Injuries

Miami

Player		Injury	Status/Updated	Notes
Jason Allen	S	Illness	Prob Thurs – 8/23/09	Allen is probable for Thursday against the Bucs.
Sean Smith	CB	Illness	Prob Thurs – 8/23/09	Smith is probable for Thursday when Miami plays the Bucs.
Jason Taylor	LB	Personal	Ques Thurs – 8/23/09	Taylor is questionable for Thursday with personal issues.
Matt Roth	DE	Groin	Doub Thurs – 8/26/09	He is doubtful to play Thursday versus the Rays with an injured groin.

Tampa Bay

Player		Injury	Status/Updated	Notes
Earnest Graham	RB	Ankle	Prob Thurs – 8/26/09	He is probable to play Thursday versus the Dolphins with an ankle injury.
Will Allen	S	Shoulder	Prob Thurs – 8/26/09	He is probable to play Thursday versus the Dolphins with an injured shoulder.
Jeff Faine	C	Groin	Prob Thurs – 8/26/09	He is probable to play Thursday versus the Dolphins with a groin injury.
Aqib Talib	CB	Suspension	Prob Sat – 8/20/09	He is probable to play Saturday versus the Jaguars as he faces legal problems after being accused of resisting arrest for punching a cab driver.
Kelly Campbell	WR	Quadricep	Prob Thurs – 8/19/09	He is probable for Thursday’s game against the Dolphins with an injured quad.
Carnell Williams	RB	Knee	Prob Thurs – 8/14/09	He is probable to play Thursday versus the Dolphins with an injured knee.
Jermaine Phillips	S	Shoulder	Ques Thurs – 8/24/09	He was injured last game and is questionable for Thursday’s game against the Dolphins.
Eugene Hayes	LB	Hamstring	Ques Thurs – 8/19/09	He is questionable for Thursday’s game against the Dolphins with a hamstring injury.
Antonio Bryant	WR	Knee	Early Sep – 8/16/09	He could be back for the fourth preseason game but should return before the Buc’s season opener following knee surgery.
Elbert Mack	DB	Ankle	Doub Thurs – 8/26/09	He is doubtful to play Thursday versus the Dolphins with an ankle injury.
Dexter Jackson	WR	Ankle	Doub Thurs – 8/24/09	He is downgraded to doubtful for Thursday’s game against the Dolphins.
Matt Bryant	K	Hamstring	Doub Sat – 8/19/09	He is doubtful for Saturday’s game against Tampa Bay due to a hamstring injury.
Michael Clayton	WR	Hamstring	Doub Sat – 8/19/09	He is doubtful for Saturday’s game against Tampa Bay due to a hamstring injury.
Angelo Crowell	LB	Bicep	out for season – 8/24/09	He will miss the 2009 season after tearing his biceps muscle in the Bucs’ second preseason game.
Tanard Jackson	S	Suspension	Out indefinitely – 8/19/09	He is expected to miss the first four games of the regular season due a a suspension he incurred.
Clifton Smith	RB	Hamstring	Out indefinitely – 8/19/09	He is out indefinitely with a hamstring injury.
Josh Bidwell	P	Hip	Out indefinitely – 8/16/09	He is in danger of missing the entire season after injuring his hip in training camp. Surgery would likely cost him the season.
Arron Sears	G	Concussion	Early Sept – 6/9/09	His absence from voluntary OTAs has to do with a team problem and not just his neurological issues.
Greg Peterson	DT	Knee	out for season – 8/16/09	Slow rehab from his June surgery will end his season.
Byron Storer	FB	Knee	I-R – 5/27/09	He has been placed on injured reserve ending his season after a major setback in his recovery from ACL surgery.

