The Random TV Shows Thread

[JFC]

Writers from the comedy series said they selected Winnipeg because it had the right balance "between exotic and obscure."

Someone MUST have been high when they decided on this.

[Iamabowl]

New America's Next Top Model - can you guess the trannie??

It's this one, right? Her face just looks more mannish than the rest....

[Guchi_Jnr]

http://www.megavideo.com/?v=WBFA0ECI
 

[frblckstr1]

www. megavideo. com/?v=WBFA0ECI

HATE IT when site do pop unders!

megavideo is now a blocked site!

[Masa]

Dope!

[Masa]

Matt Groening looks to the future

(CNN) -- Matt Groening laughs -- a lot.

Sometimes it's a chuckle of uncertainty, as when he talks about the fact that his weekly comic strip, "Life in Hell," is being dropped by its flagship newspaper, LA Weekly, after 22 years. Sometimes it's a snort of mischief, as when he describes working with "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, with whom he allegedly has a feud. But mostly it's a big, rollicking guffaw, the sound of a man who still can't quite believe how much fun he gets to have at work -- work that includes "The Simpsons," still going strong after 20 years, "Life in Hell" and "Futurama."

It's the latter that's the ostensible reason for a phone interview with Groening. "Futurama," which aired on Fox from 1999-2003, then in reruns on Cartoon Network and Comedy Central, has apparently concluded its run with a new DVD movie, "Into the Wild Green Yonder" (Fox Home Entertainment), which came out Tuesday.

As with the three previous "Futurama" DVD films -- "Bender's Big Score," "The Beast with a Billion Backs" and "Bender's Game" -- "Yonder" will be split into four parts and aired on Comedy Central, which has the rights to the series. But Groening's not willing to say goodbye -- yet.

"We have a great relationship with Comedy Central and we would love to do more episodes for them, but I don't know. Maybe," he said. "I think one of the factors will be how well this DVD sells, because of these troubled times where everybody's gnashing their teeth and biting their nails."

Along with "Futurama," Groening ("rhymes with 'complaining,' " as he's often pointed out) also talked about "Life in Hell," "The Simpsons," MacFarlane and pretty much anything that tickled his fancy. The following is an edited version of the interview, with some laughs included.

CNN: I feel like Comic Book Guy talking to Jack Kirby -- or perhaps Jack Davis.

Matt Groening: (huge laugh) Well, I've met both of them -- Jack Kirby and Jack Davis! They're both heroes of mine. So I can relate. They're definitely part of my pantheon of great artists.

CNN: Let's move over to "Futurama." Is this the end?

Groening: We hope not. If it is, we feel we're offering an emotionally satisfying conclusion to this epic science fiction saga. But we did leave the door open just a bit in case we get renewed.

CNN: Is that in the offing?

Groening: We're having discussions and there is some enthusiasm but I can't tell if it's just me. (laughs)

CNN: With all the insider references in your work, do you still think of yourself as a subversive in an industry that doesn't exactly prize subversiveness?

Groening: I don't know how subversive you can be when you've been on the air as long as we have. But we try to sneak some stuff in here and there, and gladden the hearts of sensitive viewers. ...

I always thought that television was the way to go in my goal to invade pop culture (laughs) because it got to towns in which there were no bookstores. That's how I used to think of it: How do I reach kids who not only don't read but probably have no access to much in the way of books?

And "The Simpsons" basically -- and "Futurama" -- are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the references within the shows, if you're paying attention, are pretty smart and pretty sophisticated. And if you don't get it, it's OK -- you have a nice entertainment experience -- but if you've gone to college and seen a few movies, you can appreciate the shows on a much more satisfying level.

CNN: How did the plot to this film come together?

Groening: The set of four movies were done by the core writers of "Futurama" headed by David X. Cohen ... [who's been] my partner on "Futurama" from the very beginning. We [planned] these four movies -- one was time travel, next was sword-and-sorcery, third was a space monster movie and the last one is a grand ecological science fiction epic which also has some emotional payoffs for the characters if you've been following the series from the beginning. ...

