RIP Steve Jobs

The computer industry lost a truly important figure today. Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56.

Since getting my first iPod several years ago I have never turned back. Jobs has completely changed the way I (and the world) look at technology.

Appropriately and sadly, I am typing this post on my iPhone.

I will leave this thread open for discussion of his role in the computer/music/MP3 player/phone/ tablet industry.

New Show Review: FX's American Horror Story

Connie Britton Stars in "American Horror Story"
Credit: FX

My review of the new series "American Horror Story" is after the jump.

Archer-"Heart of Archness Parts I, II, and III"

Again, the cast of "Archer"
Credit: FX

The final part of the Archer "special assignment" just finished airing on FX, and I have some thoughts on it after the jump.

Pilot Review: "New Girl"

Isn't Zooey Deschanel "adorkable" on "New Girl"?
Credit: FOX

Some thoughts on the pilot of the new series New Girl are after the jump.

Season Premiere Review: Two and a Half Men-"Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt"

Ashton Kutcher joins the cast of "Two and a Half Men"
Credit: CBS

Some quick thoughts on the premiere of Two and a Half Men are after the jump.

Emmy Live Blog 2011!

Like I mentioned in my Fall TV post from earlier today, I will be covering the Emmys in a very similar way to how I covered the Oscars. I will be live blogging the ceremony. I use the Cover It Live system which allows you to join in the fun and comment along with me.

It will start tonight at 7:30PM tonight! I can't wait for you guys to join us!

Archer-"Heart of Archness: Part I"

The Cast of "Archer"
Credit: FX

I was lucky enough to have my screener of the fall premiere of Archer arrive today. Unfortunately, that didn't give me enough time to write a full review of the episode before the episode aired.

So, all I will say is that this was absolutely hysterical. It continued its plotline in a way that was both brilliant and hysterical. I found myself laughing at this half hour of television more then anything I have watched in a good long time. The one liners flew out of the characters' mouths so quickly. I barely had time to recover before the next one liner had me falling over with laughter. Seriously. This was good.

What I also loved about it was that it was based in a very genuine place. Archer is dealing with the grief of his fiance dying in a very genuine way. I can't wait to see what Adam Reed and crew have cooked up for the rest of this mini-arc. That ending at the pirate fortress was a very good place end part one.

What did everyone else think?

Up all Night-"Pilot"

Regan and Chris spend some time with their baby on "Up All Night"
Credit: NBC

I just watched last night's airing of the pilot and I have some quick thoughts on it after the jump.

Emmy Picks 2011: Who Will Win? Who Should Win?

Margo Martindale from "Justified"
Credit: FX

It's that time of year folks, the Emmys are here! I have previously announced that on Sunday I will be live blogging the ceremony, but for now, I would like to share my predictions. This post will consist three items for each category: The nominees, who will win, an who should win. I will be taking a look at comedy and drama series, the major acting awards, the major writing awards, and the major directing awards. All that is after the jump.

Fall TV 2011!

"Chuck" will be a show that is covered regularly on this site.
Credit: NBC

It's that time of year again folks! The fall TV season started yesterday, so I'm a day late in publishing my "What I will cover this fall" post. Everything you need to know about my coverage of the fall TV season is after the jump.

Season Finale: Suits-"Dogfight"

The Cast of "Suits"
Credit: USA

Some thoughts on the finale of Suits, and the season as a whole, are after the jump.

Breaking: Early Access to Pottermore has Begun

Credit: Pottermore/J.K. Rowling/WB

I just woke up to a big surprise in my email. I now have access to Pottermore! My early access account has just been activated.

The Pottermore insider has confirmed this with the following statement:

We’re excited to announce that early access to Pottermore has begun, so if you’re one of the million people who found The Magical Quill and registered for early access, please read the rest of this Insider post carefully.

The most important thing to know is that we need to stagger entry to the ‘Beta’ (early) version of Pottermore so we can properly collect all the feedback. To begin with, we’ll be inviting a very small number of people onto the website, so you may not receive your Welcome email straight away.

We’ll be sending those Welcome emails out over the coming weeks and, once yours arrives, you’ll be able to log in and start helping us develop the Pottermore experience. 

If you want me to continue to update this story with early findings please comments.

See you in Pottermore!