Recent Meetings

					Miami			Tampa Bay
Date	Away	Home	Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas	Tot	Rus	Pas
8/9/08	TB 17	MIA 6	-1.5/31	TB/U	198	64	134	295	114	181
8/25/07	TB 31	MIA 28	2.5/33	TB/O	333	69	264	334	133	201
8/19/06	MIA 13	TB 10	-2.5/36	MIA/U	260	86	174	300	67	233
10/16/05	MIA 13	TB 27	-4.5/34.5	TB/O	307	64	243	342	180	162
8/27/05	TB 14	MIA 17	-3/35	P/U	303	110	193	272	125	147
8/28/04	MIA 10	TB 17	-3/33	TB/U	209	39	170	360	108	252
8/8/03	TB 20	MIA 19	-3/32	TB/O	0	0	0	0	0	0
8/12/02	MIA 10	TB 14	-3.5/32.5	TB/U	0	0	0	0	0	0
8/13/01	MIA 17	TB 14	-3.5/32	MIA/U	0	0	0	0	0	0
12/10/00	TB 16	MIA 13	-3/34	TB/U	254	84	170	221	100	121

Miami Last 10

					Yards			Per Play
Date	vs	Score	Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas	Tot	Rus	Pas
8/22/09	CAR	W 27-17	-2.5/33.5	W/O	77	43	34	1.1	1.3	1.0
8/17/09	JAC	W 12-9	-3/33	P/U	-25	52	-77	-0.7	0.0	-0.3
1/4/09	BAL	L 9-27	3.5/38	L/U	-10	-99	89	-0.4	-2.1	0.0
12/28/08	@ NYJ	W 24-17	3/43	W/U	-12	46	-58	-0.0	0.5	0.1
12/21/08	@ KC	W 38-31	-3.5/37.5	W/O	-89	-12	-77	-1.6	-3.0	-0.7
12/14/08	SF	W 14-9	-5.5/41	L/U	-70	-14	-56	1.8	0.3	3.5
12/7/08	@ BUF	W 16-3	1/43	W/U	132	31	101	1.1	-1.3	3.3
11/30/08	@ STL	W 16-12	-7/44.5	L/U	49	20	29	1.3	-0.0	3.2
11/23/08	NE	L 28-48	1/42.5	L/O	-138	-60	-78	-1.3	-1.6	-1.4
11/16/08	OAK	W 17-15	-10/38	L/U	196	152	44	2.3	2.8	2.0

Tampa Bay Last 10

					Yards			Per Play
Date	vs	Score	Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas	Tot	Rus	Pas
8/22/09	@ JAC	W 24-23	3/34	W/O	-32	98	-130	-1.4	0.6	-1.6
8/15/09	@ TEN	L 20-27	4.5/34.5	L/O	-22	46	-68	-0.5	2.3	-3.1
12/28/08	OAK	L 24-31	-11/39	L/O	43	-67	110	0.4	-0.7	0.8
12/21/08	SD	L 24-41	-3.5/42.5	L/O	-28	21	-49	-1.0	0.6	-2.4
12/14/08	@ ATL	L 10-13	5.5/43.5	W/U	-48	-76	28	-0.5	-0.3	-2.5
12/8/08	@ CAR	L 23-38	3/40	L/O	-80	-213	133	-1.9	-4.5	-0.4
11/30/08	NO	W 23-20	-3.5/44	L/U	-78	105	-183	-0.7	1.9	-1.6
11/23/08	@ DET	W 38-20	-9/42	W/O	48	11	37	0.8	-1.2	3.7
11/16/08	MIN	W 19-13	-4.5/39.5	W/U	153	9	144	1.3	-0.5	3.2
11/2/08	@ KC	W 30-27	-9.5/36.5	L/O	39	-102	141	-0.1	-1.8	0.0

Other Games for Thursday Evening include:

Jacksonville at Philadelphia

Matchup

St. Louis at Cincinnati

Matchup

Montagem: Sanny Saraiva

Os fanáticos pelos enlatados norte-americanos – aqueles mesmos, alienantes e tal – têm infinitas razões para intensificar a devoção às mais inusitadas e imprevisíveis histórias advindas das esquizofrênicas cabeças de roteiristas do Tio Sam. Desde o início de agosto, séries consagradas exibem suas novas temporadas e emissoras lançam novas produções, que já estreiam despontando como novidades no inóspito e disputado cenário do entretenimento televisivo.

Como já é conhecido, o gerenciador desta, por assim dizer, miscelânea midiática é um assumido e compulsivo fã das séries americanas e repudia qualquer hipócrita manifestação contrária, de famigerados arautos da razão, a essa predileção.

A exemplo do ano passado, quando expus minhas impressões acerca desse próspero período e descrevi algumas de minhas preferências, tecerei comentários sobre as  séries que acompanho religiosamente.

