Louie-"Bummer/Blueberries"

Louie has an awkward date on "Louie"
Credit: FX

This wasn't an episode of Louie that gave me a lot to think about because there's no way I can relate to the topic of the episode. Sure, some of the moments on the date were funny, but they did leave me with a whole lot swimming in my head. My thoughts on the episode could be summed up with the thoughts "That was fine". 

With the holiday weekend looming, I just don't have the energy to create bullshit on this episode. I do have a lot to say on next week's episode though. Come back next week for those thoughts.

So, I'm going to leave it to you. What did you all think of tonight's episode? 

Wilfred-"Trust"

Wilfred freaks out at the vet on "Wilfred"
Credit: FX

Some quick thoughts on tonight's episode of Wilfred are after the jump.

Emmy Predictions 2011: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama

Raylan Givens has no hat on "Justified"
Credit: FX

Over the course of the next two weeks I will be covering the major Emmy categories. Over the past few days I have covered most of the major drama acting awards. Today, I cover the last of those major drama acting awards, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama. Last year's nominees, my predictions, and who I would nominate are after the jump.

Necessary Roughness-"Pilot"

Dani and Matthew do some talking on "Necessary Roughness"
Credit: USA

Some thoughts on the premiere of Necessary Roughness are after the jump.

Men of a Certain Age-"Whatever Gets You Through the Night"

Joe runs into some trouble on "Men of a Certain Age"
Credit: TNT

My review of tonight's episode of Men of a Certain Age is after the jump

Royal Pains-"Traffic"

Wait, what is Winona doing in the Hamptons?
Credit: USA

Some thoughts on the season premiere of Royal Pains are after the jump.

Friday Night Lights-"Wind Sprints"

Tim Riggins and Coach Taylor have a talk on "Friday Night Lights"
Credit: NBC

Here's my delayed continuation of my look back at Friday Night Lights with the episode "Wind Sprints" after the jump.

Emmy Predictions 2011: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama

Lauren Graham is amazing on "Parenthood"
Credit: NBC

Over the course of the next two weeks I will be covering the major Emmy categories. Over the past two days I have been covering the Supporting Actor and Actress in a Drama. Today, I move on to lead actress in a drama. Last year's nominees, my predictions, and who I would nominate are after the jump.

Firefly-"Objects in Space"

River looks at a "harmless object" on "Firefly"
Credit: FOX

Oh boy is this review delayed! This review fell trap to my very schedule outside of the blog. I would have time to sit there and write a part of a paragraph, but never a full review. So, finally, here's my continuation of my look back at Firefly with the episode "Objects in Space" after the jump.

Emmy Predictions 2011: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

Peter Dinklage gives a strong performance on "Game of Thrones"
Credit: HBO

Yesterday, I started my Emmy coverage with a post on the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama category. Today, I move on to the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama category.

As a reminder, these posts are divided into three parts: last year's nominees, my predictions, and who I would nominate if I had a ballot. All three of those parts are after the jump.

Veronica Mars-"Meet John Smith"

SPOILER! on "Veronica Mars"
Credit: WBTV

Here's my delayed continuation of my look back at Veronica Mars with the episode "Meet John Smith" after the jump.

Emmy Predictions 2011: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama

Margo Martindale was amazing on "Justified"
Credit: FX

This post is the beginning of a series of posts on the upcoming Emmy nominations for 2011. Over the next two weeks I will be taking you through the major acting and series awards building up to the nomination announcement on July 14th. How this will work is each post will be broken up into three parts: last year's nominees because Emmy voters tend to be complacent, my predictions for the nominations, and who I would pick if I had an Emmy Ballot.

I'm going to start today with Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama. (As an FYI, you can download the performers ballot here to see where actors submitted themselves). You can find everything after the jump.

Leverage-"The Long Way Down Job"

Nate and Elliot go to a cold place on "Leverage"
Credit: TNT

My review of the season premiere of Leverage is after the jump.

Suits-"Pilot"

Again, the cast of "Suits"
Credit: USA

I offered my thoughts on this USA drama earlier today. I didn't find it to be anything special by any means. It's just your average USA network procedural.

Now, it's your turn. What did everyone else think?

Louie-"Pregnant"

Louie spends some time with his kids on "Louie"
Credit FX

Unfortunately, my busy schedule over the past couple of weeks has prevented me from putting together a full review of tonight's very funny season premiere of Louie. From the stand up bits about Louie's thoughts on kids to the appearance of his sister, and finally to the ultimate fart this episode was absolutely amazing. Like I said in my review yesterday, I really loved the first four episodes of this show and I can't wait to share more thoughts on later episodes. 

But for now, what did everyone else think?

Wilfred-"Happiness"

I offered my thoughts on this very weird comedy yesterday. I found that there were elements of the show that worked very well, and elements that didn't. The elements that worked well were good enough to vastly overpower the bad. If you liked this one even a little bit, stick around because it does improve with time.

Now, it's your turn to share your thoughts. I'm very curious to hear what you guys thought of it. Was it funny to you?  Did you think it was weird? And most importantly, did you like it?

Burn Notice-"Company Man"

Michael does some spy stuff on "Burn Notice"
Credit: USA

My review of the season premiere of Burn Notice is after the jump.

Advanced New Show Review: USA's "Suits"

The cast of "Suits"
Credit: USA

My review of the new USA Network drama Suits is after the jump.

Update: Breaking News: JK Rowling Announces Pottermore

A Pottermore Screenshot
Credit: Warner Bros/JK Rowling

Update Thursday 6/22 1:20 PM: So now we know exactly what Pottermore is. It's essentially an online community for people to read the Potter books. It's going to be the online presence for the series with e-books, audiobook downloads, and most importantly: exclusive, new content from JK Rowling. For more information, MuggleNet has the press release and some photos here.


