Posted by Dustin on 10.07.2013 at 1:43 pm

A few more spoilers for some upcoming ABC shows. I am going to try and jump into “Scandal.” I watched last week’s “Season 1 and 2 recap show,” but haven’t seen the season premier yet. I watched about five minutes of “Betrayal” and was bored by it. “Revenge” I haven’t even tried again either. I’m also doing my best to stay into “Agents of SHIELD” but it’s sadly losing me.

On “Once Upon A Time,” Tinkerbell arrives, and has a past with Regina of course.
On “Castle,” a hostage taker will only talk to Richard Castle.
On “Agents of SHIELD,” a mysterious woman with powers emerges.
On “Nashville,” Teddy plans to marry Peggy, who he thinks is pregnant.
On “Once Upon A Time In Wonderland,” Jafar and the Red Queen are at war! (Why is Jafar there?)
On “Grey’s,” Stephanie meets Jackson’s overbearing and overprotective mother. Run girl!

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Posted by Dustin on 10.06.2013 at 7:16 pm

This week’s “Grey’s Anatomy” annoyed me more than the premier I think. Richard was alive, but was not fighting to survive. He was content to waste away and die, rejecting a feeding tube while knowing he was unable to eat on his own without choking on his food. Bailey continued to let him do this, assuming he’d have an “ah ha” moment and snap to. I think there was also an authority issue there, she felt it wasn’t her place to tell him what to do. I think there is also residual guilt over how she last spoke to him before he got electrocuted.

Meredith came in to deal with him, only to find Ross had taken Richard to task and let him put the tube in. He told him it would be easier to have him do it now instead of having to let Meredith or Bailey do it. Richard was still furious though, and told Meredith he had picked her in his will not because he thought of her as family, but because he thought she could make the hard decisions to let him die if need be, something he knew Bailey wouldn’t do. However he was wrong about her. He pretty much just tore her down and went on with his pity party. Can we trade Richard in to get Brooks back? I hate that she basically died for nothing at this point. I hope someone will point that out to him eventually.

Other going-ons, Arizona is trying to get back in Callie’s good graces, but it’s not seeming to work. Apparently she thinks she can fix what she did by putting on a sexy dress? Callie originally agreed to try counseling with her, but later told Arizona that she couldn’t do it just yet. She did however feel that Arizona needed to go by herself, that she needs to fix her problems before they can fix their problems.

Owen and Christina are officially over it seems. Christina told him that they need to try and date other people because it’s too easy for them not to move on. Owen agreed to try. You know the minute she sees him with another woman she’s gunna flip!

Joe and Alex are actually happy and having sex. The best part of this episode was Christina finding out they hadn’t been having sex, and she teased him mercilessly.

Posted by Dustin on 10.06.2013 at 3:16 pm

LIFETIME’S SPELLBINDING NEW DRAMA WITCHES OF EAST END, STARRING EMMY® WINNER JULIA ORMOND, MÄDCHEN AMICK, JENNA DEWAN TATUM AND RACHEL BOSTON, TO PREMIERE OCTOBER 6

ERIC WINTER, DANIEL DITOMASSO, JASON GEORGE and Oscar® and Golden Globe® Nominee VIRGINIA MADSEN also Star in Series Inspired by Melissa de la Cruz’s Best-Selling Novel

Lifetime’s newest drama, Witches of East End, featuring an all-star-cast headlined by Emmy Award-winner Julia Ormond (Temple Grandin, Mad Men), Mädchen Amick (Mad Men, Damages), Jenna Dewan Tatum (American Horror Story) and Rachel Boston (In Plain Sight) as a family of witches living in the secluded seaside town of East Haven, will cast its spell beginning Sunday, October 6, at 10:00pm ET/PT. Also set to star are Eric Winter (The Mentalist), Daniel DiTomasso (CSI), Jason George (Grey’s Anatomy) and Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee Virginia Madsen (Sideways, Anna Nicole).