Fall Season 2009/2010

Domingo, 2 de Agosto

Defying Gravity, 1ª temporada (ABC)

Sexta, 7 de Agosto

Psych, 4ª temporada (USA)
Monk, 8ª temporada (USA)

Domingo, 16 de Agosto

Mad Men, 3ª temporada (AMC) – Infelizmente ainda não encontrei brecha em minha atribulada agenda de ócio criativo para acompanhar esta série. Mas, confesso, o fato de ela, não raro, abocanhar as principais estatuetas do Grammy e do Emmy desperta em mim certa curiosidade e vontade de agregar mais esta a minha extensa lista.

Quarta, 19 de Agosto

Top Chef, 6ª temporada (Bravo)

Quinta, 20 de Agosto

Project Runway, 6ª temporada (Lifetime)

31 de agosto

Greek, 3ª temporada (ABC Family) – Acompanho, entusiasticamente, a saga de Casey, Rusty e cia desde o início. Greek fora produzida para preencher buraco de programação, no canal ABC Family. No entanto, com um roteiro afiado e maroto, embora um tanto pueril, a série conquistou seu espaço e cativou um público-alvo específico. Para tanto, os responsáveis pelo seriado utilizaram-se de fórmulas consagradas – por vezes, batida – no intuito de estabelecer um padrão temático e constituir fiéis seguidores. A única ressalva que tenho em relação à essa terceira temporada, é o fato de a trama ter perdido sua vilã-mor, a ardilosa Frannie. Os roteiristas terão que se desdobrar para darem continuidade aos inusitados conflitos, outrora, ocasionados pela referida antagonista. No mais, a série tem tudo para emplacar mais uma bem-sucedida temporada.

Terça, 8 de Setembro

90210, 2ª temporada (CW)
Melrose Place (2009), 1ª temporada (CW)
Sons of Anarchy, 2ª temporada (FX)

Quarta, 9 de Setembro

America’s Next Top Model, 13ª temporada (CW)
Glee, 1ª temporada (FOX)

Quinta, 10 de Setembro

Supernatural, 5ª temporada (CW)
The Vampire Diaries, 1ª temporada (CW)

Segunda, 14 de setembro

Gossip Girl, 3ª temporada (CW) – Assim como já explicitei em algumas ocasiões, repito: Gossip Girl é a malhação de luxo dos nova-iorquinos. O roteiro é absurdamente superficial e, às vezes, de uma ingenuidade risível. Contudo, acredito que o glamour e os mistérios que circundam a vida dos personagens contribuem para que o congênere do seriado global se sobressaia em alguns aspectos. A famigerada temática de idas e vindas de casais, que, em tese, nasceram para ficarem juntos (Dan e Serena; Chuck e Blair), sempre proporciona bons momentos, além das armações dos autoproclamados antagonistas. A expectativa da temporada fica por conta do surgimento do meio-irmão de Dan e Serena.
The Jay Leno Show, 1ª temporada (NBC)

One Tree Hill, 7ª temporada (CW) – Dramalhão mexicano sem precedentes, que deixei de acompanhar há muito.

16 de Setembro

Bones, 5ª temporada (FOX)
Community, 1ª temporada (NBC)
Fringe, 2ª temporada (FOX)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 5ª temporada (FX)
Parks and Recreation, 2ª temporada (NBC)
Survivor: Samoa (CBS)
The Office, 6ª temporada (NBC) – Comédia sofisticada. Tão sofisticada a ponto de, em certos momentos, não ser engraçada. Acompanho-a esporadicamente, mas, normalmente rende cenas antológicas.

Domingo, 20 de Setembro

Curb Your Enthusiasm, 7ª temporada (HBO)
Bored to Death, 1ª temporada (HBO)

Segunda, 21 de Setembro

Accidentally on Purpose, 1ª temporada (CBS)
The Big Bang Theory, 3ª temporada (CBS)
Castle, 2ª temporada (ABC)
CSI: Miami, 8ª temporada (CBS)
Dancing With the Stars, 9ª temporada (ABC)
Heroes, 4ª temporada (NBC)
Two and a Half Men, 7ª temporada (CBS)

