Laid up round up!

So I've been really behind on my DVR for a while now & I was laid up for 2 days with a stiff neck so I made my way through almost everything on there over the last couple days & here's my thoughts on a bunch of stuff.  There may be spoilers here if you are behind on any of these shows.

1. The Honey Boo Boo family is disgusting & I spend a lot of time covering my eyes when I watch the show BUT they are the happiest family on television.  They are real, they all love each other & while I get grossed out watching them eat & play in nasty things like mud & butter I still love them because they really don't give 2 shits what anyone else thinks of them.  It still boggles my mind though that all the girls have boyfriends & I'm still single...then again, I require my men to have all of their teeth.

2.  Bad Teacher was funny but I totally see why it was cancelled...every episode has to have some lesson & end on a happy note...that's not entertaining...we want to see a teacher behaving badly not a bad teacher learning to be a better person.  Plus Kristen Davis' teacher's aid Kim is a pointless & annoying character that I like to ff through.

3.  Californication...boy am I glad this is over.  Seriously, every single season was the same thing & I honestly wish that Karen would have died in the car accident to add some point of interest to the end of the series.  Instead it ended just like it started with Karen & Hank at a good place...why was she so stupid to keep going back to him when he just always treated her like shit?  Nothing will ever change but at least we don't have to watch it anymore!

4.  Welcome to Sweden...I didn't find this to be the least bit funny for the most part.  There was 1 funny scene (the sauna) but the rest was pretty lame.  I'm not a fan of having to read what I'm watching as I'm always doing other stuff while the TV is on & there's just too much Swedish talk going on for me.  I hoped that since this was Amy Poehler's brother it would be hilarious so perhaps that's why I was so disappointed...I don't know but this one won't be getting a series recording from me.

5.  The Leftovers is beyond confusing...I generally give a show 3 episodes before I walk away but this one will get 4.  I just watched episode 3 & there was just way too much dreaming & imagery going on...just get on with the damn story.  Nothing makes sense, the characters are poorly developed for this far into a season & when they jump back to a previous story I never know if it's a dream or just a look back to give us more information.  Regardless, I'm always rewinding due to confusion but that never helps!

6.  Game of Crowns...this show is horrendous & I will not be tuning in again.  

7.  Murder in the First is good, I like the cast (Taye Diggs is my world & seeing Clare from 90210 again makes me smile) & am really getting into this story about Blunt & can't wait to see who actually killed that flight attendant.  I haven't seen this weeks episode yet but will be watching right after work.

8.  Halt & Catch Fire I am still indecisive about this one.  I like the story but the show is too technical so a lot of the "drama" that goes on makes no sense to the general public.  People don't even know what a BIOS is!  I know the show is about the computers but they need to take a backseat to the story or this show will tank.  Like Mad Men, it's not actually about advertising it's about the people working in the agency but so far, this one is mostly about computers.  In the last episode I watched (I've yet to watch last weeks) they started getting a little more in-depth with the characters like the thing with Joe's dad & Cameron & stupid Gordon & the Cabbage Patch Kid.  My biggest question here is who is Gordon's wife going to sleep with, Joe or the guy at work?  I'll watch the whole season but I can't yet say if I'll be back for the next one if there even is one. 

9.  Working the Engels has potential but I need to give it a couple more episodes.

10.  Sister Wives...this one is just getting boring...I watched 2 episodes last night & honestly couldn't tell you anything that happened in either one!  Since the family doesn't get drunk or make poor choices the entertainment value is gone now that the shock value of public polygamy is gone.

Californication series finale airs tonight

Tonight at 7:00 on Travel it's the 3rd season premiere of Insane Coaster Wars.  At 8:00 it's the BET Awards 2014, CBS has the time slot premiere of Big Brother, PBS has the 2nd season premiere of Last Tango in Halifax, ABC has the time slot premiere of Wipeout, and Travel has the 3rd season premiere of Xtreme Waterparks.

On PBS at 9:00 it's the 2nd season premiere of Endeavour, NBC has a special Last Comic Standing, Showtime has the 6th season finale of Nurse Jackie and on CBS it's the series premiere of Reckless.  On Showtime at 9:30 it's the series finale of Californication.

On H2 at 10:00 it's the series premiere of The Leftovers, Discovery has the 2nd season summer premiere of Naked & Afraid, Showtime has the 1st season finale of Penny Dreadful, CBS has the 3rd season premiere of Unforgettable and on A&E it's a special Wahlburgers.

