Sunday, December 31, 2006

Cell Phone Graphics from Your Favorite TV Shows

I came across this site today where you can get graphics (or as they call them, grafix) for your cell phone. You have to pay, but it looks pretty reasonable. You can buy them individually or you can buy a subscription and have access to everything. Some of the shows they offer are:

My Name is Earl
Prison Break
24

Saturday, December 30, 2006

American Idol: Rules to Live By

Here are some rules to live by if you're producing a season of American Idol.

1. Pick two people who can sing on tune (you'll need them for the Final 2). Surround them with people who cannot sing on tune to save their lives. This will give the judges and online community people to bash, thus creating controversy and an all-around good time for all (except the people being bashed).

2. Make sure the people who cannot sing on tune are a) characters with quirky personalities, b) exceptionally good looking, or c) exceptionally strange looking.

3. The more pills Paula pops, the more likely she is to a) slur her words, b) kiss Simon, and/or c) say something even more idiotic than the idiotic things she says when she's sober. All of which are great for publicity, which in turn is great for ratings. Therefore, Rule #3 of producing an American Idol show is to keep Paula well supplied.

4. If one of your pill-popping sleazebag judges personally mentors a contestant (in exchange for sex), picks out their clothes, picks out their songs, and generally gives them an enormously unfair advantage at gaining fame and/or a contract (in exchange for sex), both of which could potentially make them large amounts of cash, ignore and/or deny it. The important thing is not that the contest is fair (See Rule #1). The important thing is the ratings, and pill-popping sleazebag judges make for great ratings. (See Rule #3.)

Season 6 of American Idol starts up on January 16th, 2007.

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The O.C. is Such a Nice Place Now That Marissa is Dead

I've been reading blogs about The O.C. today that say things like "I miss Marissa (sigh)" and "I actually cried when Marissa died" and "If you're watching the O.C. 'AM' (After Marissa)..."

Seriously? I was so happy when that loser wench died, I nearly jumped for joy. She was an emotional vampire who sucked the life out of everyone around her. The only time I was upset during the episode where Marissa died was when it looked for a moment like she might make it.

Don't get me wrong, I love Mischa Barton, the actress who played Marissa, and I thought she did a good job. It's just that the character was such an annoying bimbo. Goodbye, good riddance, and stay dead Marissa. You will not be missed, at least by me.

Watch for a new episode of the O.C. on January 4, 2007.

Forced to Watch Lost

So...Lost. Do you love it or do you hate it? For me, the answer to both of those questions is "Yes!"

At first, I watched it out of pure love for the show. It was new, it was different, and I wanted to know more. What crime did Kate commit? What's in the hatch? Why is Sawyer such a phenomenally callous jerk? But every time 1 question got answered, 10 more questions took its place.

I have come to the conclusion that I'll never know what's going on and I'll always be, well, lost.

Nowadays, I watch Lost out of fear. Let's face it, if you miss one episode, you might as well stop watching altogether because so much happens in an episode. I don't want to be the one loser who doesn't know what's going on. I don't want to be the one who can't take part in the conversation because I don't know about the other island or I don't know whether the leader of "the others" lives or dies at Jack's hands.

So, come February 7th, I'll be watching the fourth season of Lost. Not because I want to, but because I have to. And possibly because of old high school fears of inadequacy and not fitting in (perhaps that can be my back story for this blog).

Skip It

Here are some tv shows I won't be watching this season:

Ego Trip's White Rapper Show - I like rap and I like white rappers. I really do. But people who talk, walk, and act like they're black when they're not black - well, I just want to smack some sense into them. I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of that on this show. There's nothing wrong with being white, people. Trying to act black just makes you look like Casper the Friendly Dork. Pass.

High Maintenance 90210 - looks to be a show where you get to watch employees being generally used and abused by their rich "high maintenance" employers. Do we really need another show featuring immature buttheads who have everything and appreciate nothing? And if so, doesn't Paris Hilton already more than fulfill that need for us?

The Surreal Life: Fame Game - Do we really need another show featuring immature buttheads who have everything and appreciate nothing?

Armed & Famous - Five D-list celebs are given badges and guns (guns!!!) and allowed to roam the streets of a town in Indiana as reserve police officers. Do we really need a show featuring innocent bystanders being shot to death by immature butthead celebrities? If it was the celebrities in danger of being shot, I might change my mind and watch this one. As it stands, I think I'll skip it.

Friday, December 29, 2006

TV Shows Coming in January 2007

Here are some tv shows coming in January that I'm excited about:

Starveillance premieres on E on January 5th. This claymation comes from the same people who created Celebrity Deathmatch, but looks to be funnier (Celebrity Deathmatch was funny the first couple of times, but then it got old). You can see short clips from the show at http://www.eonline.com/search/index.jsp but you'll have to sit through a short commercial first (which is pretty lame considering the clips themselves are ads for the show).

The Apprentice (NBC) starts up again on January 7th. Oh, Donald, how I've missed hearing you say "uge" (instead of "Huge").

The Sopranos - starts January 10th on A&E. I don't have HBO, so I never got a chance to see this show before now.

Heroes (NBC) is coming back to living rooms everywhere on January 22. (I love you, Hiro Nakamura.)

This is Going to Rock

Whether you're a couch zombie with a big screen tv and surround sound who never strays farther than 20 feet from your beloved television or an on-the-go type who rarely has time to keep up with your favorite shows, The Coolest TV Blog Ever has just the thing for you. If you've seen all the episodes, come here for news, reviews, and discussions. If you've missed all the episodes, come here for show recaps.

In January, new tv shows will be starting up and old favorites returning. I'll be blogging about the ones I like best - hope you can join me.

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