House, 6ª temporada (FOX)– Esta, certamente, está inclusa no meu Top Five de séries. É incrível a capacidade de David Shore e dos demais roteiristas deste aclamado seriado de se reinventar a cada nova temporada, reservando, sempre, situações absolutamente inesperadas. Falar da interpretação de Hugh Laurie é redundância, a julgar pela quantidade de indicações em Emmys e Grammys que ele conquistou. Na última temporada, havia o receio pela substituição da equipe do Dr. House, no entanto, o terrificante, degradante e genial processo seletivo imposto por House pulverizou qualquer preocupação acerca da troca de subalternos. Ao contrário, a modificação revitalizou a história e deu novo ritmo à trama. O único percalço fora a súbita saída do Kutner (Kal Penn), que, para os que ainda desconhecem, debandou da série em função de compromissos políticos assumidos com a gestão Obama. A despeito da próxima temporada, muitas surpresas aguardam o séquito de fanáticos seguidores do seriado, a começar pela estadia de House em uma clínica psiquiátrica.

How I Met Your Mother, 5ª temporada (CBS) – Atualmente, esta é a minha série de comédia predileta, ao lado de 30 Rock. É impossível não se entregar às desventuras de Ted Mosby para encontrar a mãe de seus filhos e às inapeláveis, por vezes rascantes, encrencas que seus amigos Marshall, Robin, Lily e Barney se metem. Em sua quinta temporada, parece que finalmente contemplaremos os decisivos momentos que culminarão no esperado encontro da mulher que se casará com Tedy e, com ele, terá dois filhos.

Terça, 22 de Setembro

The Forgotten, 1ª temporada (ABC)
The Good Wife, 1ª temporada (CBS)
NCIS, 7ª temporada (CBS)
NCIS: Los Angeles, 1ª temporada (CBS)

Quarta, 23 de Setembro

Cougar Town, 1ª temporada (ABC)
Criminal Minds, 5ª temporada (CBS)
CSI: NY, 6ª temporada (CBS)
Eastwick, 1ª temporada (ABC)
Gary Unmarried, 2ª temporada (CBS)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 11ª temporada (NBC)
Modern Family, 1ª temporada (ABC)
The New Adventures of Old Christine, 5ª temporada (CBS) – Outra que acompanho bem tangencialmente, mas, que, sempre, acabo gostando.
Parenthood, 1ª temporada (NBC)

Quinta, 24 de Setembro

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 10ª temporada (CBS)
Flash Forward, 1ª temporada (ABC)
Grey’s Anatomy, 6 ª temporada (ABC)
The Mentalist, 2ª temporada (CBS)

Sexta, 25 de Setembro

Brothers, 1ª temporada (FOX)
Dollhouse, 2ª temporada (FOX)
Ghost Whisperer, 5ª temporada (CBS)
Law & Order, 20ª temporada (NBC)
Medium, 6ª temporada (CBS)
Numb3rs, 6ª temporada (CBS)

Smallville, 9ª temporada (CW) – Os fãs do super boy que me perdoem, mas, com a saída de Lana e Lex da trama, esta série perdeu a razão de ser e de existir. Simplesmente a ignorei e a deixei de lado. Em minha opinião, Smallville clama por um final digno, o quanto antes. Não há mais fôlego para sua continuidade.

Southland, 2ª temporada (NBC)

Sábado, 26 de Setembro

Saturday Night Live, 35ª temporada (NBC)

Domingo, 27 de Setembro

The Amazing Race, 15ª temporada (CBS)
American Dad, 5ª temporada (FOX)

Brothers & Sisters, 4ª temporada (ABC) – Atualmente, esta atração é, sem sombra de dúvida, a minha predileta. É simplesmente impossível não se sensibilizar diante do carisma que emana naturalmente da família Walker. Sally Field está sensacional como matriarca de uma gigantesca e pródiga prole. Seus cinco filhos, todos eles com características absurdamente únicas, proporcionam momentos de descontração, drama, comédia e suspense, sempre mantendo uma verossimilhança assustadora com os hábitos familiares. Em dados momentos, a comunhão dos personagens é tamanha, que facilmente somos transportados a um plano no qual, ilusoriamente, pensamos que eles realmente fazem parte de uma mesma família. A depender da sua situação emocional, é provável que, em algum momento desta série, você já tenha ansiado ter uma mãe tal como a Nora; uma astuta irmã, como a Kitty; ou cálida, como a Sarah; ou um perspicaz, como o Kevin. Enfim, sou fã incondicional desta brilhante produção e faço votos de que sua vida útil se estenda por muitos e produtivos anos.

