On The Chopping Block

Three of the shows that I'm loving right now are in danger of being cancelled. Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and Eli Stone are all on their way out. This really isn't that big of news to me, I didn't really expect any of them to last past this season. I was truly hoping that Pushing Daisies would eventually find a respectable following of people who adore great quirky shows. This is not the case and it will probably be gone by January.

So this is what happens. They give a show about a season to see if it sticks and if it doesn't they kill it. Eli Stone was a mid season replacement last Spring so I suppose it doesn't figure in but the other two were definitely hurt by the writers strike. Daisies had a decent audience before the strike but then it didn't come back on when it was over and probably lost it's momentum. DSM never really had a chance but I was intrigued by it and just kept watching week after week. Sometimes I start watching a new show and out of habit keep watching. Private Practice would fall in that category, I don't love it but I keep watching it because it's on.

It's a sad day for television when two of the more interesting premises on primetime are given the old heave ho. As much as I love a procedural I also love a show that can't be missed. I like being involved in a storyline that has to be followed instead of a one off episode. Apparently ABC doesn't care about people like me. I'm almost over caring about all these shows anymore. I wonder what their midseason replacements are going to be like. I can tell you not one of them is going to be as inventive and whimsical as Daisies. Not one. They better have something great up their sleeves because I will boycott a network if I have to.

Reality Time

I'm going to do it. I'm going to start a new reality show and stick with it. I tried with Stylista but only got through the premiere episode. There's a lot of TV to watch and I didn't want to miss out on any of it because I was watching a bunch of nitwits try and win a stupid editorial job with a crazy boss lady. Instead I'm going to watch Top Chef and enjoy it. At least I hope I'll enjoy it. I've watched a couple of episodes here and there but I'm going to sit and be on top of the show for the whole season. I only got through half of Top Model this season but I'm going to stick with Top Chef. From what I understand these people get awfully bitchy and I love bitchy. I SO love bitchy. Plus food is involved and who doesn't love food. This is the part where I admit I didn't watch the premiere episode last week and realize that I'll have to watch two episodes tonight instead of just one. I guess I'll just have to watch Pushing Daisies Thursday instead. You guys are watching that right? It's super cute and totally fun to watch so tell all your friends because I don't want it cancelled. There's nothing wrong with a cute show about a pie maker. Ever.

Special Guest Star

Geez. Why is Denny still showing up as a ghostly figure on Grey's? Hasn't his time passed? Why are they bringing him back for November sweeps? Hasn't Izzie been through enough already? While I'm complaining why did they get rid of Hahn? The only decently explored lesbian relationship on network television right now and they killed it? I love Grey's, I mean I'd have to if I'm still watching it week after week. I've been there through their ups and downs, breakups and makeups. Why are they treating me this way?

First, let's deal with Hahn. She has a beautiful moment when she realizes she a lesbian a few weeks ago, Callie rushes out, they never really work it out and now that's she's gone the storyline will never be completed. Was this all for the drama that would unfold after she left? I read online that creator Shonda Rhimes wasn't involved with the decision to axe Hahn it was a network decision that she took the heat for. Kudos to her but damn to ABC.

Now for Denny. Didn't he get killed off two years ago? Why do they keep bringing him back? I'm not going to lie, he's a damn fine man to look at but I want him in a real show. A show that's going to appreciate him instead of one that's going to retread old story lines to bring in ratings for sweeps. Mr. Jeffrey Dean Morgan you are above this. There's even scenes of him and Izzie making out in the next episode. Is this how the writers are getting back at Katherine Heigl for her fat mouth over the summer? Making her crazy and having her think she's doing the sexy times with a dead man would definitely be grounds for her getting kicked from Seattle Grace. Is this were this is all going? I think I may have finally answered my own question. Now about those damn interns.

Will someone finally find out what crazy things they're doing to each other? Giving someone an appendectomy for the hell of it, even if it's just to learn the procedure is just stupid insane. Christina why aren't you looking out for your peeps? Is it because your head is in the clouds because McArmy smooched you? Work your shit out and save these interns from themselves. It would be a shame to lose Lexipedia because she nicked an artery and sent her fellow intern to the grave.

