What to Watch…Monday, June 30, 2008

I triple dog dare you to try to write a blog post from a Treo. Actually, I don’t wish that upon anyone so I’ll just tell you…it blows. But me, with my virus infected computers, has no other option than to post today’s ‘What to Watch’ list from my Treo during my lunch break.

If a reader happens to be a Mac dealer and has a new Mac Book Pro they want to send my way, I won’t turn it away (yes, I’m so desperate that I’m doing that).

But on to more pressing matters, like what you’re going to watch on TV tonight. Here’s a taste of what you have to choose from.

American Gladiators | 8pm on NBC
Here’s the skinny: Four amateur athletes who successfully lost weight are featured. In the men’s skirmish, a teacher (who shed 65 pounds) tries to chalk up a win against a waiter (who dropped more than 100 pounds).

The Bachelorette | 8pm on ABC
DeAnna accompanies her final three suitors to Grand Bahama Island for days filled with kayaking, off-road driving, Jet Skiing and horseback riding on the beach, followed by romantic dinners and, perhaps, nights spent in her fantasy suite.

Nashville Star | 9pm on NBC
The nine remaining acts perform, and one is eliminated. [GMMR: If you listen to the TV Talk Podcast then you know I only watch the first hour of this show each week. Well tonight I decided to go crazy and DVR the full episode. I'll actually know who gets eliminated. I think...do they even do that during the show?]

The Mole | 10pm on ABC
The players must work together to be rescued from the freezing cold. Meanwhile, the most well-liked player becomes the most hated. [GMMR: Oh no! Not Craig? He is the most well liked, right?.]

What will YOU be watching tonight?

Amy Ryan Logging in More OFFICE Hours

File this one in the ‘good news’ folder.
Academy Award nominee, Amy Ryan, is going to be hanging around the Dunder Mifflin offices for a little while longer when THE OFFICE returns in the Fall. Ryan guested in last season’s finale as Holly Flax, the new HR rep who took over for Toby Flenderson when he decided to spend more time on the beautiful beaches of Costa Rica (also know as the writer’s room of THE OFFICE). And now according to Variety, Amy Ryan has signed on for at least 5 more episodes when the show returns to NBC in the Fall.

A shoe-in for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Star in a Comedy Series, Amy Ryan fit in so perfectly with the show and the craziness that is Dunder Mifflin that it was almost scary. Fans, who haven’t always taken kindly to new people joining the show (remember the brouhaha when it was announced that Ed Helms and Rashida Jones were coming on board?), immediately took to Ryan’s character who was set up as a possible love interest for Michael Scott.

Let’s hope that the peeps over in Van Nuys can woo Ms. Ryan to staying a bit longer than five episodes. It could happen. If you remember, Helms and Jones were only slated for a handful of episodes initially too, and look what happened with that.

If I didn’t say it before, please let me say it know…welcome to THE OFFICE community, Ms. Ryan.

This Week in TV Blog Banter

It’s your weekly round-up of the best in TV blogs. What were bloggers bantering about last week? Check it out for yourselves and weigh in.

• If thinking The Secret Life of the American Teenager could be cheesily addictive is wrong, Buzz doesn’t want to be right. (BuzzSugar)

• GMMR has been podcast crazy this past week. Two, count ‘em, two podcasts! In addition to the usual GMMR/Ducky So You Think You Can Dance podcast (here), we devoted a separate TV Talk Podcast to what shows are taking over our TV this summer. (Give Me My Remote)

• Marcia decided to spend the summer hiatus watching old episodes of Buffy and wondered if the show improves with repeat viewings. (Pop Vultures)

• From Miami to Vancouver, this week Rae was on the set of Psych and she’s only to happy to share what happened. (RTVW)
• Viva la Vida or was Coldplay able to make an album this time around that doesn’t sound like a Coldplay cover band? (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)

• School’s out and Vance celebrates the end of an era now that Emma, daughter of Spike (from the original Degrassi) has now graduated from Degrassi High on Degrassi: The Next Generation. (Though The N will show those episodes this summer) (Tapeworthy)

