As far as original series’ go, Showtime is just as good as HBO.  They’ve dazzled us with such brilliant shows as Dexter, Weeds and The L Word, just to name a few.  Well, cats and kittens, there are new shows on the horizon and I am here to tell you about one of them!  Starting June 4th. Showtime will begin airing Nurse Jackie, a new half-hour dark comedy starring Edie Falco, about a strong-willed ER nurse named Jackie Peyton.  Falco’s Jackie is described by Showtime as a “strong-willed, iconoclastic New York City nurse juggling the frenzied grind of an urban hospital and an equally challenging personal life,” noting that the character has “an occasional weakness for Vicodin and Adderall to get her through the days”.  The stellar cast includes Peter Facinelli (now of Twilight fame), Paul Shculze (of Sopranos and 24 fame) as well as many others.

Look, it’s summer and there’s not much on so OF COURSE I am going to give this a chance.  But guess what?  I don’t have to wait until June 4th to decide because Daemon’s TV has the first full epsiode online for your enjoyment!  Of course, I will include a clip of the show here, but if you want to watch the whole thing, click this link and you’ll be able to.

Anyway, does anyone have any thoughts?  Will you be watching this show?  I love Edie Falco and Peter Facinelli and am intrigued by the whole “drug addicted nurse” thing.  We shall see!

Hilly

As shocking as it is, I am spending some time this week actually updating this teevee site.  I think I’m way past having guilt over not maintaining it regularly and have moved on to using this as an effective way to remind everyone about what’s on the horizon!  As you all know, the 2008-2009 fall/spring season is coming to a close which means….summer teevee!  I’ll be working on announcing what is coming and when but first….how about a preview of the new fall show Glee which will air on FOX?  If you are like me, you don’t read the fine print and actually thought this was going to be a summer show….nope!  Tonight at 9pm (8 central), FOX will air a special sneak peek at this new show which is set to premiere in fall of 2009.  I’m not sure how I feel about this show but I’ll gladly tune in tonight just to see Jane Lynch do her thing (love her, love her show)!

From the FOX website, here is some info on Glee:

About Glee

From Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Nip/Tuck” and “Popular,” comes GLEE, a one-hour musical comedy that follows an optimistic high school teacher as he tries to transform the school’s Glee Club and inspire a group of ragtag performers to make it to the biggest competition of them all: Nationals.

McKinley High School’s Glee Club used to be at the top of the show choir world, but years later, a series of scandals have turned it into a haven for misfits and social outcasts. WILL SCHUESTER (Matthew Morrison, Broadway’s “Hairspray”), a young optimistic teacher, has offered to take on the Herculean task of restoring McKinley’s Glee Club to its former glory with the help of fellow teacher EMMA PILLSBURY (Jayma Mays, “Ugly Betty”). It’s a tall order when the brightest stars of the pitch-imperfect club include KURT (Chris Colfer), a nerdy soprano with a flair for the dramatic; MERCEDES (Amber Riley), a dynamic diva-in-training who refuses to sing back-up; ARTY (Kevin McHale, “Zoey 101″), a geeky guitarist who spends more time avoiding bullies than chasing girls; and TINA (Jenna Ushkowitz, “Spring Awakening”), an awkward girl who needs to suppress her stutter before she can take center stage.

Will’s only hope lies with two true talents: RACHEL BERRY (Lea Michele, “Spring Awakening”), a perfectionist firecracker who is convinced that show choir is her ticket to stardom; and FINN HUDSON (Cory Monteith, “Kyle XY”), the popular high school quarterback with movie star looks and a Motown voice who must protect his reputation with his holier-than-thou girlfriend, QUINN (Dianna Agron), and his arrogant teammate, PUCK (Mark Salling).

Driven by his secret past, Will is determined to do whatever it takes to make Glee great again, even though everyone around him thinks he’s nuts. He’s out to prove them all wrong - from his tough-as-nails wife TERRI SCHUESTER (Jessalyn Gilsig, “Nip/Tuck”) to McKinley’s cheerleading coach SUE SYLVESTER (guest star Jane Lynch, “Best In Show,” “Role Models”) to an ?ber-hip world that thinks jazz hands and sequined tuxedos litter the road to infamy rather than pave the way to Hollywood dreams.

Featuring a soundtrack of hit songs from past and present, GLEE is produced by Ryan Murphy Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan are co-creators of the series. Murphy, Falchuk and Dante Di Loreto serve as executive producers, while Ian Brennan and John Kousakis serve as co-executive producers. Murphy directed the pilot.

