The TV Thread

[MMJ_fanatic]

Digging on "Burn Notice"--any other fans here?

No channel in Canada has picked-up Burn Notice (we don't carry USA)and I haven't yet rented Season I on DVD. I can't wait to watch this show because I worship Bruce Campbell's teachings.

I knew there was something about you--maybe we could raise a pint to Bruce should our paths someday cross.  (that kinda sounded like yoda---yeesh)

[BH]

This is from Ricky Gervais' blog.  I love this man.

Hello. Look at this shit...

Is Ricky counting the calories?

All that time in Hollywood appears to have got Ricky Gervais flustered about his weight. On Tuesday evening, a mole spotted the star of The Office dining in The Ivy restaurant in central London, where he seemed to be adhering to a strict new dieting regime.
"Ricky was with his partner and a couple of friends and kept making these noises and telling them how jealous he was whenever their food arrived," I'm told.
"Meanwhile, he just picked away at a bit of salad. Then he had a fruit salad for pudding. I can only assume that he ordered involuntarily, as he spent most of his time eating it while gawping at my frozen berries in chocolate sauce."
pandora@independent.co.uk

That was in The Independent. THE INDEPENDENT! It's a column by Henry Deedes.

OK, so yes, I was at The Ivy with my partner and a couple of friends on Tuesday evening. And yes, I did have a fruit salad.

So am I flustered about my weight?

Not really.

Is it all the time I've been spending in Hollywood that has made me flustered about my weight?

Well no, I told you, I'm not flustered about my weight.

So am I adhering to a strict new dieting regime?

Well I'll let you be the judge.

Before I ate my fruit salad I had, as a starter, deep-fried scampi. I followed that with a Thai green curry. With rice. And bread (there was some delicious creamy coconut sauce left that needed soaking up).

Then I had my fruit salad. With ice cream, by the way.

What sort of sad cunt watches someone eat a meal and then phones in selected highlights to a newspaper?

I'll tell you. The cunt that was sitting next to our table who kept trying to strike up conversations with us about the food.

I'd say her name, but I don't know it. She knows mine of course. I'm on the telly. So she mentioned it when she phoned in the hot scoop to the press. It wouldn't have been such an important story if she had just called and said, "Hi Henry, it's your cunty friend. I'm at The Ivy and someone, with someone else and a couple of friends, is eating fruit. Thought you could mention it it your Pandora's Box column."

I love the bit when the nosey old bitch says, "I can only assume he ordered involuntarily." What sort of weird, unwanted pudding Tourette's is that? And wasn't she listening at that point? Ooooohhh! Call yourself a supergrass? Concentrate. Henry needs info.

I don't mind if The Independent know everything I've ever eaten.

But don't say things like I must be trying to lose weight because of Hollywood. It's not true. If you have trouble filling the newspaper, use a bigger font. Print a poem. Leave a space. Ask me. I'll tell you what I've eaten that day.

Friggin' hilarious.

[BH]

The follow up, a week later....

How cowardly is this?

Are you 'avin' a laugh?
Ricky Gervais appears to have forgotten his table manners. As Pandora noted last week, the comic was spotted dining out at The Ivy ordering only salad and making eyes at others' decadent choices. Was he on a diet, we wondered? Alas, Gervais has taken offence: "What sort of sad idiot watches someone eat then phones a newspaper?" he rages on his blog.
Of course, no one means to be seen at The Ivy.

That was the latest instalment from Pandora's Box in The Independent, this time by Alice-Azania Jarvis.

So even though they must have read my blog they still reported that I ordered only salad.

I thought I was quite clear.

Then they misquoted my blog. As we know I didn't say 'sad idiot' I said 'sad cunt'.

What sort of sad cunt can't even get that right?

Then the final bit of of sad cuntyness, "No one means to be seen at The Ivy" If I hadn't been at The Ivy would the report have been fair and accurate then? Why didn't they print the whole entry like I did theirs?

Ha!

[bearass]

anyone catch fringe...showed some promise but im not sure about it getting picked up yallz thoughts?

[getinthevan]

I may have (and by may have, I mean probably but I don't feel like searching) mentioned it here before, but I really liked Breaking Bad.  It was only 7 episodes but I thought they were all great.  I think they're doing a second season which hopefully will be as good, if not better.

[joey_rogo]

breaking bad was AWESOME. nobody watched cause it was on amc i think, but that show totally kicked ass.

[easy way]

M E T A L O C A L Y P S E

[BH]

Anybody watch True Blood?  I thought it was spectacular.

Bearass, I wanted to try Fringe but I missed it.  Let me know what you think as it goes on.

[The Drake]

Are there any Weeds fans out there?  What do ya think's gonna happen in the finale?  I bet Silas gets popped!

[mjkoehler]

Anybody watch True Blood?  I thought it was spectacular.

Bearass, I wanted to try Fringe but I missed it.  Let me know what you think as it goes on.

