Friday, January 27, 2012

What's Worth Watching Notes - January 26, 2012

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RUNDOWN
- Jenny's TV News 
{Oscar nominations, Pat & Vanna drinking on Wheel of Fortune}
- Paul Feig calls in 
- This Is The Week That Was 
{AFC Championship, An Idiot Abroad, Being Human, Prime Suspect, Shark Tank, The Office, Touch}
- 140 Seconds with Ronnie Mund
- Interview with Lucy Lawless
- Interview with Emmy Rossum
- What's Worth Watching: January 26 - February 1

Paul Feig (www.twitter.com/paulfeig)
- Happy for Melissa McCarthy & Kristen Wiig/Annie Mumolo getting Oscar noms
- Doesn't get a ticket even though Bridesmaids was Oscar nominated
- Got 2 tickets when Bridesmaids got nominated for Golden Globes
- Credited our show getting him on camera at the Golden Globes
- Directing/EPing a show w/Darren Star on HBO starring Goldie Hawn
- Had an unpleasant day waiting to see if Bridesmaids was getting nominated
- Won't make a Bridesmaids sequel without getting the whole gang together
- Remains good friends w/ Jon Hamm although not directing Mad Men
- Is currently in love with Sherlock & Downton Abbey (watching w/Patton Oswalt)
- Feels Brits love irredeemable characters and Americans hate those types
- Thinks All in the Family would never work here these days
Lucy Lawless
- Oozed sensuality throughout her interview right from "Hi Boys"
- Feels Spartacus is totally worth watching and very rewarding
- Revealed her character turns out a winner after this season
- Difficult to keep up with the changes on the show including the main character
- Has to go home and drink after playing Lucretia
- Prefers to be with a fat guy rather than another woman since they feel weird
- Discovered the porn capital of New Zealand for sex scene extras
- Said bugger off to play Tigh's wife on Battlestar Galactica
- Feels Xena could have continued in the cable TV world of today
- Wasn't surprised by Xena success and figured that's just what happens on TV
- Killed the Xena film because she was so tired from performing the role
- Loves doing comedy but wants to makes us hurt so good on Spartacus
- Proclaims they are breaking the paradigm on Starz at 10pm
- Her mother in law says the show is like playing Lord and Master


Emmy Rossum (www.twitter.com/emmyrossum)
- Pushing the despicablity factor on Shameless this season
- Declared necrophilia as the line for pushing things too far
- Doesn't care if she's called an actor, actress or songstress
- Grew up in NYC and has some grittiness which seeps into her character
- Had to fight for the role of Fiona since producers saw her as princessy
- Horrified to learn of her Mr. Skin nominations for Shameless
- Feels more exposed emotionally than physically on the show
- Doesn't want a Mr. Skin victory on her list of credits
- Learned the most from Joan Cusack and admires her family life
- Plays Monopoly with Joan, Bill Macy & Felicity Huffman in Chicago
- Recalled calm Clint Eastwood having a fun set on Mystic River
- UK version had her character married off season 1 which isn't happening here
- Understands the comparison to white/brown hair Anne Hathaway comparison
- Didn't know how Phantom of the Opera was translated to the big screen
- Has never seen the Broadway production of Phantom of the Opera
- Watching a lot of cooking shows, Homeland and Modern Family
- Loved Full House and the whole TGIF lineup
- Shameless with have pregnancy, euthanasia, gun fights and weddings

Ronnie Mund (www.twitter.com/rmlimodriver69)
- Disappointed that a lot of reruns have been on lately
- Thrilled they got their baby back on Grey's Anatomy
- Can't remember what happened on CSI after a drunken Friday night
- Complained FX In Demand doesn't run the show THAT week

JD Harmeyer (www.twitter.com/jdharm)
- Declared it was raining hot chicks on our show
- Heartbroken over recent guest Katrina Bowden
- Commended the male nudity in Spartacus
- Knows Lucy Lawless wants it, though not necessarily from him
- Informed Emmy Rossum of her Mr. Skin competition
- Lamented the cancellation of Man Up! with Jon

Steve Brandano (www.twitter.com/siriusstevieb)
- Spotted The Wire's Bubbles, Sobotka & Judge Phelan on Prime Suspect
- Loved Lucy Lawless defining Money For Jam

Jenny Hutt (www.twitter.com/jenniferhutt)
- Loved that Paul Feig called her hot
- Can't stay with a show once she finds out it was cancelled
- Formed a girl crush on Emmy Rossum
- Bonded with Emmy over with At Home with the Neelys

Jon Hein (www.twitter.com/jonmhein)
- Happy Paul Feig won't make a half-assed Bridesmaids sequel
- Still loves the 7pm Jeopardy/Wheel of Fortune block
- Wants to see Keifer Sutherland on FOX as Jack Bauer
- Wonders how Alcatraz will be able to keep the story going
- Convinced Lucy Lawless knows what playing Lord and Master is
- Thrilled to be called a lyrical butterfly by Emmy Rossum
- Did not like Broadway performance of Phantom of the Opera
- Explained how if you're not a hit out of the box, you're gone
- Teased Carla Gugino & Glenn Close will be coming to WWW


What’s Worth Watching
January 26 – February 1
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
8p        30 Rock (NBC)
            American Idol (FOX)
            The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
830p    Parks & Recreation (NBC)  {Steve's pick}
9p        30 Rock (NBC) {special time}
930p    Up All Night (NBC)
10p      Archer (FX)
11p      Inside Comedy: Jerry Seinfeld & Don Rickels {series premiere}

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
8p      Shark Tank (ABC)
9p      Fringe (FOX)
          Chuck (NBC) {series finale}
930p  On Freddie Roach (HBO)
10p    Portlandia/Todd Margaret (IFC)
          Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
          Spartacus: Vengeance {2nd season premiere}{Steve's pick}

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
8p     UFC on FOX (FOX)  {JD's pick}
9p     US Figure Skating Championships (NBC)  {Jenny's pick}
10p   An Idiot Abroad (SCIENCE)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29
7p       60 Minutes (CBS)
           Pro Bowl (NBC)
8p       Once Upon A Time (ABC)
           Screen Actors Guild Awards (TBS)
830p   Napoleon Dynamite (FOX)
9p       The Good Wife (CBS)
           Shameless (SHO)
           Downton Abbey (PBS)  {Jenny's pick}
           Luck (HBO) {series premiere} {Jon's pick}
           Oprah’s Next Chapter: Sean Penn in Haiti (OWN)
930p   The TRL Decade (VH1)
10p     House Of Lies (SHO)
           Oprah Master Class: Ted Turner(OWN)
           

MONDAY, JANUARY 30
8p     House (FOX)
         Gossip Girl (CW)
9p     Being Human (SYFY)
         Alcatraz (FOX)
10p   Pawn Star$ (HISTORY)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
8p      The Biggest Loser (NBC)
          Switched At Birth (ABC FAMILY)
9p      New Girl (FOX)
930p  Raising Hope (FOX)
10p    Justified (FX)  {Jon's pick}
          Southland (TNT)
          White Collar (USA)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
8p       American Idol (FOX)
           Super Bowl Greatest Commercials (CBS)
9p       Mobbed (FOX)
           Inside The NFL (SHO)
10p     Hot In Cleveland (TV Land)
           Face Off (SYFY)
           Royal Pains (USA)
           Oprah’s Next Chapter: Oprah in Haiti (OWN)
1130p Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) {JD's pick}

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