SNL Makes a Funny

Yay, SNL didn't completely blow this weekend without an appearance by Tina Fey as Sarah Palin. Paul Rudd more than handled himself and I did actually laugh out loud a couple of times. Of course the best sketch of the evening didn't even end up online and of all the places I've found the video online, only one of them is still running. Hopefully by the time you read this, it will still be up. I find Justin Timberlake funny on SNL and he certainly was a big piece of why this particular sketch worked. Enjoy and let's all appreciate Justin while he's still a force in the entertainment world. One day he'll be a has been...I just know it.

UPDATE...NBC has taken down every copy of the video online that I've found...why wouldn't they post the funniest video of the night? Are they waiting for a best of collection or what? I've reposted with a new video, Justin's 2 minute recap if he was hosting the show next week. It's funny, just not as funny as the other video.

Oh No!

No, please no! My Jungle girls have been cancelled. This is awful news for me. I was right in the middle of loving this show. I had somehow managed to forgive it for being the one that was picked up for another season instead of Cashmere Mafia and now it's dead. I know I have the Housewives on Sunday but it's just not the same. The Housewives are all housewivey and not big shot career gals like they were on the Jungle. I have absolutely no replacement for this show. What's going to happen to Kirby? They're not even going to wrap up any of the storylines. What an awful thing to do. If you're going to market a show and then cancel it at least have the decency to give people a little bit of closure.

I'm not sure if I ever mentioned my love for Model's Inc. It was a trashy show that was cancelled at the end of the first season with a cliffhanger ending. Someone gets shot at the end during a wedding and we're supposed to wait for season 2 to find out who did it. There was an alternate ending that was shot to tie up the loose ends and I would love for one of those for my Jungle ladies. It's not going to happen but I have to keep hope alive. What about the 5/6 million people that watch the show with me every week. Those people that are glued to their sets as Kim Raver licks her lips just one more time. I have noticed that she stopped doing it as much and I wonder if it's because of me...probably not but whatever. It doesn't matter anymore it's cancelled.

NBC you are still only on my speed dial because of 30 Rock and Chuck. Heroes isn't really doing it for me anymore and there's not really much else you have on I'm addicted to. You need help and I can provide it. In these harsh financial times I believe I have found myself a new job. I want to be the head of development for NBC. I will make the best shows ever and people will watch them. Who am I kidding, the really good shows never last that long because people for some reason still watch crap like 2.5 men. There's really no hope for anyone if that show is in the top 10/20. No hope. This is no longer me tearing up about my Jungle girls, it's me ranting. I shall resist bitching any further. Let's all let out a collective sigh and move on to the next show. Nip/Tuck is going to come back on soon right?

Where's Pretty and the Fat Man?

I love me some Prison Break. I was surprisingly touched when Belick kicked it last week. From the hard ass that he was at the beginning when he was a guard in the prison to the selfless man who gave his life for the team I was a little sad to see him go. This week everyone remembered him in their own way and it seems everyone had a fond memory of him. He's been there since the beginning and had a nice send off as Mahone placed a police badge in his coffin.

This is the last season of Prison Break right? I've read somewhere that Wentworth Miller has said this is going to be the last season of the show and I hope it is. This is coming across as the end game for the Scoffields and also the end of Michael. He's got some type of brain tumor/cancer, whatever it is and it's bad. Sarah took Michael to the hospital after he passed out in front of everyone and it does not look good. Apparently he needs surgery immediately but Michael just wants to get Scylla and be done with it. Unfortunately he may be done for good if he doesn't get help. On a completely different note, does Michael look a bit tubby around the middle to anyone else? I hate recaps so I'm not going to say anything else now I'm just going to sign off and wait patiently for next weeks episode. Here's hoping they actually get Scylla.

It's OVER!

Deanna broke up with Jesse! Not that I think this was surprising. I must have mentioned before that I didn't think he was the right choice for her and clearly I was right. I loved Jason but Deanna wasn't ready to settle down with a kid just yet so she chose Jesse. Haha. Snowboarding free spirit Jesse. Too bad it didn't work out in the end. What am I saying, none of these matches ever work out. Well, there's Trista and Ryan...they're still together and even have a second child on the way. They are the only two people out of countless seasons of The Bachelor/Bachelorette that have made it to the altar. Really the show is just for shits and giggles and no one ever really thinks these people are going to stay together forever, do they? Did anyone really think Shayne and Matt were going to work out? I'm not surprised about Deanna and Jesse but judging by Jesse's video he was. Poor kid. Didn't know what was coming to him. He'll rebound. There's going to be plenty of ski bunnies on the slope this winter.