tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291912012024-03-07T00:14:19.069-06:00It's Over TVWhenever the fat lady sings, we'll be there to let you know what we think! TV, movies, pop culture - everyone's got an opinion - and so do we!Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-80613976530845732902009-02-23T11:05:00.003-06:002009-02-23T11:19:58.696-06:00Monday Morning OscarOnce again, I made my pilgrimage to the multiplex in attempt to construct an educated opinion about Oscars.Unfortunately, a few titles slipped through town and got away before I got to them. No MILK, FROST/NIXON, THE READER or REVOLUTIONARY ROAD.That being said, I don't have much of an opinion that's contrary to the results from last night.I thought Mickey Rourke bared his soul in THE WRESTLER - Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com161tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-8853762984338874622009-01-30T15:44:00.003-06:002009-01-30T16:19:57.629-06:00Another Week, Another Bad Trend for Net TVSomething disturbing has developed in the world of network TV.OK, so name a week when that sentence doesn't apply.This week's pattern that has emerged is the rise of Univision. Or maybe not so much the rise of Univision, as the collapse of ABC and NBC to below Univision levels.This past Monday the finale of SUPERSTARS OF DANCE and the second part of KNIGHTS TEMPLAR finished 5th in their time Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com184tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-36420080182602947162009-01-28T11:51:00.008-06:002009-01-28T12:05:42.401-06:00Future Classic: FergusonI haven't watch an episode of THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON in a couple of weeks - and now I fear I've missed some incredibly wacky TV.I happened to be in the room when my DVR switched over to catch the beginning of last night's show.The video quality leaves a bit to be desired, but this is how Craig opened his show last night:It's brilliant in it's simplicity, and it makes me think of Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-37122436112776831072009-01-23T10:00:00.002-06:002009-01-23T10:06:49.759-06:00Obama vs. ReaganMuch has been made of the size of the TV audience for President Obama's inauguration.Neilsen's best guess (and it IS a guess, there's little science involved in any ratings information) is that some 38 million viewers tuned in, second only to the 41.8 million who tuned in for Ronald Reagan's inauguration.That may be.But, I think we need to look at a couple of other numbers before we get too Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-22462474283372490192009-01-21T03:16:00.003-06:002009-01-21T03:31:48.683-06:00Mid-Season: By the NumbersSo we've come to the mid-point of the TV season and here's how things are stacking up for the networks:Through January 11, the season-to-date numbers show CBS averaging 10.98 million viewers, ABC 8.78, FOX 7.91, NBC 7.64.The annual arrival of 24 and AMERICAN IDOL are once again changing the map. How so? The week ending January 4th showed FOX in 4th place behind NBC with 7.43 million viewers.In Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-32439968226229013802009-01-15T01:48:00.002-06:002009-01-15T01:56:32.545-06:00IDOL Coming Down to Earth?In the past my favorite saying when it came to AMERICAN IDOL was "How high is up?"The numbers were always astronomical and the question year after year was will this be the year IDOL slows down?This year looks like it could be that year.Numbers were down 10% for IDOL compared to last year - but I've got to say the show is already better than it has been in the past three seasons. It will be Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-25069202743065782852009-01-13T14:07:00.003-06:002009-01-13T14:14:45.800-06:00PRISON BREAK: Dead Show WalkingIt's not a shocker - but PRISON BREAK will be wrapping it up this spring.The show with a concept no one thought could last more than one year will officially come to a conclusion at the end of this, its fourth, season.This season has been so over the top convoluted - but it's so hard to stop watching.Creators and the network have agreed that everyone involved is out of juice and there are no moreKimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-5387609754559359262009-01-12T12:47:00.003-06:002009-01-12T12:59:11.897-06:00'TIL DEATH - and BeyondIn a week when I was planning on discussing the return of 24 and AMERICAN IDOL, FOX is rocking the world with news that is completely unexpected.'TIL DEATH has been renewed.Not just renewed, mind you. 