White Collar-"Countdown"

The cast of "White Collar"
Credit: USA

Some thoughts on the midseason finale of White Collar are after the jump.

Hello Everyone, It's Been Awhile...

Hello readers, it's been awhile.

I would like to apologize to you all for my prolonged absence from the blogosphere over the past few weeks. I know that when you read this blog you expect me to be there writing new posts, and I haven't been there recently.

I could rant about how I'm enjoying summer, how my summer job is very tiring (for the record, I make no money on this site at this point), and how my summer work is taking up a lot of time but I won't. I know that I don't feel like writing long tirades on those subjects, and that you don't want to read paragraphs and paragraphs about excuses.

What I want to do is get back to writing between 2 and 5 posts a week about television. This will happen immediately.

Although, there is one more detail I want to work out. I have been horrible about the Old TV Watch Project. Three series proved to be way too much to run at the same time.

Here's my proposal: First, we finish off Firefly with a Serenity review. I know there are people who email me often about that and I feel awful for not getting to it when it was scheduled in June. That will be online Thursday. Then, it becomes a little more complicated. I don't think I can make this a weekly project. I think I'm going to make this more like Myles McNutt's catchup project and write about one season at a time, when I have time to write it.

So how it would work is whenever I have time to watch and episode or two and throw together a post, I'll do that. I will probably end up posting 2-4 posts a month. As for the show, I though long and hard about this. In the end, it came down to pageviews, and my Veronica Mars posts are higher viewed then my Friday Night Lights posts. So, what I'm going to do is write as many posts as I can, when I can write them. I will give you 24 hours notice on each post to watch the episodes on DVD or on theWB.com. Friday Night Lights will resume as soon as I finish Veronica Mars Season 1.

So, let's get back to it! Look for some brief thoughts on the White Collar midseason finale publishing at 10PM.

Emmy Nominations 2011!

Hey everyone! It's been awhile! Due to a combination of factors (including the new Harry Potter movie, which was awesome, and not having computer access all weekend), it's been a little quiet on the blog.

This means that I didn't do my big post on the 2011 Emmy nominations that I was planning. But it's all good because I have come up with a better plan that will allow me to spread my coverage over the weeks as lead up to the Emmys.

What I'm planning is that I will do a post on all of the major categories discussing who's nominated and predictions in the categories. I'm going to do this over the next 9 Thursdays (with one Tuesday in the middle), starting with this Thursday.

The schedule is what follows:

Thursday July 21st: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Thursday July 28th: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Thursday August 4th: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy
Thursday August 11th: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy
Thursday August 18th: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Thursday August 25th: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Thursday September 1st: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Thursday September 8th: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Tuesday September 13th: Outstanding Drama Series
Thursday September 15th: Outstanding Comedy Series

After the jump I have a list in all of the major categories (and others that I will be keeping an eye on during the Emmys) from the nomination list.

Emmy Predictions 2011: Here's All My Choices in One Place

Over the past few weeks, I have done a series on the 2011 Emmy nominations. I went through the eight major acting categories and the two series categories. For each category I listed my predictions and who I would put on my Emmy Ballot. You can find that information for each category after the jump.

As a note, look for my thoughts on the Emmy nominations tomorrow around 4:30PM ET.

Emmy Predictions 2011: Outstanding Comedy Series

Parks and Rec is brilliant!
Credit: NBC

We have come to the end of my series on the 2011 Emmy nominations. (If you want to look back at previous posts, just click the link). We wrap up with the nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series after the jump.

Emmy Predictions 2011: Outstanding Drama Series

"Jusified" should be nominated for an Emmy
Credit: FX

This post is a part of a series on the 2011 Emmy nominations. I have finished my coverage of the major acting awards and now I move on to the series categories. My thoughts on the category "Outstanding Drama Series" are after the jump.

Emmy Predictions 2011: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy

Zachary Levi plays "Chuck"
Credit: NBC

This post is a part of a series on the 2011 Emmy nominations. I continue my coverage with the category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy after the jump.

Torchwood: Miracle Day-"A New World"

The Team runs into a little trouble with a helicopter on "Torchwood"
Credit: Starz/BBC

My review of tonight's premiere of Torchwood: Miracle Day is after the jump.