The Office Paley Festival

Just got home from the Museum of Television & Radio Paley Festival featuring The Office. It was a wonderful evening filled with laughs and tears. Ok, there were no tears but I was hoping to make my review a little more quotable. There were laughs though – many of them.

Upon entering the DGA I immediately spotted my first cast members as they were giving interviews in the media line. I was standing off to the side and warmly greeted by Leslie David Baker (aw, Stanley). While in the lobby I met up with some friends whom I’ve met online and those responsible for hooking me up with a ticket. I don’t know if mentioning names is cool, but you know who you are and THANK YOU!! The MTR people were trying to escort people in, but they weren’t having much luck since the cast was just inches away and everyone wanted to watch them.

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Prison Break Recap” John Doe”

I have to admit, I was a little bummed when I read the Entertainment Weekly write-up of “Prison Break” this past week. Bummed because the magazine said that this season is not as tense or as good as last season, what with our boys on the run and not confined behind the walls of Fox River, and I agree with that assessment. But then Saturday night (don’t judge me) I watched that half-hour “’Prison Break’ up to this point” special that was on, and Sarah Wayne Callies, who plays Sara, said that everything we’ve been wanting to see and waiting to see will happen in the second half of season two. So you know, ladies and gentlemen, that can only really mean one thing: MICHAEL AND SARA WILL EVENTUALLY GET NAKED TOGETHER BEFORE THE MAY FINALE. I can’t guarantee this, obviously, but that’s what I’m interpreting her comment to mean, and it gives me a renewed interest in the show.

[cue deep and sexy Wentworth Miller voice] “Previously, on ‘Prison Break’”: Kellerman just shot Mahone, and Michael and Linc (who had just escaped from police custody for at least the third time since the beginning of the first season) decided to join forces with him in order to expose the President and, in the words of Kellerman, “take that bitch down.” C-Note’s wife was in jail after trying to get a prescription filled for her daughter and being caught by police. T-Bag had tracked down Susan Hollander, the woman who originally turned him in to police, and was on her front doorstep, as promised. Bellick was back at Fox River, this time as a prisoner, after inexplicably taking a plea bargain regarding Roy’s murder.

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GMMR in Television Week Magazine

If you happen to see the latest issue of Television Week Magazine, make sure to put it in your cart along with People, EW and Hustler, because if you look inside, you might just come across a familiar name…me!! Yes, my first magazine feature…woo hoo!!!

A few weeks ago yours truly was asked to share my opinions on the Golden Globe nominations as well as share my two cents on who will bring home the big prize. I thought maybe one small blurb of mine might make it in, so I was shocked to find out that I was all over a few of the articles. Yeah, me and Ausiello…that’s how we roll.

Excerpts of the pieces are online, so I thought I would share them with ya (and no I don’t expect you to read them all). Before you ask, no, my last name isn’t a cuss word, but I replaced it with S***** to keep a little anonymity…I mean, I don’t want to make it too easy for John Krasinski or Wentworth Miller to stalk me, right? Gotta make the boys work for it. And I went ahead and highlighted my quotes because I am self involved egomaniac. (Truth, I wanted to make it easier for my Dad to read it). Although I was wring in some of my predictions, I hope you like it.

Oh and one last thing – I talk about the whole issue of the “dramedy” and how it irks me. I’m working on a story about it for GMMR, and I have consulted some of our favorite TV critics from E!, TVGuide.com and more. It seemed my idea sparked the interest of The TV Whore over at Pajiba. Make sure to check out his take “A Girl Can Dream: The Trouble with Dramedies”

Best Performance in a TV Series-Musical or Comedy
By Allison J. Waldman
Special to Television Week

NBC Universal can count on at least one major victory at the 64th Annual Golden Globes. In the category of best actor in a comedy, every nominee comes from a series produced by the Peacock Network. Four of the five nominees, in fact, come from NBC’s Thursday night “must see” comedy block: Alec Baldwin in “30 Rock,” Zach Braff in “Scrubs,” Steve Carell in “The Office” and “My Name Is Earl’s” Jason Lee. The final nominee is Tony Shalhoub in USA’s “Monk,” another NBCU product.

In best actress in a comedy, ABC is well represented with three nominations, including one for newcomer America Ferrera of “Ugly Betty.” Two of the actresses from “Desperate Housewives,” Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross, are repeat nominees in this category, as is last year’s winner Mary-Louise Parker for “Weeds.” Rounding out the nominations is Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who recently won the best actress Emmy for her CBS sitcom “The New Adventures of Old Christine.”