I received a frantic phone call at 7:30 Monday morning from that one girly friend of mine telling me, no demanding that I watch True Blood. She knows what Mikey likes. I will be checking it out on Itunes or somewhere since I do not have HBO

[getinthevan]

I've heard good things, I even overheard a guy at Wal-Mart last night declaring its awesomeness.  So now I'm interested, what is the premise of Weeds?

[The Drake]

It's about milf who is a widower with two kids and decides to sell Weed in the Burbs to support her family. It started with her selling dime bags, a couple seasons later she is romantically involved with a corrupt Mexican Mayor, one son is a weed breeder/grower/dealer and the 13 year old son is skipping school and having three-ways. It's pretty intense but the characters are great. Kevin Nealon plays a corrupt accountant on the lamb and her dead husband brother is fucking hilarious.

[Penny Lane]

It's about milf who is a widower with two kids and decides to sell Weed in the Burbs to support her family. It started with her selling dime bags, a couple seasons later she is romantically involved with a corrupt Mexican Mayor, one son is a weed breeder/grower/dealer and the 13 year old son is skipping school and having three-ways. It's pretty intense but the characters are great. Kevin Nealon plays a corrupt accountant on the lamb and her dead husband brother is fucking hilarious.

ha ha-the brother IS the best part---i loved season 1 but was so/so about season 2---great show

[ManNamedTruth]

I love Weeds. I've enjoyed the first 3 seasons so far, please no spoilers for season 4 as I don't have Showtime. I'm a big fan of Mary-Louise Parker.  :-*

[bearass]

here you go mj and whoever else is interested true blood ep 1   its pretty badasshttp://video.supernovatube.com/play.php?viewkey=79ac9b2ae91a8b47927b

[bearass]

oh and i totally have more dreams about mary louise parker than anyone ever

[ItStillJaimoe]

Anybody watch True Blood?  I thought it was spectacular.

Bearass, I wanted to try Fringe but I missed it.  Let me know what you think as it goes on.

I received a frantic phone call at 7:30 Monday morning from that one girly friend of mine telling me, no demanding that I watch True Blood. She knows what Mikey likes. I will be checking it out on Itunes or somewhere since I do not have HBO

I watched the first episode of True Blood. It's quirky, decadent and a little creepy, which is all good. It's not like Buffy or Angel; it seems to have established its own mythology right out of the gate. Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, American Beauty) is the creator of this series so I'm expecting good things as the series goes on. I hope HBO sticks with it since the ratings for Episode 1 were terrible.

I also watched Fringe - which had great ratings - and it has me hooked. 

[BH]

Anybody watch True Blood?  I thought it was spectacular.

Bearass, I wanted to try Fringe but I missed it.  Let me know what you think as it goes on.

I received a frantic phone call at 7:30 Monday morning from that one girly friend of mine telling me, no demanding that I watch True Blood. She knows what Mikey likes. I will be checking it out on Itunes or somewhere since I do not have HBO

I watched the first episode of True Blood. It's quirky, decadent and a little creepy, which is all good. It's not like Buffy or Angel; it seems to have established its own mythology right out of the gate. Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, American Beauty) is the creator of this series so I'm expecting good things as the series goes on. I hope HBO sticks with it since the ratings for Episode 1 were terrible.

I also watched Fringe - which had great ratings - and it has me hooked. 

It's been so long that HBO has had new Sunday night programming that most people probably didn't even realize it was on.  Hopefully word of mouth spreads it around.  I think Showtime is becoming the new king of original programming between the two.  

I'm still pissed about Carnivale being cancelled.

[ItStillJaimoe]

Anybody watch True Blood?  I thought it was spectacular.

Bearass, I wanted to try Fringe but I missed it.  Let me know what you think as it goes on.

I received a frantic phone call at 7:30 Monday morning from that one girly friend of mine telling me, no demanding that I watch True Blood. She knows what Mikey likes. I will be checking it out on Itunes or somewhere since I do not have HBO

I watched the first episode of True Blood. It's quirky, decadent and a little creepy, which is all good. It's not like Buffy or Angel; it seems to have established its own mythology right out of the gate. Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, American Beauty) is the creator of this series so I'm expecting good things as the series goes on. I hope HBO sticks with it since the ratings for Episode 1 were terrible.

I also watched Fringe - which had great ratings - and it has me hooked. 

It's been so long that HBO has had new Sunday night programming that most people probably didn't even realize it was on.  Hopefully word of mouth spreads it around.  I think Showtime is becoming the new king of original programming between the two.  

I'm still pissed about Carnivale being cancelled.

Add to that list Deadwood (one of my all-time favourite shows), Rome and to a far lesser extent, the convoluted John From Cincinnati.

[BH]

Very true.  Are they still planning on some Deadwood "movies" to wrap up the story.  I think they were talking about that at one point awhile back.

I didn't even know Rome got cancelled. >:(

I enjoyed John from Cincy but I can actually understand why that one got cancelled.