Inspired by Melissa de la Cruz’s New York Times best-selling novel, Witches of East End centers on the mysterious Beauchamp family: free-spirited artist Joanna (Ormond) and her two grown daughters, wild-child bartender Freya (Dewan Tatum) and shy librarian Ingrid (Boston), both of whom are unaware that they are gifted (and cursed) with a magical birthright. Freya is recently engaged to the man of her dreams, wealthy playboy Dash Gardiner (Winter), but when she finds herself inexplicably drawn to Dash’s troubled, enigmatic brother Killian (DiTomasso), bizarre occurrences begin to manifest in her life. Meanwhile, Joanna’s long-estranged sister Wendy (Amick) shows up with a warning that could change the Beauchamps’ fate forever, forcing Joanna to reveal to her daughters they are, indeed, immortal witches who possess great untapped powers. With their idyllic small town life now turned upside down, and a formidable and ancient enemy intent on ending the Beauchamp family line, will Freya and Ingrid be able to accept their true potential before it is too late?

Posted by Dustin on 10.06.2013 at 3:14 pm

DROP DEAD DIVA TO RETURN WITH ALL-NEW EPISODES ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6

Guest Stars Rounding Out Season Five Include Emmy® Nominees Illeanna Douglas, Sharon Lawrence and Nancy Grace, SAG Award® Winner Peri Gilpin, SAG Nominee Richard Kind, Tony® Nominee Faith Prince, Jaleel White, Doug Savant, Rebecca Mader, Wally Langham and Jason Kennedy

Cast to Participate in Live Facebook Chat on Sunday, October 13

Lifetime’s critically-acclaimed series Drop Dead Diva returns this fall with five all-new episodes, beginning Sunday, October 6, at 9:00pm ET/PT. Starring Brooke Elliott and Emmy® Award nominee Margaret Cho, the series welcomes Emmy nominated actress Illeana Douglas (Six Feet Under), SAG Award® winner Peri Gilpin (Frasier), SAG nominee Richard Kind (Spin City), Jaleel White (Family Matters), Doug Savant (Desperate Housewives) and Rebecca Mader (Lost) to its guest star roster. The new episodes will also feature returning guests Emmy nominee Sharon Lawrence, Tony Award® nominee Faith Prince, Daytime Emmy nominee Nancy Grace, Wallace “Wally” Langham, Natalie Hall, Annie Ilonzeh and Jason Kennedy, among others, leading to the most shocking season finale in the series’ history. Immediately following Drop Dead Diva’s fall premiere, Lifetime will debut its new drama Witches of East End at 10:00pm ET/PT.

Picking up on this summer’s mid-season finale, Jane (Elliott) defends a former socialite, but her tactics put the firm in financial jeopardy and threatens its very existence. Meanwhile, Owen (Medlin) and Stacy (Bowlby) explore impending parenthood after Owen agrees to be her sperm donor. As the season continues, Grayson’s (Hurst) relationship with Nicole (Ilonzeh) develops further as Paul (Deeley) makes a play to convince Jane to move on and begin dating again. And Teri (Cho), Jane’s faithful assistant, continues to shine while helping her with both work and her ever-complicated personal endeavors.

To celebrate the fall return of the show, select members of the cast and crew, including Executive Producer Josh Berman, Jackson Hurst, April Bowlby, Kate Levering, Justin Deeley and Lex Medlin will participate in a live “Facebook Chat” on Sunday, October 13th, at 8:30pm ET, leading into that evening’s all-new episode. The cast also will be chatting with fans on their personal Facebook pages, as well as Drop Dead Diva’s official Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/dropdeaddiva, which has more than 750,000 likes. In addition, the series’ summer mid-season finale, which originally aired on August 11, is now available for free on iTunes to allow Drop Dead Diva fans to catch up on the program in advance of its October 6 return.

Posted by Dustin on 10.05.2013 at 8:23 pm

The second half of the Beatles tribute episode of “Glee” aired this week. It was prom, and Tina was up for Prom Queen. Mean Santana-Wannabe on the Cheerios wouldn’t have this and wanted Kitty to run, but Kitty promised to support Tina and not run as Tina was graduating this year. She then promised Tina’s nerdy asian friend if she sabotaged Tina, she would be made a Cheerio. As Tina won and took the stage, she was doused with blood “Carrie” style. I don’t know, if the new remake wasn’t coming out, then it would have been okay. However the timing was just too much, it was a “Carrie” overload and I just groaned. I was happy though that Tina won, and that she cleaned herself up and went back out to face the crowd. It’s about time Tina got some attention.