“It’s interesting that they’re all NBC properties, even `Monk.’ I’m surprised someone from `Entourage’ wasn’t nominated, or one of the guys from `Two and a Half Men,”‘ said Joel Keller, assistant editor of TV Squad, speaking about the best actor nominees. “Every male star from every Thursday NBC comedy has been nominated, which I thought was interesting because there are not any other male leads on any other comedies on any other networks that are worthy of nominations. No other day of the week, no other network.”

“I actually thought this was a really strong category,” said TV Guide columnist Michael Ausiello. “Everybody who should have been in this category was in this category. My feeling is that Jason Lee should win. I think he’s the most talented and brings the most to his show. I thought he should have won last year. But I really think Alec Baldwin is going to win because the Golden Globes love to go with what’s new and hip. `30 Rock’ is a freshman show and Baldwin steals the show. Tina Fey is the star, but it’s Alec’s show and it wouldn’t be nearly as funny without him.”

Mr. Ausiello isn’t alone in predicting a win for Mr. Baldwin. “My guess would be Alec Baldwin because it’s just such a big performance and it elevates the whole show,” said Hal Boedeker, TV critic for the Orlando Sentinel. “On some other level, I’d be glad if Jason Lee won for `My Name Is Earl.’ He’s just terrific.”

Steve Carell, star of “The Office,” won the Golden Globe in this category last year. “Even though the Globes aren’t that notorious for repeat winners, I have a feeling Steve Carell is going to win again,” said Mr. Keller. “He’s just getting so much buzz lately that he seems like he’d be the logical winner.”

“Steve Carell should win hands-down. He’s hysterical, the funniest guy on television. But I’m a little concerned about Alec Baldwin. He’s such a big movie star and that may influence the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,” said Kathie S*****, Editor at GiveMeMyRemote.com.

Despite being a previous Golden Globe winner, as well as a three-time Emmy winner, for his lead role in “Monk,” some TV insiders were scratching their heads about Tony Shalhoub’s nomination and his chances of winning again. “To be honest with you, I’m not sure why he keeps winning,” said Ms. S*****.

“It mystifies me,” said Mr. Ausiello. “I’m not a particularly big fan of `Monk,’ and when he won the Emmy-again-there were a lot of groans in the pressroom. The feeling is `Been there, done that.”‘

In the best actress category, the “Desperate Housewives” actresses, Ms. Huffman and Ms. Cross, received their third nominations in a row, although neither has won the Golden Globe for the show. “But why take up two spots when maybe somebody else could have been nominated, like one of the women from `How I Met Your Mother’? Why nominate two people from the same show when they may cancel each other out?” Mr. Keller said.

“Weeds” star Mary Louise Parker may have benefited from that canceling-out effect in 2006. When she took home that year’s Golden Globe she was up against all four “Desperate Housewives.”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, this year’s Emmy winner, is a strong nominee. “They like traditional choices like Julia,” Ms. S***** said. “And I think they’d like to see the end of the `Seinfeld’ curse. Still, I predict America Ferrera will win because she’s a new and fresh face and she’s great in that role.”

Being a fresh face may be key to Ms. Ferrera’s chances of winning the best actress award for”Ugly Betty.”. “Among actresses, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association likes to honor the breakout female stars like Jennifer Garner [`Alias’] and Keri Russell [`Felicity’], and America Ferrera is the breakout star of the season,” said Mr. Ausiello. “The Golden Globes would look really out of touch if they didn’t honor her. She’s the only sure thing in the TV category to me.”

Mr. Boedeker agrees. “I will come right out and tell you that I think America Ferrera will win,” he said. “The Golden Globes are very good about recognizing young star talent.”

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The Year in TV (Part Uno)

I can only begin to imagine how many Best Of…Worst Of lists you have been subjected to over the past few weeks. But I have to say, moving into a new year doesn’t seem right without reflecting back on the year that was. And what a year it has been for TV. We are smack in the middle of some of the best television we will ever see. Enjoy it people – it only goes downhill from here.