Californication, 3ª temporada (Showtime) – Aguardo ansiosamente – quase em cólicas – pela terceira temporada desta série. Com um roteiro sagaz, ágil e despudorado, Californication é uma das séries mais inovadoras da atualidade. É inevitável não torcer pelo protagonista, o escritor Hank Moody (David Duchovny), ante as agruras impostas pela vida em função de decisões equivocadas. Todos os personagens são essencialmente peculiares e marcantes. Becca, a filha de Hank; Karen, a ex; Charlie, o agente; Mia, a ninfeta; e Marcy, mulher de Charlie. Esta nova fase mostrará o dia a dia de pai (Hank) e filha (Becca), agora, morando juntos, já que a mãe, Karen, foi para Nova York.

The Cleveland Show, 1ª temporada (FOX)
Cold Case, 7ª temporada (CBS)

Desperate Housewives, 6ª temporada (ABC) – A última temporada terminou de forma eletrizante, com a morte de Edie, a volta de Susan e Mike, a derrocada de Dave, a nova gravidez de Lynette Scavo e muito mais. São premissas auspiciosas que permitem que vislumbremos uma nova etapa em Wisteria Lane, repleta de situações inusitadas, dramas, comédia, surpresas. A exemplo do roteiro inventivo de House, Desperate Housewives adentra à sua sexta temporada com fôlego de sobra e muitas histórias para se explorar. Mais uma vez, certamente, seremos presenteados com um show de interpretação das quatro protagonistas deste seriado, que também habita a lista do meu Top Five.

Dexter, 4ª temporada (Showtime) – Como um serial-killer reage ante a paternidade? Esta é a pergunta que todos os fãs de Dexter estão se fazendo no momento, às vésperas de a quarta temporada inaugurar os trabalhos. Provavelmente este será o mote que norteará as ações da nova fase de Dexter, uma série instigante e envolvente, haja vista a dose de tensão e suspense que permeia todas as situações. O elenco é afiadíssimo e Michael C. Hall incorpora o protagonista de forma visceral. A depender da situação, é quase impossível cerrar os olhos durante um episódio sob risco de se perder algum detalhe determinante para os rumos da trama.

Family Guy, 8ª temporada (FOX)

The Simpsons, 21ª temporada (FOX) – Tenho sido uma ovelha desgarrada deste decano das séries. Mas, faço questão de ressaltar, ainda compartilho da ideia de vitaliciedade a esta sensacional produção.

Segunda, 28 de Setembro

Lie to Me, 2ª temporada (FOX)
Trauma, 1ª temporada (NBC)

Quarta, 30 de Setembro

Hank, 1ª temporada (ABC)
The Middle, 1ª temporada (ABC)

Quinta, 1º de Outubro

Private Practice, 3ª temporada (ABC)

Sexta, 2 de Outubro

‘Til Death, 4ª temporada (FOX)
Stargate Universe, 1ª temporada (Syfy)

Terça, 6 de Outubro

Scare Tactics, 1ª temporada (Syfy)

Nip/Tuck, 6ª temporada (FX) – Acompanho Nip Tuck desde o início. Assisti a todas as cinco temporadas e, portanto, posso afirma com propriedade que esta série descambou para o lado circense (ridículo). Os dramas e tragédias se potencializaram de tal modo que se tornaram cômicos. Os inesperados destinos de Sean e Cristian desagradaram a todos – sem falar da Julia. Não é que a série tenha perdido o fôlego, mas, sim, o fio da meada. Até pouco tempo atrás, considerava-a inovadora por explorar temas intocados, porém, agora, para mim, ela não passa de mais uma produção banal que aborda questões superficiais, sem a menor importância.

Quarta, 7 de Outubro

South Park, 13ª temporada (Comedy Central)

Sexta, 9 de Outubro

Sanctuary, 1ª temporada (Syfy)
Ugly Betty, 4ª temporada (ABC)

Quinta, 15 de Outubro

30 Rock, 4ª temporada (NBC) – Destaco dois pontos principais desta série genial e, por vezes, incompreendida: o roteiro e os atores. O texto é de uma primazia e agilidade inquestionável, com sacadas atuais e sagazes. A atuação de todo o elenco é impecável – diria impagável. Há uma sintonia singular entre todos. A relação entre Liz e Jack é indescritivelmente cômica. Os demais personagens compõem uma confraria de humor extremamente refinado: Tracy é hilário; a Jena, indefectível; e o Kenneth, surreal. No seu terceiro ano, 30 Rock continuará a exibir as investidas de Jack em sua mesopotâmica missão de ascender ao cargo máximo da NBC; as peripécias da vida privada de Liz Lemon; e as mazelas da intrépida trupe do mais improvável programa de TV.

