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The Night Shift reports to duty! |
| May 27th, 2014 under NBC. [ Comments: none ]
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The Night Shift debuts on NBC tonight at 10p and you don’t want to miss this enjoyable medical drama.
San Antonio Memorial is like most hospitals, the sick and injured come to them and they try to make them better. But the employees who work the night shift are not like any where else. TC (Eoin Macken) is recently back from Afghanistan and he doesn’t take well to authority. The new senior manager and boss Michael Ragosa (Freddy Rodriguez) and him are going to butt heads and fists a lot throughout the season. Ragosa wanted to be a doctor but something held him back from doing it. So the doctors do not respect him because they think he only cares about dollar and cents, but in reality he cares about medicine too.
Dr. Jordan Alexander (Jill Flint) and TC used to date and she is the only one who can control him and even she has a problem doing that. Especially, when her new boyfriend (Scott Wolf) comes to work there in an authoritative position.
Topher (Ken Leung) is best friends with TC and the two men served together. They both are no holds barred type of doctors who will go to great lengths to save their patients. Sometimes too far, but who doesn’t want their doctor to do that. Drew (Brendan Fehr) is another doctor, and he too served but he has a secret. He is gay and as much as he tries to hide it, it still comes out little by little. How will people react to it? Paul (Robert Bailey Jr.) and Krista (Jeananne Goossen) are fresh out of school and they are adjusting to life in the ER at night. They will go through a lot of hazing, but somehow they will survive the madness.
The Night Shift is nothing new, but sometimes the same old is a good thing. The Night Shift is a very good thing. It will make our Tuesday nights this summer a lot more interesting, so make sure to check it out.
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Last Comic Standing is back funnier than ever! |
| May 22nd, 2014 under NBC. [ Comments: none ]
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Last Comic Standing is back on NBC tonight at 9p after a 4 year break and it is bigger than ever. The Millers’ JB Smoove is taking over the hosting reigns from the likes of Craig Robinson, Bill Bellamy and Jay Mohr. Judging this year are the very respected comedians Roseanne, Keenen Ivory Wayans and Russell Peters. So if you are going to have that caliber of names attached to the show, then the comedians are going to have to be even funnier than they were in past seasons.
Here are some things we can expect from the funniest reality show on television, and some advice from the established comedians who work on the show from a recent NBC Summer Press Day:
The Retooling of the show:
KEENEN IVORY WAYANS: No. Because, as Page said, what’s great about the way that these guys have retooled the show is that you are going to be watching the best of the best of the young comics that are out there. There’s nobody coming on there who doesn’t know what they’re doing. It doesn’t feel amateurish at all. It’s very and I say it’s kind of like “The Voice” where they just went out and got great singers. These guys went out and got great comedians and they’re all going for it. And for us, it’s a delight to be able to sit back and watch these young guys come out and really do their thing, and we might have some advice for them, but there’s never a point where we go, “Oh, man. I need to go up there and do this five minutes.”
RUSSELL PETERS: I know, I think also the last few seasons of the “Last Comic Standing” were more of a popularity contest than they were a talent contest. And the this time it’s more about the talent than it is about how popular. We don’t care how many people in America you made phone in. It’s not about that. It’s about are you funny, can you consistently be funny, and will you be able to hold your own show in the future.
How they got the big names on board:
RUSSELL PETERS: When you know that two standups (Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz) are producing a show about standup, you know it’s going to be presented the right way. It’s not a bunch of suits going, “We should bring this back and we should probably call these people because they seem like the right people.” We weren’t called because, you know, it was a corporate decision. We were called because the right people asked us.
Roseanne on the contestants:
ROSEANNE: It’s also about admiring the level of their craft. It’s taking comedy seriously, if that’s a weird thing to say. To admire the level of these people’s craft it’s like you know, it’s exciting and thrilling, too, to see how they’re going to come out and work it.
The comedians on Social Media:
KEENEN IVORY WAYANS: I think for anyone trying to build a career, social media is important. For comedy itself, absolutely not. It’s actually like the guys who are funny on social media, on Twitter and Instagram and that kind of thing, I want to see you on a stage with a mic. Then I’m going to buy it. I don’t know where the jokes come from when you’re online. I don’t know. It’s not real to me until I see you and a microphone.
ROSEANNE: I enjoy it because I like to provoke people and get them really pissed off, and then it’s like a whole thing of hecklers, which is a part of why I became a standup comic because I like being fast with the retort and the big slam. I mean, I was kind of that’s how I started my comedy. So it was like, “Oh boy. There’s like millions of hecklers,” and it’s like boom when I’m into it. But also the other thing about Twitter that’s not good, people are telling me, is if you are too serious about using your voice on there, and you know, for political and social, you know, things that you care about, it kind of interferes with your funny. So I have I try to do both, and I’d like to get two [accounts], one serious and one funny. But occasionally I really like to slam people, especially you know, there’s a lot of idiots.
