Sep 21 2009

TV: Week of September 21

Category: TV,Upcomingvelveetahead @ 5:10 pm

Fall TV Season is upon us. Even though quite a few shows got an early start this month, this week is the official season premiere week. Beware, this post will be huge!

Season Finales: Top Gear, Warehouse 13

Pick of the Week

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Dexter
Channel: SHO
Time: 9/8c
Starring: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Lauren Velez, David Zayas, James Remar
Premieres: Sunday, September 27
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Synopsis: Dexter got married and found out he had a kid on the way. Can a serial killer really have the perfect life? This season also stars a very successful serial killer for Dexter to admire, played by John Lithgow.

My Take: I keep wondering how long the show can last before it’ll burn itself out since he can’t keep killing forever, can he? But I’ll continue to watch it as it continues to be so very excellent.

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Sep 13 2009

TCA Fall Preview: CBS

Category: News,TV,Upcomingvelveetahead @ 6:59 pm

A few weeks ago, the Television Critics Association got together to listen to all the basic and cable networks to answer questions and give the rundown of their shows this Fall. CBS Network President, Nina Tassler resided over the executive session before a few shows were highlighted with their own panels.

CBS Executive Session

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Nina Tassler said CBS had a great season, “We grew our audience in every key ratings category; the only network to do so.”  She talked about the success of The Mentalist, which was pretty much the only freshman hit of last season on any channel. She also discussed how NCIS continued to perform well in its time period. Some reporters questioned why she would put the NCIS spinoff on right after the original. “Because they do fall under one banner…it made more sense to have a block of the shows.” She also talked about potential crossovers between the shows. She confirmed that Pauley Perrette will be appearing on the second episode of NCIS: Los Angeles.

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