'TIL DEATH has been given a full 22 episode order for a fourth season.Huh?'TIL DEATH was never a brilliant sitcom. It was marginal at best, but the original premise had promise. A pair of newlyweds Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-51297093417557125372009-01-08T16:25:00.003-06:002009-01-08T16:28:23.370-06:00Ferguson No Longer AvailableCraig Ferguson's personal life has contributed to some of the most special moments on THE LATE LATE SHOW. And now, he's gotten married - again.Enjoy.Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-21461383062561446182009-01-07T15:52:00.003-06:002009-01-07T15:58:28.475-06:00Pushing Daisies is...Pushing Up DaisiesPUSHING DAISIES Executive Producer Bryon Fuller (who has rejoined the creative team over at HEROES) reports that ABC has changed its mind concerning the three unaired episodes of the quirky canceled show.There was talk that ABC might burn of the three hours over the course of one night, but now it's beginning to look like the only we're going to get to see them is on the eventual DVD Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-86695973595200160232009-01-06T16:33:00.004-06:002009-01-07T15:52:13.692-06:00The New American IdolIn Simon Cowell's book "I Don't Mean to be Rude, But..." he tells the behind-the-scenes story of getting AMERICAN IDOL on the air.For starters, every network passed on the concept on the first lap. 'Cause network execs are geniuses.But I digress.Further examples of the genius of American television executives include their insistence on changing the formula of a proven television blockbuster. "Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-15685964547952484842009-01-05T08:00:00.002-06:002009-01-06T22:00:40.362-06:00Superstars of DanceOne wonders how a good performance competition program ever gets to the air.It takes a great concept, capable producers, spiffy sets, qualified directors, an engaging host and apparently lightning in a bottle.NBC's SUPERSTARS OF DANCE is produced by Nigel Lithgow, also producer of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and a former producer of AMERICAN IDOL. Nigel knows performance competition and he knows Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-60461236197204253922009-01-04T10:00:00.001-06:002009-01-05T02:48:06.270-06:00Shows I Wish I Was WatchingThe year in review stuff continues...This time, let's talk about the show's I wish I was watching.2008 saw the wrap up for two shows I never had a chance to get invested in - THE WIRE and THE SHIELD.I never, not once, not ever watch a single episode of THE SHIELD. In trying to figure out why, it may have come down to content issues when the show launched. See, back then there were teenagers in myKimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-2669294489653335982009-01-03T12:34:00.002-06:002009-01-03T13:02:51.405-06:002008's Guilty PleasuresOK, I ain't proud of 'em, but I likes 'em, so's I watch 'em.HELL'S KITCHEN - It's profane and abusive but HK has one thing a lot of reality shows don't. I doesn't feel forced. If it is, it's well disguised. If you think about it, Gordon Ramsay is really the one going through the torture. I'll admit to skimming through the team rewards elements and getting right back into the kitchen for the goodKimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-65961321253197142382009-01-02T13:28:00.003-06:002009-01-02T13:57:26.913-06:00TV's Top 10 of 2008Without too much thought put into it, here's my Top 10 list of TV shows from 2008.AMERICAN IDOL - Love it. Not as good as in years past, but improvements are coming in 2009.LOST - Now that the producers know when the series will end, the filler episodes are gone and this show is flying at warp speed.BREAKING BAD - Love Bryan Cranston. Love him. He is a fearless actor - just look at the risks he Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-83107456762522413532009-01-01T19:59:00.003-06:002009-01-01T20:22:16.230-06:00What Did YOU Watch?I'll be the first to admit I haven't done a very good job of keeping up with It's Over TV over the last year or so. Less than 20 posts over the course of a calendar year does not make for a blog worthy of visiting on a regular basis.Well, HOPEFULLY, that's all about to change.I'm embarking on a concerted effort to post SOMETHING here each and every day of 2009.Just typing that on my screen sends Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-91079981248361035462008-12-08T22:51:00.004-06:002008-12-08T23:16:14.975-06:00Zucker Delivers Death Blow to NBCMonday, NBC idiot-in-chief, the honorable Jeff Zucker wondered aloud to the press about the continued viability of NBC if it must program 22 hours each and every week.He floated the idea of dropping one night of programming, or rolling back prime time by