Terça, 3 de Novembro

V, 1ª temporada (ABC)

2010 – Estreias e séries confirmadas

Caprica, 1ª temporada – 22 de Janeiro
24, 8ª temporada – Janeiro
American Idol, 9ª temporada – Janeiro
LOST, 6ª temporada – Janeiro
Damages, 3ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
Breaking Bad, 3ª temporada – Sem data confirmada

Chuck, 3ª temporada – Sem data confirmada – Sou um apaixonado inveterado pelas maluquices de Chuck e da sua destemida equipe de agentes secretos do governo norte-americano. Surpreendentemente, em vias de iniciar sua terceira temporada, Chuck ainda não caiu no gosto popular. Uma pena, pois suas histórias são envolventes, intrigantes e geram incontáveis expectativas acerca do futuro do Intersect, da relação de Chuck com Sarah e das mazelas vivenciadas na Buy More. Nesse novo ano, a apreensão dos fãs da série reside em dois pontos: quais serão os desdobramentos das novas habilidades adquiridas pelo personagem principal; e se essa será será a derradeira temporada da série, uma vez que seus produtores já deram mostras de que não estão satisfeitos com o desempenho da produção em termos de audiência.

Party Down, 2ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
Royal Pains, 2ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
Burn Notice, 4ª temporada – Sem data confirmada

Weeds, 6ª temporada – Sem data confirmada – Comecei a acompanhá-la há pouco, no entanto, já reuni subsídios suficientes para constatar de que se trata de uma série imperdível. A temática é inovadora – rompe uma série de tabus e paradigmas, por tocar em um assunto normalmente posto de lado em sociedades permeadas pela hipocrisia moral (maconha). A protagonista Nancy é apaixonante e seus complexos filhos, encantadores.

Big Love, 4ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
Dexter, 5ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
Entourage, 7ª temporada – Sem data confirmada

Hung, 2ª temporada – Sem data confirmada – Atualmente, Hung está próxima do final de sua temporada inaugural. À primeira vista, a série é aviltante; traz para os nossos lares um tema árido, nem um pouco frugal, de difícil absorção. Porém, com o desenrolar da trama, o telespectador acaba desenvolvendo uma grande empatia com o personagem principal, Richard. A despeito da premissa inicial do seriado, que, para os desavisados, pode soar como pornográfica, os roteiristas conduzem a questão da exploração do dote fálico do protagonista de maneira sutil e bem real. Portanto, não há motivos para temer possíveis cenas cujo mote lascivo possa ferir os princípios de ditos puritanos.

True Blood, 3ª temporada – Sem data confirmada – Como abordar a temática de vampiros sem descambar para o ridículo, a fanfarronice e a bizarrice? Longe de ser a panacéia das produções artísticas desse segmento, True Blood surgiu com uma poesia contemporânea inserida nesse contexto de vampiros. Há momentos, sim, em que há certa apelação, mas, nunca, de forma ridícula. A interpretação de Anna Paquin, como Sookie, é visceral, intensa e extremamente convincente. Há de se ressaltar, também, a peculiar beleza da referida protagonista. Agora, sei que serei alvo de críticas, Stephen Moyer, como Bill, deixa muito a desejar, sobretudo em cenas que demandam maior expressividade e elevadas doses de drama. Falo isso mesmo levando em conta que o personagem de um vampiro milenar deve ser de uma impassibilidade marmórea quase inexorável, mas, ainda assim, Stephen se perde na tentativa de transparecer uma aura austera. Os demais personagens dão um verdadeiro show: Jason, Sam, Tara, Lafayette, entre outros. A série está no auge de sua segunda temporada e, portanto, seria incoerente de minha parte projetar a terceira, sendo que muitas incógnitas ainda estão por se descortinar.