So I guess it’s my turn to look back, and share the best and worst (*cough* Happy Hour *cough*) of TV in 2006. A scientific panel was gathered and consulted to bring you this list (yes, the GMMR recappers are all scientists, you didn’t know). So here’s the best of the best and the worst of the worst…of the shows we watched in 2006. Oh and since this is my blog, and I can pretty much call the shots, be warned that there isn’t any rhyme or reason to my 2006 review (but this is GMMR you should be used to this by now). And in some categories…well, let’s just say that some decisions were just too hard to make. This is the first installment of GMMR’s “The Year in TV”, so check back later to read more about my take on TV in 2006. And I fully expect for my good little GMMRers to share your thoughts with us too.

On we go….

Best TV Trend of 2006:
No nominees needed here, because there can really only be one winner: Towels. From what I know, the trend started with Battlestar Galactica and has been growing steadily all year. No one expected McSteamy to blow back into Seattle for the ultimate booty call and leave Addison’s shower covered by just that little towel, but no one complained about it either, did they? Nor did they when McDreamy wore nothing but a towel and a smile in his trailer later earlier in the season. The towel trend also hit Supernatural and Jericho, allowing us to see what Jared Padalecki and Skeet Ulrich have been hiding. And I, for one, can’t wait to see who’s next.

Worst TV Trend of 2006:
Jeffrey Dean Morgan dying. He’s a crazy talented actor. Can’t he play someone who DOESN’T wind up kicking the bucket? We lost him on Supernatural and Grey’s Anatomy, and now we are ready for him to be among the living in 2007.

Best bitches:
Marc and Amanda (Ugly Betty). I thought these two were the weakest part of the Ugly Betty pilot, and now I find myself tuning in every week just to see their shenanigans (sorry, but I just love that word). More Marc and Amanda…please!

Angela Kinsey (The Office). A bible beating, no-nonsense accountant by day, and I suspect a kinky dominatrix my night. Angela Kinsey’s judgmental glare can burn right through your soul, and don’t even get her started on wearing green orange.

Best Newbies:
Autumn Reeser (Taylor Townsend, The OC). Ok, technically Taylor isn’t new to The OC, but let’s face it, we’ve NEVER seen the likes of this Taylor Townsend before. She’s brought a new energy to the show, and is a big part of why The OC is worth watching again. (Watch)

Ed Helms (Andy Bernard, The Office). He may be nothing but treble, but Andy Bernard has “merged” seamlessly with his cohorts at Dunder Mifflin-Scranton (well almost) and we’ve been laughing harder ever since. A new nemesis for Dwight, and perhaps some competition for Jim – watch out for Andy in 2007. Unatay! Areway ouyay iddingkay emay? (Watch)

Best Nickname:
“Swarley”. There was almost an entire episode dedicated to Barney’s (How I Met Your Mother) loathed nickname. Fans haven’t seemed to let the name go, and a website was even created on its behalf (www.swarley.com). Let’s hope we haven’t seen the end of Swarley.

Best Show of Skin:
There are a lot of boys in the running for this one. The aforementioned “towel” boys of Apollo, McDreamy & McSteamy were definitely in contention. As were the shirtless Wentworth Miller and Josh Holloway. But in 2006 no one worked it like Sara Ramirez (Callie Torres, Grey’s Anatomy) did dancing around in her undies. She owned her curves and showed the boys a thing or two about the bootylicious ladies. (Watch)

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TV Stars Sing, Sing a Song

Everyone’s got a talent. Unfortunately for some of us, that talent is hidden…I mean really hidden. But for some of our favorite TV stars their talent has been there all along. Maybe it’s not front and center on their shows, but maybe it should be.

Take a look and listen as some of your favorites from the small screen share their amazing voices. Did you know they had it in them?

Sara Ramirez (Grey’s Anatomy), Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Kristen Chenoweth (The West Wing), Taye Diggs (Daybreak), Jesse L. Martin (Law & Order), Tracie Thoms (Cold Case), Wayne Wilcox (Gilmore Girls), and even a little sampling from Wentworth Miller (Prison Break)

Sara Ramirez (Dr. Callis Torres, Grey’s Anatomy)
Sara may play a doctor on TV, but this gorgeous gal is Broadway through and through. Take a look at Sara’s Tony winning performance of “Find Your Grail” from the musical comedy, Spamalot.