UPDATE WEDNESDAY 6/22, 9:40PM: The owls are gathering at http://www.youtube.com/jkrowlingannounces/! Can't wait to find out what Pottermore is! Look for a post as soon as I can tomorrow (which may be in the afternoon).

I know this blog is about TV, but I have to report on this story as it broke.

About two hours ago, JK Rowling sent a link to ten Harry Potter Fansites with a set of coordinates. The instructions were to go to http://www.secretstreetview.com/ and enter each coordinate. When you enter the coordinate and zoom down to street view, there's a letter.

Nine Letters have been released so far. You can find the links to the coordinates here. (I'm sourcing MuggleNet) I'm putting what they spell after the jump just in case you want to figure it out for yourself. It's OK, I can wait...

Men of a Certain Age-"Can't Let That Slide"

Joe prepares some dinner on "Men of a Certain Age"
Credit: TNT

My review of tonight's episode of Men of a Certain Age is after the jump.

Advance Review: FX's "Louie" Returns for Season 2

Louie has one of many awkward encounters on "Louie"
Credit: FX

Louie returns for its second season tomorrow on FX, but I have some thoughts that I'd like to share today. Those thoughts are after the jump.

Advanced New Show Review: FX's "Wilfred

Jason Gann stars as "Wilfred"
Credit: FX

My review of FX's new comedy Wilfred is after the jump.

Falling Skies-"Live and Learn" and "The Armory"

Members of the 2nd Mass try to raid an armory on "Falling Skies"
Credit: TNT

I shared my thoughts on this very fine sci-fi drama on Friday. It wasn't the best thing that I've seen on television this season, but it serves it's purpose well.

Now, it's your turn to share your thoughts.

What did everyone else think of the series?

Friday Night Lights-"Eyes Wide Open"

Matt Saracen is forced into leadership on "Friday Night Lights"
Credit: NBC

I continue my look back at the football drama Friday Night Lights with the episode "Eyes Wide Open". My thoughts are after the jump.

Advanced New Show Review: TNT's "Falling Skies"

The Cast of "Falling Skies"
Credit: TNT

My review of TNT's new drama Falling Skies (from executive producer Stephen Spielberg, if that actually means anything) is after the jump.

Men of a Certain Age-"A League of Their Owen"

Owen plays some softball on "Men of a Certain Age"
Credit: TNT

Some brief thoughts on tonight's Men of a Certain Age are after the jump.

Covert Affairs-"Good Advices"

The Cast of "Covert Affairs"
Credit: USA

USA sent this episode out to critics in advance, so I had expectations that were slightly higher because they clearly have confidence in the episode. After watching it, I found it to be more of the same. The mission wasn't structured in a way that was particularly interesting, but it did provide some fun and some laughter at the stupidity of Annie Walker. (You miss the schmutz trick? Really?)

The only thing that the episode did particularly well was it captured the city of Paris very well. I could tell that they went on location to shoot it because you couldn't recreate that anywhere. If there's one thing that this show does well, it's that it looks pretty damn good.

But I don't see this series as anything other then pure summer fluff. It doesn't work on a particularly deep level, but it makes good "turn your brain off TV".

What did everyone else think?

Veronica Mars-"Credit Where Credit's Due"

Paris Hilton Guest Stars on "Veronica Mars"
Credit: Warner Bros. TV

I continue my look back at Veronica Mars with the second episode. My thoughts are after the jump.

Midseason Finale: Doctor Who-"A Good Man Goes to War"

A family meets for the first time on "Doctor Who"
Credit: BBC/BBC America

My review of last night's midseason finale of Doctor Who is after the jump.

Men of a Certain Age-"The Pickup"

Joe, Owen, and Melissa celebrate Terry's Birthday
Credit: TNT

My review of tonight's episode of Men of a Certain Age is after the jump.

Old TV Watch Project: Friday Night Lights-"Pilot"

Coach Taylor on "Friday Night Lights"
Credit: NBC

As you probably know, this summer I will be looking back at a few series as a part of the Old TV Watch Project. One of the series I will be revisiting is Friday Night Lights with season one this summer. I'm going to start out by looking back at the pilot of the series. My thoughts on this pilot are after the jump.

Covert Affairs-"Begin the Begin"

The Cast of "Covert Affairs"
Credit: USA

My review of the Covert Affairs season premiere is after the jump.

White Collar-"On Guard"

The Cast of "White Collar"
Credit: USA

My review of the season premiere of White Collar is after the jump.

Old TV Watch Project: Veronica Mars-"Pilot"

Veronica does some investigating on "Veronica Mars"
Credit: UPN

As you probably know, this summer I will be revisiting old series as a part of the Old TV Watch Project. One of the series I will be revisiting is of Veronica Mars starting with the first season this summer. I'm going to start out by discussing the pilot of the series. My thoughts on the episode are after the jump.

Firefly-"Heart of Gold"

Inara does some crying on "Firefly"
Credit: FOX

I continue my look back at the series Firefly with the episode "Heart of Gold". My thoughts on the episode are after the jump.

Doctor Who-"The Rebel Flesh" and "The Almost People"

The Doctor looks at his screwdriver on "Doctor Who"
Credit: BBC/BBC America

(Attention all UK readers, I know you've seen the midseason finale already, but it hasn't aired in the US yet. So don't say ANYTHING about it. I mean anything! Remember the No Spoiler Rule! Thank you.)

My review of the two-parter is after the jump.

Men of a Certain Age-"The Great Escape"

Joe, Owen, and Terry meet for breakfast on "Men of a Certain Age"
Credit: TNT

My review of the midseason premiere of Men of a Certain Age, and some thoughts on the series as a whole, are after the jump.