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CW - executive session, fall season preview - TCA report
Filed under: Programming, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, Veronica Mars, Supernatural, Everybody Hates Chris, America's Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, TCA Press Tour, Hidden Palms, Casting  The CW's got some funny sitcoms both old (Everybody Hates Chris) and new (Aliens in America -- more on that later), but the network's funniest asset is Paul McGuire, executive vice president, network communications.
Before introducing Dawn Ostroff, president entertainment, The CW, McGuire fires off some zingers to get the reporters up and running. Of the recycled tote bags that The CW gave to the press...
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CBS goes green with Emmy campaign
Filed under: Industry, The Amazing Race, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, Medium, Everybody Hates Chris, Criminal Minds, America's Next Top Model, Jericho, NCIS, Awards  Each year, television production studios send out oodles (that's the word I use when I don't have an exact figure) of DVDs to voters for Emmy awards. This year, CBS Paramount Television went green with its Emmy campaign. It's all explained on this website, but CBS has essentially decided to save the planet by not creating a bunch of DVDs that will just...
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Subtle Subtitles
Filed under: Everybody Hates Chris, Subtle Subtitles, Contests and Giveaways Welcome to Subtle Subtitles. For those of you who are uninitiated to the purpose of this feature, we're asking you to come up with your funniest quote or description for what's going on in the screen grab we choose for the week. Winners are announced in the following Friday's contest.
 Last week's winners:
3rd place to Bus: "Marshall learned the hard way the dangers of mistaking Nair for hair gel."
2nd place to Karen: "I'm not sure you fully comprehend the concept of the Mohawk..."
1st place to Bob Mc: "I don't think you should...
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The Upfronts: The CW
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Industry, Programming, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, Veronica Mars, Everybody Hates Chris, America's Next Top Model, Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts  The CW announced its 2007-08 prime-time schedule today. Just in its second year, The CW is still looking for a home run and is sticking with a programming strategy of short-run reality shows and dramas with young adult appeal.
The big news is no news. Veronica Mars was not announced as part of the Fall...
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Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates the Last Day (season finale)
Filed under: OpEd, Everybody Hates Chris, Celebrities, Episode Reviews  (S02E22) I need to pay more attention to the opening credits, because I had no idea Kelsey Grammer directed this episode. You can see a video of Grammer talking about it here.
First of all, I loved how Chris' dad thinks everything can be fixed with duct tape. Who knew Julius and Red Green had something in common? This episode had me, and then it lost me. When Chris decides to final exact revenge on Caruso, I was all set up. This was going to be yet another great episode of a series that never relies...
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Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Math
Filed under: OpEd, Everybody Hates Chris, Celebrities, Episode Reviews  (S02E21) Boy, did this episode speak to me.
Like Chris, I've never been very good at math. This is an example of how my brain tries to solve a basic math problem: Problem: x + 9 = 18 - 2x My Brain: I haven't had Corn Flakes in a long time. See? It's like it doesn't even try. If numbers are involved, my brain pretty much shuts down and starts playing elevator music. Perhaps if I had been offered pizza like Chris' class I would have done better, but I doubt it. At least Chris had some outside help from...
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Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Dirty Jokes
Filed under: Everybody Hates Chris, Celebrities, Episode Reviews  (S02E20) Up to this point, we've seen how his upbringing, home life, and troubles at school helped to shape Chris' worldview, but this is the first episode where we caught a glimpse of what made Chris want to be a comedian.
Since this series is a somewhat fictional take on Chris' life as a kid, we don't know if the real Chris Rock sneaked downstairs to eavesdrop on his parents listening to Redd Foxx albums, but one assumes young Chris was probably exposed to the legendary comedian at some point, not to mention the likes of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy...
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Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Gambling
Filed under: Everybody Hates Chris, Episode Reviews  (S02E19) You can watch the episode here if you missed it.
I've never really gambled, as that whole concept is a little too complex for me. My brain just isn't wired to keep track of money, statistics, and all those other things needed to gamble successfully. In Chris' neighborhood, everyone gambles, whether it be on sports or on which kid happens to be your real son. Chris also gets sucked into helping his boss, Doc, bet on sports when it's discovered that Chris knows a lot about the sports teams, even if he himself is a terrible athlete. Continue reading Everybody Hates...
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Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Baseball
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Everybody Hates Chris, The CW  (S02E18) This wasn't the funniest episode of Everybody Hates Chris, but I did like how it explored the dynamic between Chris and his father.
Kurt Vonnegut once told McSweeneys that a male writer should never write about his father: "you learn about life by the accidents you have, over and over again, and your father is always in your head when that stuff happens." Continue reading Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Baseball
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Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates DJs
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Everybody Hates Chris, The CW  (S02E17) Remember when I said I couldn't review this show anymore? Well, I have the CW again, so it's all good. Hopefully it won't be removed from my cable again.
My love for this show may have just increased ten fold. This episode was not only well-written and well-acted as usual, but it actually contained a reference to Night of the Lepus, probably the best movie ever made about gigantic killer bunnies. I'm not sure I believe Chris' real father actually had an irrational fear of rabbits, but it provided a nice B story about how...
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