How many of the standup comedians are actually funny:
WANDA SYKES: Look at the population. Look at number of men who are doing standup comedy and look at the number of women who are doing standup comedy, and I believe the percentage of who is funny out of those groups, it’s the same, you know, if you look at the percentage. There’s probably 5 percent of men who are funny and 5 percent of women who are doing it who are funny
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About a Boy is about a decision and Riot is a riot! |
| May 13th, 2014 under Fox, NBC. [ Comments: none ]
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Tonight at 9p, NBC is airing the one hour season finale for About a Boy, and you don’t want to miss this show come full circle.
Sam’s (Adrianne Palicki) building is condemned and she pretty much asks Will (David Walton) if she can move in with him until she finds a new place. At first he thinks it’s a good idea, but when her stuff takes over the place he regrets his decision. While Fiona (Minnie Driver) is talking with her, she finds out that Sam is keeping a secret from Will. Who will tell Will the secret first? And once he finds out what it is, he is going to have a big decision to make that effects everyone including Marcus (Benjamin Stockham). What will he do?
Now, when it comes to the show coming full circle, you don’t want to miss the slower and more touching version of One Directions’ What Makes You Beautiful sung by Will and Fiona. If you loved the version we saw in the pilot than you are going to love love love tonight’s take on it. It needs to be iTunes by the end of the episode.
Also at 9p but over on Fox, Steve Carrell is back on TV with Riot.
I am assuming Riot got its name because it is a laugh riot. So what is Riot, after watching the first episode, I am not even sure. It’s like Whose Line Is It Anyway, with torture. And since I love torture, I love this show.
For example, the first challenge is 3 of the comedians must improvise a scene on a slippery set that is on a 22 degree angel. Sounds easy, but it isn’t and they are constantly falling down and sliding down it. Another challenge has them spelling out a word with their bodies. Yet another one has them being hit by a huge wrecking ball as they try to get their opponent to guess the picture they are describing. Not all the games are painful, but they are all very funny. This is a great show to watch during the summer on Fox!
And did I mention that is the show is a high octane ride, so sit back, buckle up and enjoy the riot!
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NBC’s new fall schedule is… |
| May 11th, 2014 under NBC. [ Comments: none ]
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NBC cancelled some good shows like Growing Up Fisher and Community, and it looks like they are adding some more enjoyable ones too. Constantine is the one I am most curious about after watching the trailer, which one are you dying to see?
NBC is bringing back Parenthood and Parks & Recreation for final seasons, although the latter one doesn’t have a have a home yet.
Here is when the new and old shows will be airing starting around September:
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. — “The Voiceâ€
10-11 p.m. — “The Blacklist†/ “STATE OF AFFAIRS†(beginning Nov. 17)
TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. — “The Voiceâ€
9-9:30 p.m. — “MARRY MEâ€
9:30-10 p.m. — “About a Boyâ€
10-11 p.m. — “Chicago Fireâ€
WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. — “THE MYSTERIES OF LAURAâ€
9-10 p.m. — “Law & Order: SVUâ€
10-11 p.m. — “Chicago P.D.â€
THURSDAY
8-9 p.m. — “The Biggest Loserâ€
9-9:30 p.m. — “BAD JUDGE†(“The Blacklist†beginning Feb. 5)
9:30-10 p.m. — “A TO Zâ€
10-11 p.m. — “Parenthoodâ€
FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. — “Dateline NBCâ€
9-10 p.m. — “Grimmâ€
10-11 p.m. — “CONSTANTINEâ€
To see the 2014-15 series descriptions an trailers, then click here!
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NBC says it no longer wants a Revolution with Community |
| May 9th, 2014 under NBC. [ Comments: none ]
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NBC has made it official that the lights will never go on again for Revolution. That’s because they cancelled the drama that had a major sophomore slump. School’s out for Community and it is never coming back. Personally, I wish they let the sitcom come back for one more episode and they blow up Greendale. How awesome would that be? We also won’t be see Fisher Grow Up anymore because NBC turned a blind eye on the comedy Growing Up Fisher.
The news wasn’t all sad over at NBC because we will gratefully be learning more About A Boy. Plus NBC is hungry for more Hannibal.
Still waiting on their fate is Parenthood, Dracula, Hollywood Game Night, Believe and Crisis. Although we can assume the last two can pretty much Believe their Crisis is over.
UPDATE 1: As predicted, Believe and Crisis are over.
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