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Check out the rest of the performances after the jump

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Give Me My Remote is Thankful for…

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on what we are most thankful for. Of course there are our families, friends, health, yada…yada…yada. But here’s a few other things that I’m thankful for this year. The list is short and in random order (do you really think I’m MORE thankful for McDreamy’s hair than hugging Jason Dohring?…come on now). I’m hoping that you all will leave a comment and add to GMMR’s Thanksgiving

• McDreamy’s hair
• TiVo
• YouTube.com
• An almost full season of Veronica Mars
• My GMMR recappers: Julie, Jim Mosby, Michelle, Jo, LaLa, Brian, Whirl
• Meeting Jenna Fischer
• Wentworth Miller’s parents
• TWoP
• Jailbait Ivan
• All the wonderful people that I have met because of GMMR
• MySpace
• Cafepress (for keeping me in business)
• Office Tally, DuckyxDale, TV with MeeVee, TV and Sympathy, Fatback & Collards
• Livejournal
• Visiting the set of Veronica Mars
• Lorelai and Rory’s witty repartee
• My 42 ” flat screen HDTV
• Talking to John Krasinski
• John Krasinski (in general, I’m thankful for him)
• House’s vicodin addiction
• Sara Ramirez (Callie, Grey’s Anatomy) for working it out in that dancing scene – you go girl
• Robin Sparkles and Swarley
• The Hussies
• Ellen DeGeneres’ dancing
• Why, Sexy Love, Ramalama (Bang Bang), Sexy Back
• To those who keep giving Scott Wolf TV shows
• Anything and everything having to do with The Office (cast, crew, writers, security – everyone)
• BuddyTV
• Hugging Jason Dohring
• My handy dandy notebook (aka my laptop)
• Watching Arrested Development online (for FREE)
• Dick Casablancas
• James Gunn and his red hats
• Every single reader who has taken the time to leave a comment. Comments=love
• Finally discovering Battlestar Galactica
• My celebs interviews (how did I get so lucky?): David Denman, John Krasinski & Jenna Fischer, Jason Dohring, BJ Novak, Bret Harrison, Benji Schwimmer
• The OC finally being good again
• Bill Simmons (aka The Sports Guy)
• Conan O’Brien (the best of late night)
• The Daily Show (for breeding very funny people)
• NBC for keeping Studio 60 on the air (hey I still like it)
• Jim and Pam (sigh)

…ok the list could go on and on. But I’d rather hear from you!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Prison’s Break Shortened Sentence

Good, no, fantastic news for fans of Prison Break. Fox has announced that Prison Break will return from its fall hiatus much sooner than expected. Next week marks Prison Break’s fall finale, and the show wasn’t set to return until March, but the kind people over at Fox have decided to bring the show back on January 22nd (with a season 2 recap special to boot). Yay! I was wondering how long I could last without seeing Wenty!!

People Magazine says that TV Stars are Sexy

In all my excitement about John Krasinksi (my #1 TV boyfriend) being named all kinds of sexy by the People, I failed to mention the other HOT HOT HOT men of TV who also got nods. Stars from the small screen were really well represented in this year’s 15 Hottest Men in Hollywood.

Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy), Taye Diggs (Day Break), Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas), Enrique Murciano (Without a Trace), Rodrigo Santoro (Lost), Omar Epps (House), Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty), and once more…just because I can… John Krasinski (The Office)

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As we here at GMMR know all too well, there are some men who we just can’t stop talking about online. Check out the TV stars who were honored as The Internet’s Sexiest Guys by People Magazine.

Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica), Matt Dallas (Kyle XY), Wentworth Miller (Prison Break), Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck)

Prison Break Teasers

This post contains some minor spoilers for tonight’s Prison Break. Read at your own risk.

If you like your escaped convicts vulnerable, sappy and sweaty to the point that YOU need some cooling off then tonight’s Prison Break is definitely worth checking out (8/7c on FOX). Here’s a little teaser as to what goes down with the Fox River boys and their friends in tonight’s episode “Bolshoi Booze”.

The gravity of Michael’s wrong doings catch up to him and like many before him, he finds solace in a church confessional (insert way too easy Catholic priest joke here). Wenty shows he more than just a pretty handsome gorgeous awe inspiring face and pulls out some serious acting tonight. Tears and all. Actually,come to think of it, Wentworth has been doing a lot of boo hoo’ing as of late. It’s ok, it just shows he’s sensitive.

Lincoln and LJ make some serious decisions about their future together on the run after learning who is behind the plot to frame Lincoln.

Sarah really doesn’t have much to say about her future. She’s too busy just trying to stay alive from the torture inflicted at the hands of Kellerman.

Meanwhile, Mahone is getting himself deeper and deeper into this big C-O-N-spiracy with the President and her hoodlums (aka SD-6). Ever see a caged rat? Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s what Mahone is feeling like these days.