Friday Night Lights, 4ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
Friday Night Lights, 5ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
Nurse Jackie, 2ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
Scrubs, 9ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
United States of Tara, 2ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
Happy Town, 1ª temporada – Sem data confirmada
In Plain Sight, 3ª temporada – Sem data confirmada

Das novidades do primeiro semestre deste ano, a única que aparentemente não emplacou foi: Mental. O que não representa nenhuma surpresa, já que, assim como mencionei em outra oportunidade, a série já iniciara suas atividades com uma mácula: roteiro batido – clínica, médicos, casos quase impossíveis, destemida equipe, doutor rompedor de paradigmas e eticamente questionável.

Para finalizar este imenso post, gostaria de acrescentar a essa pródiga lista de produções, a série The Diary of Anne Frank, produzida pela BBC de Londres. Dividida em cinco emocionantes episódios, a trama é baseada no diário da menina judia Anne Frank que, ao lado de sua família e outros judeus, viveu reclusa por dois anos num sótão de um prédio, na Holanda, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Durante essa estadia, Anne compôs um diário, com esmero e destreza gramatical digna de grandes escritores, contendo relatos sobre o dia a dia naquele lugar e as impressões que tinha acerca dos outros e das relações que matinha. Após deflagrado o esconderijo e Anne e sua família serem levadas a campos de concentração, o diário fora encontrado por uma amiga e, posteriormente, publicado, tornando-se um Best-Seller, traduzido para diversos idiomas. Na série, é espantosa semelhança da garota que interpreta Anne com a real. O elenco, correto e irrepreensível, consegue traduzir perfeitamente o terror e o pânico os quais a família fora submetida à época.

The 2009/2010 broadcast season is rapidly approaching and FOX has announced its new line up.

Their fall season will officially open on September 9th with the sixth season premiere of So You Think You Can Dance followed by the new series Glee. September 12th marks the return of FOX mainstays Cops and America’s Most Wanted, while Bones and Fringe will begin their new seasons on September 17th.  Also scheduled:

September 21st:  House (two hour season premiere)

September 25th:  Brothers (new sitcom) and Dollhouse

September 27th: The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show (new animated show), Family Guy and American Dad

September 28th:  Lie to Me

October 2nd:  ‘Til Death

What are your favorite shows on FOX? Do you prefer their “Animation Domination” (like Family Guy), their award winning dramas (like House), or their competition reality shows (like So You Think You Can Dance)?  Voice your choice in today’s featured poll.

Family Guy, House, and So You Think You Can Dance

Joe Manganiello is one heckuva long name.  But just say Owen and One Tree Hill fans know exactly who he is. Manganiello’s credits also include Spider-Man, How I Met Your Mother, American Heiress, ER, Til Death and Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia.

Manganiello spoke with me about Owen’s future in Tree Hill, his memories from the set and his upcoming projects.

TeenDramaWhore: What was the audition process like for One Tree Hill?  Did you have any idea at the time that Owen would go on to appear in more than just a few episodes?

Joe Manganiello: I auditioned against 20-30 guys. They called me in to read twice and then let me know I got it. They sent me three scripts at once so I knew I would be around for at least that long… -but- the first director I worked with was a complete asshole to me… He came up to me after the first take of my first scene on my first day of shooting and started the most disrespectful things any director has ever said to me… I’ve never been talked to like that at work and I’ve worked on really dense classical material with Moscow art theatre directors… I mean here we are doing a simple flirting scene between Brooke and Owen and this jerk doesn’t even pull me aside… He walks up to me in earshot of the rest of the crew and says… “who hired you?” to which I replied… “the show creator Mark Schwahn and the producer Joe Davola.” “in LA?” “yes.” “did you do that?” “well, we didn’t do that scene in the audition but yeah… that’s pretty much what I did…” He then proceeded to lecture me on what he thinks bartenders are like for several minutes until I interrupted him and suggested that “maybe I could smile more… how would that be?” “yeah, okay… try that…” It was brutal… I was a bartender when I was younger… I worked in bars and clubs from the time I was 16 years old… And I’ve been flirting with pretty girls since long before that… How far off the mark was I??? It took everything in me to not punch this old guy in the face… But I kept my mouth shut and put my head down and did the scene… And I’ve been on the show ever since… That one scene turned into 12 episodes and would have probably been more if I didn’t leave to shoot “Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia.”

TDW: Do you have a favorite scene or storyline from your time on the show?