Anyway, without further adieu, here is the trailer for Glee:

~Hilly

Two seasons ago, I pretty much gave up on watching The Biggest Loser.  While I love seeing the people lose weight and feel good about themselves at the end of the day, there is an element of “wrongness” about this show that can’t be whisked away.  I was reminded of that while watching the season premiere of the show last week.  Contestants dropped HUGE numbers, and I do mean massive.  Even people who lost upwards of 10-15 pounds their first week were saddened because it just wasn’t enough to keep them “in the game”.  I’m sorry but how the FUCK do you look at a scale, see you’ve lost 24 pounds in one week and then cry because you are disappointed in yourself (the reason for that being because you may no longer be “in game”)?  And then, don’t even get me started on what they call “the dreaded week 2″ where everyone’s losses slow down and you’ve got people upset that they lost 6 pounds in a week.  NEWS FLASH - this show is teaching people all of the wrong things while trying to teach them all of the right things.  Don’t get me wrong, I too used to think that the show was inspirational and yes, it still does make me cry but really?  What kind of message are we sending people about setting healthy weight loss goals?  Bah…anyway, besides that, I truly hate the fact that it’s turned into one long commercial.  My DVR goes vroom vroom on fast forward through all of the crap about turkey, extra sugar free gum and jello.

With that said, I did pick up watching it again this season because all in all, they have the biggest contestants they have ever had on the show.  I’m curious to see how that works out and besides, once I got sucked in and fell in love with Tara?  All bets were off.  And hey, if I hadn’t started watching again, I would never ever have been able to witness the most awesome moment in Biggest Loser history…Bob losing his shit on Joelle.  Maybe I shouldn’t think this is so awesome, but I do.  That Joelle is one piece of work and she probably had his frustration at an all-time high.  I am really surprised they showed this but hey, NBC needs ratings too!

I’ve included the good times below. As I have mentioned, my favorite contestant is Tara….who is yours? Also, if you had to train, would you choose Bob or Jillian? Me? I would take Jillian, which is a very different answer than what I would have said years ago, before Bob became so damned competitive with “his boys” that one season. Either way, if I went on the show, I think I’d listen to my trainer before getting cussed the fuck out!

Hilly

The Bachelor
Monday, January 5 at 8 p.m. - ABC
The Bachelor is back, and this time he’s Jason Mesnick, a handsome single dad who was heartbreakingly rejected by DeAnna Pappas in the season finale of The Bachelorette. Let’s hope Jason has better luck this time around!

Scrubs
Tuesday, January 6 at 8 p.m. - ABC
Scrubs is back, and it has moved to ABC for its sure-to-be-quirky eight season! Tune in for a premiere featuring guest star Courteney Cox as Dr. Maddox, a gorgeous but unethical doctor who has arrived to replace Dr. Kelso.

The Biggest Loser
Tuesday, January 6 at 8 p.m. - NBC
Tune in for another round of the show where the “biggest loser” is the biggest winner! This unscripted series puts two teams of overweight contestants under the guidance of celebrity fitness trainers who have the skills to transform their clients’ bodies, health, and lives.

Nip/Tuck
Tuesday, January 6 at 10 p.m. - FX
After a hiatus nearly a whole year long, new episodes of Nip/Tuck resume tonight. What will those deliciously devilish plastic surgeons be up to this year? Watch and see!

Damages
Wednesday, January 7 at 10 p.m. - FX
As the second season of Damages begins, Patty Hewes’ victory over Arthur Frobisher is tarnished by the intrusion of some demons from her past and devils of the present.

Big Love
Wednesday, January 7 at 8 p.m. -  HBO
HBO’s intriguing series about a suburban polygamist family is back for a third season. Roman has been arrested, Alby is ascending to power, and Bill is looking at a huge pile of personal and financial complications.

13: Fear Is Real*
Wednesday, January 7 at 8 p.m. - The CW
The CW’s new horror-reality series will strand 13 young men and women in the Louisiana bayou for an all-out battle with their own deepest fears. One contestant will be “killed off” each week until the last one standing is left with the grand prize of $66,666.

Flashpoint
Friday, January 9 at 9 p.m. - CBS
Flashpoint, inspired by Toronto’s Emergency Task Force, follows the lives and adventures of the Strategic Response Unit as they work to solve hostage situations, bust gangs, and defuse bombs.

Howie Do It
Friday, January 9 at 8 p.m. - NBC
Host and comic Howie Mandel hits the streets in this new version of the classic TV prank show.

Don’t forget to set your DVRs!

Hilly

Things look a little bit different around here, right?  Well, I accidentally wiped out my theme and images when manually upgrading to Wordpress 2.7 so I am in the process of rebuilding things!  I’m keeping this design although I am still working on minor changes here and there.  I need to make more tv show icons and try to customize a few things so please bear with me!

Oh also?  I plan on updating a lot more than I have been.

Hilly