Up at 10:30 on PBS it's the series premiere of Vicious and at 11:15 on HBO it's a special Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

WWHL: Tori Spelling & Jennie Garth! (N)

Mad Men is back!!!

Tonight at 7:00 on MTV it's the 10th season finale of Teen Mom 2, at 8:00 on Bravo it's the 6th season finale of Real Housewives of Atlanta, on MTV at 8:30 it's the 2014 Movie Awards preshow.

On Food at 9:00 it's the series premiere of America's Best Cook, CNN has the 3rd season premiere of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, MTV has the 2014 Movie Awards, Showtime has the 6th season premiere of Nurse Jackie and on Oxygen it's the 12th season finale of Snapped.  Californication is back on Showtime at 9:30 and on Bravo it's a special Married to Medicine.

Up at 10:00 on PBS it's the series premiere of The Bletcley Circle, AHC has the 1st season finale of Codes & Conspiracies, Golf has the special Arnie & His Army, AMC has the 7th season premiere of Mad Men, CNN has the 2nd season premiere of Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man, ID has the 9th season finale of On the Case with Paula Zahn, Animal Planet has the series premiere of Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters and on Showtime it's the series premiere of Years of Living Dangerously.  

At 11:30 on Adult Swim it's the 7th season premiere of Robot Chicken and at 11:59 on Bravo it's a special Fashion Queens.

Mad Men is finally back!!

At 8:00 on BET it's the two hour special Celebration of Gospel 2013, CBS has the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, Food airs the 8th season premiere of Cupcake Wars and on Bravo it's part 1 of the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion.  

On History at 9:00 it's the 6th season spring premiere of Ax Men, Comedy has the special Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy pt. 1, on E! it's the 3rd season finale of Kourtney & Kim Take Miami and on AMC it's finally the two hour 6th season premiere of Mad Men!!  On Animal Planet it's the two hour 5th season premiere of River Monsters and on Showtime it's the 3rd season finale of Shameless.  At 9:30 on FOX it's a special episode of The Cleveland Show.

House of Lies has its 2nd season finale on Showtime at 10:00, VH1 has the 3rd season finale of Mob Wives and on BET it's the series premiere of The Sheards.  Up at 10:30 on Showtime it's the 6th season finale of Californication.

The Golden Globes are tonight!

Tonight at 5:00 the E! countdown to the red carpet begins followed by Live from the Red Carpet at 6:00.  At 7:00 on NBC it's the Golden Globes Red Carpet special.  At 7:30 on FOX it's The Cleveland Show 4th season winter premiere.

At 8:00 on NBC it's the 70th Annual Golden Globes and then an 9:00 on HBO it's the 2nd season premiere of Girls, on TLC another Here Comes Honey Boo Boo special, on Showtime it's the 3rd season premiere of Shameless and on NGC it's the 2nd season premiere of Wicked Tuna.

On HBO at 9:30 it's the 2nd season premiere of Enlightened and then at 10:00 on Showtime it's the 2nd season premiere of House of Lies, on NGC it's the series premiere of Mudcats & on TLC the series premiere of Pete Rose: Hits & Mrs.  On Showtime at 10:30 check out the 6th season premiere of Californication & on TruTV it's the series premiere of Container Wars.  At 11:00 on E! it's the E! After party, Golden Globes.

The Killing Returns

Just a heads up...tonight's episode of The Apprentice is 3 hours starting at 8 so hopefully everything else you watch on Sundays is a rerun!
Also on at 8:00 is the 2nd season 2 hour premiere of The Killing on AMC which I know a lot of people have been waiting for but people are also anxiously anticipating the 2nd season premiere of Game of Thrones on HBO which starts at 9:00.

9:00 sure is a busy slot on Sundays, PBS offers up a 2 part miniseries of Great Expectations that starts tonight, TVGN has the 1st season finale of Hollywood Girls' Night, We has the 5th season finale of My Fair Wedding. Over on Animal Planet is the 2 hour 4th season premiere of River Monsters, the 2nd season finale of Shameless premieres on Showtime, the 9th season of Snapped premieres on Oxygen & the 2nd season finale of Worst Cooks in America premieres on Food.

That isn't all either, the Showtime finales continue at 10:00 with House of Lies while Biography has the 2nd season premiere of I Survived...Beyond & Back.  The 2nd season finale of Master Class airs on OWN & on  NGC is the series premiere of Wicked Tuna.  At 10:30 on Showtime check out the 5th season finale of Californication.

