When is your favorite TV show gone?? Here is a handy dandy guide of how many new episodes of your favorite shows are left. Read it and weep.
The good news is that the WGA and the AMPTP are set to resume talks on Monday, November 26, which is a lot sooner than the rumored January '08 date. Hopefully both sides can come to some sort of an agreement, for the sake of the thousands of people out of work right now, as well as for TV fans.
The bad news is that more likely than not, most of our favorite TV shows will be affected come 1st quarter 08. Already we have no more new episodes of the Office (damn you NBC for making the producers work so hard to crank out 4 1-hour episodes at the beginning of the season!!), and the rest of the shows are dwindling down. Fast. No matter how early they reach an agreement, there will probably be a period of reruns as everyone gets back into the groove of things of producing new episodes. Let's keep our fingers crossed though!
Monday, November 19, 2007
What's happening to your favorite TV shows?
Sunday, November 18, 2007
What Are You Doing This Weekend?
Forecast
Fri: 44 °F, windy and colder with periods of sun and clouds
Sat: 48 °F, partly cloudy and chilly
Sun: 44 °F, partly cloudy and chilly
See
Opening this weekend:
Beowulf (voiced by Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie)
Margot at the Wedding (starring Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black)
Events
For Antiques fans: The Pier Antiques Show is this weekend and takes place at the Passenger Ship (52nd to 55th and 12th Ave), Terminal Pier 94 . There will be over 500 exhibits and is NYC's "largest & most comprehensive art & antiques event." Admission is $15 per person.
Holiday Market: Fêtes de Noël (Holiday Markets at Bryant Park) begins this weekend (up until December 30, 2007) and takes place in the area surrounding the newly added Pond Skating Rink.
It Pays to Shop: 7th on the Sale is back in NYC from November 15-December 6th! For the second time, everyday people can bid online for celebrity-worn gowns, magazine-worthy home goods, jewelry, and more. Look for new items daily, and as last year, 100% of the money raised goes to those living with HIV and AIDS. You can shop online or in person (located at 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Ave., at 26th St).
Free Bag? Oh My!: Muji, the Japanese retailer of furniture, home accessories, and more, will be opening its first US store in Soho on Friday. They'll be giving out free reusable shopping bags to the first 500 people who visit, and for the rest of the weekends, visitors will still get the bag free (after that, it'll cost $1). In order to stay "green," the store plans to reward shoppers who bring their bags for future shopping trips.
What NOT To Do:
DON'T go to Serendipity for good eats anytime soon; it has been closed indefinitely by the Department of Health for pest infestations .. yuck! I guess you all need to go find some other expensive cafe to waste your money on a chocolate milkshake (surprise! that's what the frrrozen hot chocolate really is!).
Friday, November 16, 2007
Wifi-licious!
Great news for those of you who spend a lot of time in the city, especially if it's midtown:
CBS has announced that they will be offering free wifi and voice over internet (VOI) calls through their "CBS Mobile Zone."
That means that if you're somewhere inbetween Times Square and Central Park South, and 6th to 8th ave, you'll be able to get online for free!
The only catch is that your homepage will automatically lead to their frontpage, which isn't really a catch at all....
I'm not really sure if it's up now, but seeing as I'll be going to the city tomorrow, I'll try to check it out.
This seems like a pretty good reason to get an iPod Touch, if you ask me :x
Oh Really??
Lohan jailed for 84 minutes
Hey kids, the moral of the story is: Go out, get drunk, get arrested for crashing your Mercedes into a tree, go out, get drunk/high, get arrested for car chasing your former personal assistant's mom AND being in possession of cocaine. You might as well, what's spending 84 minutes in jail for all of those good times?? Oh, I should probably mention that you might want to be a marginally famous and/or talented 'celebrity' in California, where the judicial system is more interested in not overcrowding their jails than punishing people for their wrongdoings. It's complete crap, but hey, that's just the way it works.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Indie-ana Jonesing
Tomorrow is the release of Margot and the Wedding, which, according to IMDB is about "Margot and her son Claude [who] decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets."
Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale was definitely funky, but this seems to be a bit lighter then that previous movie.
Trailer:
January 25th is going to be a good day for indie movies because two (seemily) great movies will be coming out.
The first is Juno, which IMDB describes as a movie where, "faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual and bizarre decision regarding her unborn child."
I know, I know, it sounds a bit grim. But watching the trailer will change your mind about the whole thing. After all, if Michael Cera is in a movie, you know it's at least going to be half decent.
Trailer:
The director also did Eternal Sunshine, Mos Def is cool, and it seems like Jack Black is really making a splash with these low-budget cool films. Watch the trailer for comical goodness.
Trailer:
I think these movies serve as a good change to the lackluster blockbuster performances we've seen in the last couple of weeks.
ho ho ho.
Probably my FAVORITE Urban Dictionary definition, nay my favorite any word/dictionary definition, ever:
ho ho ho:
Santa's cry, or three prostitutes.
It made me laugh out loud for like 10 minutes straight one day. Yes, i was bored at work that day, but it's funny! And now, it looks like Australia has taken notice:Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women
ha ha ha.
The Sports Report: A-Insert Your Favorite Moniker Here!
Baseball: He's Back!
For the past couple of weeks I've remained steadfast on my belief that a certain Alex Rodriguez would be a New York Yankee even when the rest of the world was certain he would go somewhere else. My belief was not based on wanting my favorite player to play for my favorite team but on some good old fashion common sense. The Yanks need right handed power and a third baseman; Alex Rodriguez is a right-handed power hitter that plays third base. Alex wants the most money; the Yanks are the team that could offer him the most money. It now appears that A-Rod and the Yankees are close to signing a 10 year contract worth around 270 million dollars.
To my fellow Yankee fans, I believe Alex does want to be a Yankee and we are a much better team with him in the lineup. To everyone who thought I was crazy, just like I told people who voted for G Dub, act like you got some sense people!
Football (uhh...Sort Of): OJ Encore
OJ Simpson will stand trial on charges of kidnapping and robbery and could face life in prison. When asked about how he felt about facing another trial OJ remarked, "Who do I have to kill to get a hung jury?"
Basketball: If Your Favorite Team Sucks, Make Up A Fantasy One!
The Knicks are a mess. Can we give them life in prison? Also, AK-47 in the 6th round of fantasy draft is making me look good at 11.3 PPG 7.3 Reb 7.1Ast 1.8 Stl 2.4Blk. Fantasy pick up of the week- Randy Foye if he's available, he's worth the risk. Per 48 minutes, Foye's numbers were comparable to last year's rookie of the year, Brandon Roy.
