See Jane Clack – 24’s Mole, Walter Bishop’s Lab, American Idol’s Crying Boy
The 24 mole. Got any theories on who the FBI mole is on 24? I’m thinking it’s Larry Moss. The guy has some serious stability issues, and not just because his girlfriend Renee was missing and presumed dead. I think Larry is masking a guilty conscience and that’s why he sweats so much.
Dashing Bill Buchanan. And speaking of 24, Bill Buchanan is so dashing and handsome with his white hair. I heard where his real-life alter-ego James Morrison is a devout yoga practitioner and leads yoga sessions for the crew in between scenes. Maybe that’s why Bill stays so calm and cool when all around him people are being shot and drugged.
Medium – It’s Flatliners meets Breaking Bad, and Allison did the right thing
Seriously, tell me you watched Medium this week and weren’t reminded of Flatliners, the 1990 movie with Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts, and I won’t believe you. Once it was finally revealed Dr. Brian Seward (True Blood’s Sam Trammell) was killing himself with the help of the girl from Men in Trees another doctor named Victoria to watch rich men do bad things and then blackmail them, the first thing that came to mind was that movie.
All in all it was a pretty interesting case, and a bit of a departure from our usual murder mystery on Medium, which is always welcome. I really liked that even though she was conflicted about it, Allison didn’t tell the DA or the police about Dr. Seward blackmailing the man who killed that girl. Read the rest of this entry »
See Jane Clack – Sookie Stackhouse, Walter Bishop and Owen Hunt
This week’s edition of See Jane Clack features my favorite characters of the Fall 2008 TV season. While some new shows tanked out of the starting gate, a few great new characters emerged, as well. My favorites:
Sookie Stackhouse. The spunky waitress in HBO’s True Blood has guts to spare! Even though you know she’s scared stiff, this girl pushes through her fear and does what most of us would cringe from: fall in love with a vampire, go to the nearby vampire bar, and wander around at night with all sorts of supernatural creatures lurking. Most of all, she lives in the house where her grandmother was murdered and she had to clean up all that blood (week after week, it seems). I want to be Sookie Stackhouse when I grow up.
How to survive TV’s hiatus
Breathe. I know it’s been a long time since your favorite shows have been on, but you’re going to be OK. I’m sure of it. Well, almost sure, but since this post is about thinking positive, go back to that breathing thing.
If you are feeling that emptiness in the pit of your heart, that space that is longing to be filled with quality, scripted programming never before seen, you have at least a week to wait, perhaps a bit more. It doesn’t have to be spent pining away, sitting in front of your television with your remote, going blindly from one station to another, hoping upon hope you’ll click onto something that will give your life meaning. That won’t happen, but you can entertain yourself while waiting for your favorite shows to come back.
I love the True Blood theme song
I’ve been in a little bit of mourning this week, since True Blood ended its first season last Sunday. As I understand it, season one will be available on DVD May 12, 2009, with season two premiering that month, as well. You can pre-order the DVD through Amazon right now.
While I’ve been in mourning, I’ve had the theme song playing on a tape loop in my head. I decided to investigate and see what I could find out about the song.
According to this Mahalo site on True Blood music, the theme song, “Bad Things,” is a 2005 country music single from singer/songwriter Jace Everett (you can see a video of him singing the song on The Tonight Show here). 
True Blood – The killer is revealed!
(Season 1, Episode 12 – “You’ll Be the Death of Me” – Season Finale)
Wow, you guys called it! The killer, that is. I won’t say until after the jump, in case anyone hasn’t watched it yet. But overall, this was another fine episode and a great finale to season one. True Blood has been picked up for another season, which I believe debuts in the summer of 2009. It can’t get here fast enough, as far as I’m concerned.
Tonight on the tube: 24, AMAs and bye to True Blood & Entourage
7:00p/6:00 Central
- Tonight, learn the true story of how a nuclear facility was almost robbed of weapons grade uranium straight from the mouth of the man who thwarted the attempt and nearly died in the effort on CBS’s 60 Minutes.
- NBC, meanwhile, preps you for tonight’s NFL match-up with Football Night in America. But most of us will be watching the 2008 American Music Awards Red Carpet Live! special on ABC, won’t we?
- FOX throws up an hour of King of the Hill repeats, first offering the recent installment where Bobby is treated like he’s “special,” following with the residents of Arlen fighting the construction of a “McMansion.”
- The CW is scrapping that whole failed Sunday night lineup plan, but tonight you can catch one last week of reruns of those shows you didn’t watch the first time around. Next week the new Sunday night is anchored around a major movie, and features repeats of the first seasons of Everybody Hates Chris, The Game, The Drew Carey Show and Jericho, surprisingly enough.
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