Free Showtime Weekend!!!

You all know I love me some Showtime & they are having a free viewing weekend, Friday to Sunday...conveniently of course the new seasons of Shameless & Californication start Sunday as does the new series House of Lies starring Don Cheadle.  The show is a comedy & has some other great cast members as well so I will at least watch the first episode to see if I like it but if it's on Showtime I'm sure I will.  Of course not all cable providers are offering the free weekend like WOW which most of you probably have but if you have Comcast, Verizon, Charter, Direct TV or some others I've never heard of then you will be getting it.  Click here to see if your company is on the list & for the hell of it, if it isn't, I'd check the channels anyway & don't forget the free OnDemand too!
 

Showtime Sunday!

Only one episode of Dexter & Californication are left & I'm going crazy wondering what will happen!  Now that Trinity knows who Dexter is & we all know who killed Lundy all that's left is for Dexter to finish the job & remove Trinity from the game completely but it doesn't look like it's going to be very easy for him.  Then again, if it were easy then what would be the fun of the show?  Shit, one serial killer up against another provides a lot of crazy drama for sure...they are both so creepily smart & so similar it's tricky to not know what the other is up to.  Here's my beef with last nights episode...Dexter is always extremely aware of his surroundings & when Trinity followed him to the police station he was right behind him in his usual gray van & Dex didn't notice?  Now, about Batista & LaGuerta getting married...I understand they did it to prevent losing their jobs but aren't they going to have to start telling their coworkers & not just Dexter?  I wonder how the others will take it?  One other thing I have a feeling about is Quinn & Deb...I think that next season Quinn is going to put the moves on Deb to try to find out what Dexter is up to & then they will fall in love which he wasn't planning on, blah blah blah.  To be perfectly honest I really wish she would leave the show...she's way too skinny & man-ish & I can't stand the way she talks.

Ok, on to Californication...this episode was a good one.  I thoroughly enjoyed Hank having to sit through lunch with 4 women he slept with in the recent past & then someone that Karen slept with as well.  I know he's a big player but I still think that him & Karen are cute together.  It also appears that the truth about him & Mia is going to come out next week in the finale & I'm guessing that when it does Karen will not be happy & she'll take Becca & move to NY leaving Hank all on his own in LA.  Personally I think the show could do without Becca...again, I hate the way she talks & her character could really use some work, unless it's just poor acting, it's hard to tell since I've never seen her in anything else.  Now, if Hank does move to NY the show will be pointless so obviously something is going to happen to keep him in LA but I really wish that Karen would stay too.  Maybe they could stay in LA & send their daughter to NY?  I have to also say that I kind of hope Marcy & Charlie stay together, I mean come on...he got a tramp stamp with her name on it!!  Marcy is my favorite character on the show so I just really hope she stays around for my sake.

6 more days until the season finale of both shows...can't wait!! 

Certainly not Chuck Bass!!

I thought Californication was quite enjoyable this week, primarily because Marci aka Cougar Smurf was back & in full effect!  She went out on a date with a very built black man & then brought him home to play out a "rape" fantasy which Charlie mistook for the real thing & busted in & ruined the fun for them.  Charlie really wants Marci back but she really seems to not be the least bit interested & seems pretty annoyed by the fact that he's staying in the house during the divorce.  He decided to try to help her out with her fantasy & she was not happy at all waking up to him on top of her going at it with one of her thigh highs over his face.

Now Hank is teaching at the University after the issue with the "tuck & model" guy last week.  Ed is one of his students (I already forgot his character name) and he's nothing like Chuck Bass, mainly because he's gay & after Hank tells him he can't write he tries to kill himself & ends up in the hospital.  His roommate who is also in the writing class is Susan Sarandon's daughter & I think her character name is Sue but I could be totally wrong...anyway, she's a student by day & stripper by night & she has huge tits.  All in all it was a great episode & it ended with quite the arguement between Hank & Becca who both said they hated the other one but Hank did call her a bitch on top of it so that's worse.  Next week looks good too, can't wait!!

Ed Westwick is going to be on Californication

Sad but true...I had no idea Ed Westwick was British & I have to say that he does an amazing American accent, I'm looking forward to watching him on Californication tonight.  I'm used to him on Gossip Girl where he's from New York & on this he's from California so that should be an interesting change of character but with Hank Moody being involved there could certainly be some similarities.