• Remember that episode about the helpless dude who delivered the baby in the elevator? Oh yeah, that was every series ever. By that token, Dan decided to coin the term “elevator baby” and cement his role in pop culture history. (TiFaux)

• Tube Talk shared some scoop on the new season of Psych, after an interview with show stars James Roday and Dulé Hill, fondly remembered shows that were canceled too early, and asked for help in naming Tube Talk Girl’s future baby boy. (Tube Talk)

• This week we finally spotted someone who has a Nerdier license plate than the TV Addicts and released what critics, and by critics I mean listeners are saying was our funniest to date! (The TV Addict)

• Kate is disappointed enough with this season of My Boys that she drafted an open letter to the show’s writers. (TV Filter)

“I’m Chuck Bass”

Yes, you are!  Couldn’t resisting passing on this pic of GOSSIP GIRL star Ed Westwick, who plays the fabulously slimy Chuck Bass, as he films on location in the Hamptons. Well, I’m assuming this is “Chuck”, but it very well could be Ed.  Either way the pictures are hilarious.

I went from loathing Chuck at the beginning of the show to now salivating at every scene he is in. And no, not over Ed…just Chuck Bass. He’s just a fantastic character.  And his season ending “I’m Chuck Bass” was one of my favorite moments of this past TV season.

Hopefully there will be some GOSSIP GIRL scoop coming from all this filming that’s going on. I think The CW should invite some bloggers down to hang out with the GG gang…it’s only fitting. And some of us are only a short train ride away.  I’m just saying….

GOSSIP GIRL returns to The CW on Monday, September 1st.

Check out SeriouslyOMG.com for the full size pictures.  Thanks for sharing!

Exclusive: Ben Savage to Guest on CHUCK

One of my favorite faces from my early teen years will be making a bit of a comeback to the small screen in the Fall.  Ben Savage - younger brother of another teen crush Fred Savage- played Cory Matthews on BOY MEETS WORLD.  Now a few years older, Ben will make his mark in a guest appearance on CHUCK.

Savage plays a guy that was quite the nerd back in his high school days but somehow managed to marry guest star Nicole Richie’s character.  But now it seems that she enjoys abusing him. Oh Nicole, that ain’t nice! But as no one is really ever what they seem in the world of Chuck Bartowski, I’m told that Ben’s character is also into some bad stuff that forces Chuck and Sarah to infiltrate Sarah’s High School reunion.

No word yet on whether or not Topanga will be making an appearance…fingers crossed. Can’t wait!

Neil Patrick Harris is an Old Spice Kind of Guy

Check out Neil Patrick Harris, or as he’s know around here - the new #1 on GMMR’s ‘Must Meet’ list - in this cheeky new commercial for Old Spice during which NPH pokes fun at his Doogie Howser past. I’m glad he’s starting to embrace the icon that is Doogie.

Neil Patrick Harris…there are so many reasons why I love you. I can’t wait until the day (fingers crossed) we meet. I have visions of watching TiVod episodes of Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and trashing tabloid starlets. Until then…

TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky: Podcast #24 - Summer TV Preview

We promised you a SUMMER TV PREVIEW podcast and here it is! Kath and I run through all of the summer premiere dates for the new and returning shows as well as give you our input on our faves and more importantly the ones we would never watch in a million years! It’s great fun…

The Closer, Big Brother, My Boys, The Mole, So You Think You Can Dance, The Next Food Network Star, Design Star, Swingtown, Fear Itself, Army Wives, Ice Road Truckers, America’s Best Dance Crew, Wipeout, Flashpoint, Psych, Monk, Mad Men, The Middleman, Burn Notice and more… there’s no reason to be outside when what’s on TV is this hot!

Update: I just realized that Ducky and I didn’t talk about the new season of Project Runway. Just wanted to pass it on that our favorite fierce show returns on July 16th at 9pm on Bravo.

It’s TV Talk with GMMR & Ducky #24!

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