In a way there was a checklist component to this -- well, let's do this, we haven't done that yet -- and then just great ideas. Ken Keeler, who wrote the script, is very, very smart, and very rarely will concede a factual point, even if it means that we (laughs) postpone getting work done for hours. (laughs) And when you have writers as smart as the "Futurama" writers, you can waste two days on scientific tangents.

CNN: Seth MacFarlane has a role in this.

Groening: Oh yes! That was a real treat to work with Seth and confound the people who want to believe there's some kind of feud between Seth and myself.

CNN: How do you feel about the children of "The Simpsons" -- MacFarlane's "Family Guy," "South Park"?

Groening: I'm a fan of animation and so, the more stuff that doesn't look like the other stuff that's out there, I'm in favor.

There's a staggering array of completely wild animation on TV now ... Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network is unbelievable. And "South Park" continues to do great stuff. And "Family Guy" and the various other Seth MacFarlane projects are amazing.

And I want more. Good! Cartoons! Cartoons that don't look like anything else. Very good.

CNN: To the root of animation, cartooning: You're still doing "Life in Hell," correct?

Groening: Um, yes, but ... well, I feel like the floodwaters are rising.

CNN: Really?

Groening: Yeah, the alternative newsweeklies are really struggling. In fact, this coming week will be my final week after 22 years in the LA Weekly. I and all the other cartoonists are being dismissed because they can't afford to pay.

We'll see. I'm still in a bunch of other papers, so I may continue to do my strip, but it doesn't look good.

CNN: Have you considered just doing it online?

Groening: Yes! Yes, I'm toying with that. But it's very strange. I've been doing the weekly comic strip for 29 years, "The Simpsons" weekly for 20 years, the "Futurama" weekly for five years and then a little break and then the four movies, and then the "Simpsons" movie, ... so I have a series of ongoing deadlines. So the idea of establishing a Web presence that I'll have to feed on an ongoing basis doesn't give me a lot of pep. (laughs) One more treadmill.

CNN: Let me finish with the traditional "Simpsons" question: Is it going to continue for the foreseeable future?

Groening: Yes. I'll be surprised if we close up anytime soon. I don't see it. The popularity of the show all over the world continues and it is gratifying, and the show's still fun to do. That's always been my ultimate deciding factor: Is it still fun? And it is. ... I get to go in and listen to these brilliant actors make funny lines written by geniuses even funnier. It's a totally entertaining experience from my point of view -- in the middle of it. (Fox announced on Thursday that it has ordered two additional seasons of "The Simpsons.")

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/26/matt.groening.futurama/index.html

[Masa]

April Fools on Bones!

April Fools on House!

April Fools on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles!

April Fools on Hells Kitchen!

[JFC]

April Fools on Hells Kitchen!

Oh you know that Jean-Baptiste was just jumpin' at the chance to do that.

[Masa]

FOX Doubles Order for 'Bones', Cancels 'Terminator'

FOX, which is scheduled to announce its Fall line-up on Monday, May 18, has put its faith in "Bones" but crushed the hope for "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" fans. While "Bones" is getting two seasons order, "Terminator" is officially canceled following two low rating seasons.

The renewal of "Bones" comes on the heels of fierce negotiations between the producer 20th Century Fox and the FOX studio over the show's license fee. There was a time when "Bones" was pitched to other networks that may want to pick up the fifth season. However, as confirmed by creator Cart Hanson via his Twitter, both parties have reached a deal and "Bones" will continue in FOX for season 5 and 6.

As for "Terminator", it was somewhat expected since the season finale in April, which did not help in the overall rating. Nevertheless, hope was sparked when FOX decided to renew its Friday partner "Dollhouse" that also received low ratings. But in its latest report about bubble series, EW confirms that "Terminator" is officially terminated.