And what’s going on with T-Bag? When we last saw him he was handcuffed to the radiator with the cops just outside the door. Well, if you really want to know what happened, then just take a look at the little present I received along with this week’s screener of Prison Break. Yeah, it’s not pretty.

Funny story actually – I got the screener in the mail right before I went to the airport on Friday. I didn’t open it, but rather threw it in my carry on and went on my merry way. Let’s just say that the airport security guys were justified in wanting me to open the package to inspect the contents. We all got a bit of a laugh from it. And to Brian and Sean who were sitting next to me on the plane…sorry for spoiling this week’s episode, but hey, you were the ones looking at my laptop.

Here’s a few visual aids to get your psyched for tonight’s episode:

Thanks to my buddy Jared at JustJared.com for the pics. He’s got even more pics from tonight’s episode, so make sure you head over there to check them out.

Prison Break Teasers and Spoilers for TONIGHT

WARNING! This post contains minor spoilers for tonight’s episode of Prison Break.

Ok friends, I’m giving you plenty of warning so you have no excuses. You must, and let me capitalize it for emphasis, MUST, watch Prison Break tonight. I was lucky enough to catch an early look at tonight’s episode (thank you Fox), and there’s so much that happens that you are going to be really bummed if you miss it.

Of course I don’t want to spoil too much for you, but I’ll give you a few hints to wet your appetite.

Reunited and it feels so good…or not. Yes, as Prison Break fans probably know from the promos, Michael and Sarah reunite tonight for the first time since before Michael broke out of prison and Sarah’s life turned to sh…um, before things started going down hill for her. But don’t expect Dr. Tequila Tancredi to forgive and forget so easily. One thing is for sure, there is NO denying these are hot, Hot, HOT for each other.

Last week we saw Lincoln and LJ being arrested outside a train station in Arizona. Does this mean the end of the road for Linc? Is he headed back to Fox River and The Chair? Well…not exactly. But the capture of the father/son duo does lead to yet another interesting turn. It seems that even more people are interested in Michael and Lincoln’s whereabouts than we originally thought.

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We’ve seen T-Bag in some unsavory positions before, but tonight is just plain old gross. Bellick and Geary are willing to go the distance to get Westmoreland’s money from T-Bag, and nothing seems off limits. The ‘ew’ factor is high so don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Oh and did I mention that Mahone and Michael come face-to-face tonight?! If there were a contest for most intense stares, these guys would definitely make it to the finals.

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And this isn’t so much as a spoiler as it is fact. Wentworth Miller is ridiculously hot. Check out these pics from tonight’s episode.

Thanks to JustJared.com for the pics and videos. Make sure you head over to JustJared for more exclusive pics from Prison Break: Rendezvous

So there are a few teasers for tonight’s episode. As always, GMMR will be back tomorrow with a full recap of Prison Break.

Prison Break Recap: Dead Fall

Prison Break returned last night after a brief hiatus. So happy to see Michael and his Merry Men back and still on the lamb. I’ll admit that the last few eps of Prison Break have been lacking. The storyline seemed to drag and things got a bit boring. But last night’s episode..woo hoo…it was all that makes Prison Break so good. Some seriously suspensful moments and some great story arcs. I can’t believe how intrigued I am by Sarah’s antics. Prison Break has never really impressed me with their B storylines, but they maybe have found their balance. And weren’t you all freaking out when…oh damn, ok read the recap so I don’t spoil anyone and then we can chat.

Title: Dead Fall
Original Airdate: 10/24/06 Michael and Sucre…
When we last left the cons, they had just finished packing Westmoreland’s 5 million dollars into a backpack when Sucre stormed in and held the guys at gunpoint demanding the cash. And that’s just where we pick up tonight. C-Note, T-Bag and Michael have no choice but to let Sucre take off with the money. It’s either the money or their lives (I could totally be a drama writer, no?). With the cash and Sucre gone, and the cops closing in on them, the guys realize they have to split like a bananna (and a comedy writer…God I’m so good I scare my self sometimes). Michael gives Jeannette and her daugther (the hostages inside the house) a knife so in an hour’s time they can escape. C-Note and Michael plan on tying up T-Bag and leaving him for the po-lice, but it seems T-Bag has other plans and he has disappeared. C-Note and Michael bid adieu.