Up in New York, Kurt is now working at the Stardust Cafe (or whatever it’s called) along with Santana and Rachel. Santana is getting serious with her new gal pal (Demi Lovato), but is worried as she’s never been in a real lesbian relationship before. Rachel, Kurt and Santana all promised to stick it out in New York for 2 years (how convenient, the same number of seasons left) and support one another. By the end of the episode Rachel learned she got the part of Fannie in “Funny Girl.”

Like last week, this episode did little for me. I liked that they performed “Sgt. Pepper,” the rest of the songs I could take or leave. Next week is the tribute to Finn’s character, addressing his death. It looks to be very emotional. It will be odd to watch “Glee” without Finn.

Posted by Dustin on 10.04.2013 at 12:47 pm

So far I haven’t been too moved or wowed by “Parenthood” this season, but I am worried rage will soon strike . . . and it won’t be long before I’m yelling at my TV.

Hank moved back to town and got his camera shop back just like that. However he’s not gotten Sarah back. I just find this all so odd, as last we saw Sarah was considering going to Colorado to be with him. Sarah now seems to be the super in Amber’s apartment building. Max meanwhile is Hanks new best friend, as he’s taken up photography and is working with Hank. Actually it’s ,ore like hanging around and pestering him, but their personalities are a good fit for one another.

Ryan was off at war, being called back out of reserves. Now he’s home again and has proposed to Amber, who said yes. The family is happy, though Sarah has her doubts. She fears Amber is making her same mistakes and getting married too young. She’s trying her best to support her and help her plan the wedding. I just wonder how long Sarah can go without saying the wrong thing.

Julia is still a stay-at-home mom, but it seems she wants to go back to work. However the way she left her last job isn’t looking good for her. At the kids school she’s made a male friend who she’s stuck working with on the “Sustainability Task Force.” They basically lecture kids who bring food in bad containers to school, and then sort through the trash to recycle stuff. Maybe the kids should be thought which bins to throw things in? Just a thought. It seems obvious nothing of good is going to come from this relationship though. Julia is acting like a girl with a crush, and he’s married too and seems enchanted by her too.

Christina has decided to run against her former boss Bob Little, who is now running for mayor. She’s hired an assistant who is very gung-ho, in fact the assistant hired herself. Adam however has reservations, he feels this is a no-win campaign and Christina is putting too much stress on herself after her cancer battle. Didn’t we already go through this before? Oh yeah, Max and class president.

Finally Crosby and Jasmine have welcomed their baby. Oh yeah, there was a time jump this season obviously. They ended up naming her Aida. Have they not seen that opera/play? Aida gets buried alive in the end! Please, change the name of your baby for my sanity. We are watching them go through the painful downs of having a new baby. I mean it’s painful . . . I had to fast forward them in the latest episode. I hope they get a better storyline soon.

That’s all I have to say about the first two episodes of “Parenthood.”

Posted by Dustin on 10.03.2013 at 11:22 am

I’m not giving up on it yet, but I’m not that into it either. This is a shame, as I really wanted to like “Agents of SHIELD.” It helps that there is pretty much nothing on against it, every other network probably knew that whatever was against it would get beaten in the ratings.

I get that this is supposed to be the human side of the story, not focused on the superheroes. However don’t we watch these movies and read the comics for the superheroes? My favorite part so far was when Nick Fury made a cameo at the end of the last episode, and the comment “Have you seen Thor’s body?” to the one guy’s response “Technically Thor isn’t really a God.”

The promos for next week, with the car in the tree and the tagline “their weirdest case yet” just made me worry that this is going to be a knock-off of “Fringe.”

Posted by Dustin on 10.03.2013 at 11:17 am

So we are three episodes into Fox’s “Sleepy Hallow” so far, and I’m really liking it! I do have issues here and there with it, mainly continuity. For example in the second episode, there just happened to still be unopened boxes of gunpowder from the revolution in a sewer tunnel that clearly had modern renovations to it, such as the grate above with light streaming down onto them? Right!

I really like the story with Abby and her not-so-crazy sister Jennifer. Very interested to see what Jennifer is planning now that she escaped the psych ward.

Where is Katrina’s body? Why do I have a feeling like Ichabod, she may be frozen in time so to speak. The evil witch said she was caught between worlds, which makes me think she’s still alive and will show up right when Ichabod and Abby start getting it on!

I have not actually read a single spoiler for the show, and I’m liking that!