Manganiello: I loved “Browen” and acting with Sophia Bush [Brooke]… I thought that there was a lot of chemistry in our relationship and I was excited to see what would have happened if we had a kid together.

TDW: Two of your most memorable scenes, I think, are when you rescued Rachel (Danneel Harris) and when you surprised Brooke in her car.  In the former, it was the first time we saw depth and range in your character.  In the latter, well, nudity is always noteworthy and it was repetition of a motif used throughout the series.  What did you think of those scenes when you read the script, filmed them and/or watched them on TV?

Manganiello: The nudity in the back of the car made me nervous [ed note: episode 6.9, Sympathy for the Devil] … But I’ve found that if I get nervous… Then it’s usually going to be a good scene… I was in a play in new york where I was full frontal nude and it was intense… I also did a show about my life in college in which I started out naked in the Terminator pose while heavy metal was blazing through these speakers… So I’m no stranger to it… But it sure does get your heart pounding… That coupled with the fact that a bunch of fans hung out across the street and were taking pictures with their camera phones made for an interesting morning of filming… But I must say… I loved the end product… I thought that that scene was hilarious… I thought that the “Browen” relationship brought some much needed laughter to an otherwise extremely dark season six.

TDW: Were you familiar with Slamball before it was written into the script?  What was it like shooting those scenes?

Manganiello: I knew that Slamball had existed but I didn’t understand the rules and didn’t realize that it was a professional league and had been around for as long as it had… I had two weeks of training before we started shooting and four days in I pulled a muscle next to my spine. I thought that because of the level of pain that I was in that I had cracked a vertebrae. I mean, it hurt to lay down. It was really scary. I was in so much pain. My poor girlfriend at the time was really scared. She didn’t know what to do… I went in for an MRI and I was prepared for the worst but they found that it was just a pulled muscle and would heal completely. They put me on some high powered anti-inflamatory pills and I got back in there just in time to film the scenes… The actual shooting days were extremely long and grueling. A lot of my action involved getting a full head of steam and colliding with guys who were all-American college linebackers. I can only describe it like repeatedly recreating a car crash for 16 hours every day. Oh, the things I do for my art…

TDW: Owen’s storyline was left a bit open-ended. He slept with Millicent (Lisa Goldstein) and then we haven’t seen him since really.  Do you think he’ll be back?

Manganiello: Mark said he would… I’m just not sure how, for how long, or in what capacity… But if it were up to me I’d come back right now.

TDW: In another interview you’ve done, you mentioned you filmed a scene where Brooke and Owen ended up together.  Can you tell me more about that?

Manganiello: Not much more to tell… Owen and Brooke were originally scripted to wind up together and we shot those scenes but the producers had other plans for them and had us reshoot a different plot…

TDW:You have a big on-line presence, especially with your fans on Facebook.  In years past you weren’t able to do that. What’s it been like interacting with your fans so much?

Manganiello: It’s been a blast… I love my fans!!!

TDW: Are you still in touch with any of the OTH cast members?

Manganiello: I keep in touch with Sophia and James [Lafferty, Nathan] and Mark and Joe… And I hang out with Robbie [Jones, Quentin] in LA.

TDW: What upcoming projects do you have?

Manganiello: I just pitched a movie to Lionsgate that I am writing and will produce and star in… So that’s exciting… And I can’t officially announce it yet but I just received word that I will be returning to one of the three shows that I recur on…

TDW: Lastly, just for fun, describe Owen in three words and describe yourself in three words.

Manganiello: For both: strong, grounded, sensitive…

Come back next Sunday for another exclusive interview!

Complete TDW Interview Index

Apologies for the blog-absence, but I’ve been doing this:

… for these people:

And really haven’t had the time. However, I’m back now with sleeves rolled up (which looks frankly ridiculous since I’m currently wearing a T-shirt) and ready to get back to work.

How are you all?

Have you been keeping well?

If you enjoyed the last post about turd-rattlingly crazy fans, why not become one yourself?

The following link is to the fan page for my probably-next-to-be-filmed feature film, ’til Death. The clever folks in charge are asking if you’d like to become fans, here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/til-Death/90024768500

Personally, I think it’s fucking mental to become a fan of something you’ve never seen and which currently doesn’t exist; but I’ve done it anyway since I should at least pretend to be supporting my own career. If you feel the urge to do the same, that would be lovely.

Thank you in advance.