As Michael wanders through the woods, he hears a motorcycle revving and sees Sucre in the distance. Just as I suspected, the whole robbery was a rouse, and Michael and his boy Sucre had planned the heist all along. They decide to split the money four ways: Michael, Sucre, Lincoln, and a share to Westmoreland’s daughter. They open the back pack to check out their loot only to find it stuffed with National Geographic magazines. A fine read…education indeed, but it’s not going to help them make their way to Panama. Ruh roh!! As unbelievably bad luck would have it, T-Bag made a backpack switch and now is the keeper of the $5M.

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Prison Break Recap: Subdivision

Hot damn we have a lot of recaps happening today. Monday has because a busy, busy night for GMMR and my recappers. Next up…Prison Break

Title: Subdivision
Original Airdate: September 25, 206

Guess who’s back???? The craziest of the crazies…Haywire. The only one of the Fox River 8 we had yet to see this season, Haywire is no different than when we last saw him in the season finale. He’s still creepy, crazy and still riding the bike he was riding when we last saw him during the season finale.

Just in case his crazy eyes didn’t give it away, he reminds us all what a whack job he is when he breaks into a fast food restaurant and devours everything in site. No need for cups, bowls or god forbid a napkin. He’d rather have the food and beverages cover him from head to toe. So when a couple of frisky teenagers come in to open the burger joint, and spot Haywire, the screams of horror was for reals yo. (How’s that for a little Tweener for ya).

Sucre is back on the hog and navigating the open road. And oh my goodness, what a coinkydink, look who he just happens to run into…a hitchhiking C-Note. How convenient. A reluctant Sucre agrees to take C-Note with him after learning C-Note has a copy of the map to DB Cooper’s money.

Back in Chicago, Sara checks her mail only to find another swan from Michael. This one with a different phone number. Once again the number doesn’t’ work. Hmm, could it not be a phone number, but rather a code? Me thinks so.

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Prison Break Recap: Map 1213

Title: “Map 1213”
Original Airdate: September 18, 2006
Previously on Prison Break…click here.

Michael and Lincoln are continuing on the never ending road trip from hell. These two would probably kill for XM Satellite Radio, or at the very least an iPod with a good playlist right about now, but they are stuck with the crappy car radio – a radio that informs them that Abruzzi was taken down. They were both a bit surprised that the mob boss was the first to go. But they are focused on moving forward towards Utah to get their hands on Westmoreland’s money. Well Michael is focused. The not-so-focused Lincoln suggests they break LJ out of jail and continue on to Panama. Michaels gets pissed. Lincoln, dude, when are you going to realize that Michael is the brains and you are the beauty. Oh wait, Michael is the brains and the beauty…you are…um, the driver! yeah the driver so just shut up and drive.

Catching up with all the other escaped cons….

Tweener brings a whole new meaning to the term “share-a-ride”. While the others are making their way across the country Tweener is still whispering naked sweet nothings into the ear of his co-passenger, Debra Jean. As they bask in their FFG, there’s a knock at the door. Debra Jean looks out the window to see a cop. Tweener hides in the bathroom, as she opens the door and the cop shoves a pic of Tweener in her face, and asks if she has seen him. Even when she hears that he has escaped from prison, she still claims to not know him. The cop leaves and Tweener emergesand tries to explains that he isn’t dangerous – not like the other guys. Debra Jean, who must have some SERIOUS issues with men, looks at him sadly and then suggests that when she get back from her walk, he and her car should be gone. Yeah, she’s not that stable, but whatever, we all have issues. Tweener takes the car and abandons it on the side of the road, close to Utah.

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Watchlist-palooza: Monday, September 18, 2006

With the Fall Season now officially in what we like to call “full swing”, out daily Watchlist is going to be pretty fun. Make sure you check in every morning to see what’s on the TV agenda for GMMR.

The Class – Series Premiere
Following the lives of eight twentysomethings whose only bond is that they were all in the same third-grade class. In the opener, they reunite when one of them (Jason Ritter) invites them all to a surprise party for his fiancée.

Prison Break
Michael and Linc head to Utah and Westmoreland’s loot, as do T-Bag and Tweener. And Mahone’s curiosity is piqued by an article about D.B. Cooper that was retrieved from Michael’s computer. Meanwhile, Sucre goes to Las Vegas to stop Maricruz’s wedding

Deal or No Deal – Season Premiere
The game show begins its second season with the first of four episodes airing this week. The top prize is $1 million for the first game, and it increases by $1 million for each additional game during the week, leading up to $6 million.