With the renewal and the cancellation, it is likely that the Fall schedule in FOX will include "Bones", "House M.D.", "24", "Dollhouse", "Lie to Me", "Fringe", "'Til Death", "American Idol", "The Simpsons", "Kitchen Nightmares" and "American Dad".

Meanwhile, joining "Terminator" under the bed are "Sit Down, Shut Up", "Prison Break" and "King of the Hill".

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00024332.html

[daigong]

^ THE FUCK MAN!! i ain't finished watching em either.

LOL came across this ... Get in that ass Larry!!
Best EVER Curb Your Enthusiasm "Get Up in That Ass"

[daigong]

lol they made the peace? Oprah with Letterman & Leno Super Bowl ad:

[whiteleppard]

That was the only commercial I liked.  Superbowl commercials sucked this time.

[THUNDERDUCK]

Looking forward to NBC's new comedy Outsourced.  It's about a Call Center in India

[daigong]

shit. DUDESONS!! where was I when this was on?



i remember the collective groan of twiss and shirenu when this came on the TV

[twissie]

^
I don't mind Jackass-like shows, usually... but broken bones and accidents where bones are broken in bad ways tend to ick me

There were more broken legs in the short clip we watched at the hotel than I can remember ever having seen on Jackass T_T;;;

[twissie]

Oh my goooood. Best Norwegian reality show just ended T_T; I WANT ANOTHER SEASON, RIGHT NOW!

Alt for Norge (lit. 'All For Norway', but closer in meaning to 'I'd sacrifice everything for Norway'). Concept is this; you take a bunch of Americans that all have Norwegian roots, bring them to Norway and tell them that if they go through and win a bunch of ridiculous challenges testing their Norwegian-ness, they get to meet their Norwegian relatives (and $50.000)!

I was apprehensive about this show at first, because I thought the network would use it as an excuse to make fun of Americans, but omg. I was so pleasantly surprised. The contestants were all incredibly interesting people, and through them Norwegians get to see how Norway and Norwegians are perceived by outsiders. AS A CULTURE GEEK, I GOT HOOKED. xD;

And the challenges were pretty darn fun xD; The contestants got to be "russ" (tradition relating to upper secondary school graduates and our Constitution Day) for a day, they tasted things like whale, smalahove, seal, and lutefisk, they killed chickens, they explored Svalbard. It seemed like they were having a lot of fun!

Unfortunately no way to watch this show online, but there are a couple of clips on youtube. Here's a badly subbed clip from the russ challenge;


Here's a clip of them eating smalahove;

[Amplifier]

Some awesome clips

Also: lutefisk

Saw some of the American edition of Dudesons, was alright

[twissie]

OH MY GOD. AAAH. Watching Going Postal and David Suchet is in it @_@; Now, I've only ever seen him as Hercule Poirot, colour me all kinds of distracted, amazed, and confused when David Suchet shows up looking like this;


(to the right, in the hat... and with an eye-patch.. and sadhsjkfhakjs).

No Belgian accent either, aaaaaaah. Wtf. ... ACTORS. They amaze me XDDD

[adventwriter]

Whoa....David Suchet....damn - dude looks completely different than Hercule Poirot.....

love David Suchet as Poirot btw.

[winner]

Watched all Stargate Universe Season 1 in one day. I never watched any Stargate before, but I really liked this season.

the good:
Story is separate from the rest of the franchise. So it was great for n00bs like me to get into. The theme reminds me of Sliders.
Some episodes had a nice trekky atmosphere.
Planet sliding traveling.
Rush the mad scientist.
Didn't know Macgyver had been in this franchise for so many years, or still acting for that matter.

the bad:
Communication stones. And Basically any scene where they're on Earth (Rush's fake earth in the chair is an exception).
The music video style they do for the last few minutes of every episode. I call this style the "Lost 3 minutes of everyday dullness".
Have little/no mention of the Lucian Alliance until the last few episodes.