one hour. His reason? "Three of our competitors do it." That's right folks, the network that once laughed at FOX as the network you needed Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-65794951943726024552008-11-30T21:26:00.003-06:002008-11-30T21:59:18.512-06:00Strike Claims Pushing DaisiesWord on the internets is that the PUSHING DAISIES Pie Hole set is being torn down.Further evidence that quirky and creative just doesn't work on network TV, the impending loss of one of broadcast TV's most innovatively designed and written programs has roots beyond the lowest common denominator.Like several new show from the 2007-08 season, DAISIES has struggled in its second season, and I blame Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-88820686602415213312008-11-27T12:44:00.002-06:002008-11-27T12:51:05.387-06:00Rosie Kicks Off Holidays with a TurkeyNBC and Rosie O'Donell took a shot at bringing back the variety show last night, and let's just say we're glad there won't be any leftovers from this turkey.The critics have not been kind - which is fitting. Rosie hasn't been Ms. Warmth over the last few years herself.Check out the reviews.TV Guide: Dead on ArrivalNew York Times: Hokey Comedy with an Enemy ListL.A. Times: What Was She Thinking?Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-23547985888335044912008-09-28T22:23:00.004-05:002008-09-28T22:43:01.466-05:00Emmy & the New SeasonOK.It's been a while. A long while since I have posted. For that, I apologize.It's not that I haven't been consuming pop culture, goodness knows it isn't that. It's just that time has been so difficult to come by over the last few months.Things are settling down, the new TV season is upon us - and there's snarkiness to be shared!Where to start?How about the Emmys? There's something there that Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-61681207064901095882008-08-08T00:53:00.003-05:002008-08-08T01:25:40.515-05:00A Tale of Two MoviesDARK KNIGHT is being hailed as the best superhero movie in existence.It's not.THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE is being trashed as too little, too late.It might be.SPOILERS LURK BELOW - go away if you don't wanna know!I've held off for a couple of weeks on writing about DARK KNIGHT. I've seen it twice - not because it's a masterpiece, but more to confirm my initial reaction. The film's just too Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-79509240290873655422008-07-25T12:56:00.003-05:002008-07-25T13:03:19.101-05:00Craig's Makeover, Part 2Craig Ferguson is adjusting nicely to the new format of his program.At first he experimented with a new feature titles "What Will We Learn on the Show Tonight, Craig?" - a takeoff on his nightly wrap-up "What Did We Learn on the Show Tonight, Craig?"What Will We Learn looked very much like it was taped after the guests had left the show - and it ruined the surprise of some of the wild tangents Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-62768334038596895632008-07-18T10:11:00.003-05:002008-07-18T10:23:53.238-05:00Craig Gets a MakeoverSo they've tweaked TEH LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON. Again.Monday, following a week long run of encores telecasts, the program opened with something new - a full screen graphic featuring an owl and a "What Will We Learn on the Show Tonight, Craig?" jingle.Ferguson then did two minutes whilst hiding his upper lip and the piddly excuse for a mustache he had grown over the weekend. Don't get Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-14644798754949325362008-06-09T17:03:00.004-05:002008-06-09T17:27:05.445-05:00Upfront and PersonalSo the networks are wrapping up their upfront sessions in which they sell a large chunk of their advertising time to gi-normous ad agencies.The income for the five big nets (yes, The CW apparently still qualifies) totals some $9.23 billion. That's right billion - with a B.That number got me to thinking.In the coming age, where DVRs skip over commercials and more and more of the network Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29191201.post-87502377356041148592008-06-01T00:18:00.000-05:002008-06-01T00:18:01.581-05:00Idol Down, But Fox Still WinsMuch was made in the industry trades this spring that AMERICAN IDOL's ratings were down this season. While the finale's numbers were on par with last year, the ratings for the run up to the final showdown were, indeed down.But somehow all the gleeful naysayers managed to miss something rather important in TV land.FOX as a whole was UP for the season - and not just because it aired the Super Bowl.Kimosabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754136375785142486noreply@blogger.com0