How I Met Your Mother – Season Premiere
In the second-season premiere, Ted and Robin are now in love, but they have little time to enjoy it. They’re too busy trying, along with Barney, to help a depressed Marshall get over losing Lily. George Clinton has a cameo.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – Series Premiere
Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford and Amanda Peet head up a top-notch ensemble in this drama, which chronicles the backstage goings-on at a popular late-night comedy-sketch show. First up: “Studio 60” showrunner Wes Mendell has a public meltdown.

CSI: Miami – Rio
As the fifth season begins, Horatio and Delko travel to Rio to find Riaz, the man responsible for Marisol’s murder. While there, Horatio meets Yelina and learns that his brother is back doing undercover work and may be connected to Riaz.

New Adventures of Old Christine – Season Premiere
In the second-season opener, Ritchie believes his parents are getting back together after they spend time with one another over the summer, leading Christine and Richard to consider giving the idea a try.

The Watchlist wouldn’t be the watchlist without the help of our friends over at TV with MeeVee.com. So many thanks!!

2006 MTV Video Music Awards Redux

I watched only about 6 minutes of last night’s MTV Video Music Awards before I had to run screaming from my TV. I just couldn’t stomach it. I remember back in the day when the VMAs and the MTV Movie Awards were something to look forward to. Now they seem so boring and trite.

Just because I didn’t watch it, doesn’t mean that you can’t read about it here. Our friends over at TV with MeeVee filled me in on what went down in NYC last night. And remember my friend Kelly? She was the one who got to meet McDreamy and Wentworth Miller at the TV upfronts…well, she was at the VMAs last night, so if I can get any scoop from her, I’ll be sure to pass it along.

On to the recap….

Viewers of this year’s MTV Video Music Awards may still be scraping their jaws up off their respective floors. This year’s event was a mishmash of oddities, outbursts, and underdogs. Almost every Moonman landed in the hands of an unexpected winner, and all of the performances were a little, well, strange. Let’s try and break it down, shall we?

eveeJustin Timberlake kicked-off this year’s wild ride, and I can’t believe I’m about to write this, but he was the highlight. Home boy can dance, yo! From there, things just got weirder. Jack Black was the host, and pushed his usual over-the-top, awkward caveats and filler. Nothing about his performance felt funny or natural. Beyonce’s performance absolutely blew, full of breathlessness, gyrations, and oddities. OK Go! performed their hit on a myriad of treadmills. I think I lost five pounds just watching them bounce and run around. Many of the introductions by great acts like LL Cool J and Jared Leto from 30 Seconds To Mars were forced and painful to watch. This year’s show suffered from a lack of rhythm, over-production (there ought to be a law against that many screens displaying the SAME cheesy graphics), and bad writing. Yet the VMA’s certainly weren’t a total loss–the winners can attest to that. So who took home the Moonmen?

Panic at the Disco! landed top honors with the video of the year award, and they also had the dubious honor of being the best band of the eve. Not only were they fully clothed, so were their dancing female companions–it was rather shocking to watch. Well played, boys, and congrats on the win.

Other highlights included:
Best Male Video – James Blunt, “Beautiful”
Best Hip Hop Video – The Black Eyed Peas, “My Humps”
Best Female Video – Kelly Clarkson, “Because of You”
Dance Video – The Pussycat Dolls, “Buttons”
Best Pop Video – Pink, “Stupid Girls”
Best Rap Video – Chamillionaire, “Ridin’”
Best Group Video – All American Rejects, “Move Along”
Best New Artist – Avenged Sevenfold, “Bat Country”

Beyonce managed to score an R&B honor, and AFI took the rock category. The legendary Hype Williams was also highlighted with an achievement award for his videos, termed films by a very passionate (surprise, surprise) Kanye West. All in all, the event just felt forced, over-produced, and super-strange. While it’s cool to see so many newcomers landing coveted awards, it’s clear this year was all about the flash and bling, and not in the least bit about substance. Just the very notion of MTV handing out awards is a strange concept these days, as the majority of their programming has nothing to do with music or videos, but still, the Moonmen must live on. That said, it’d be nice to see more attention to music and less attention to flashy props and silly banter next year.

OK, that’s clearly crazy talk. If they can just give Jared Leto a tad more air time, I’ll be happy.

GMMR thanks our good friends over at TV with MeeVee.com for sharing this article with us. Feed your inner couch potato at TV with MeeVee.com

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