falling in love in the fall....

Well I'm back.

After a long, life-changing and fabulous year I've decided to get back to blogging. Redesigned (to the best of my ability) and renamed-- I'm back. Mainly because I love TV and writing but mostly because my sweet family and friends start tuning me out when I talking pop culture for too long #sorrynotsorry.

 

And there's no better time than now with the fall TV season FINALLY starting back up. Thank dog. It's been a long summer full of my guiltiest pleasure- Big Brother, binge watching too many shows to count (shout to Bridget Ryan for finally for getting me to watch Orphan Black-- too good) and rewatching my favorites (West Wing for the umpteenth time anyone?).

Now my shows are back and I'm so ready-- The Mindy Project, Scandal, Parenthood, the list goes on and on, but the real question I ponder every fall is what new shows to introduce to my weekly lineup. 

Duh I watch way too many shows-- so I try to only give one new show a chance each new season. Two years ago it was Mindy, last year it was BK 99, both choices I fully stand by. This year, however, there are too many good choices so here's a look at my intrigue list:

{for sure watching}

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER

#TGIT. Shonda is queen.
Shonda + Viola Davis + hour long drama = I'm sold.
Shondaland Thursdays will be a new staple and I'm not mad about it.
Thursdays at 10:00 EST on ABC

{giving it a chance}

A to Z 

The Mindy Project is pure gold brought the rom-com to the small screen in such a great way. A-Z is following in Mindy's always fashionable footsteps with The Mother from HIMYM and Ben Feldman and it looks adorable- I'm really hoping this is good.
Premieres Thursday 10/2 at 9:30 EST on NBC

MARRY ME

From the creator of Happy Endings comes the second coming of Penny Hart- I hope. Add in the wonderful Ken Marino (Party Down forever)- fingers crossed this is Ah-mah-zing.
Premieres Tuesday 10/14 at 9:00 EST on NBC

{praying the critics are wrong}

MULANEY

I want this show to be good so badly but it is getting such terrible reviews. That being said, I will give this show a chance because it's John Mulaney and he created Stefon and his stand up is hilarious and of course- Nasim Pedrad and Martin Short.
Premieres Sunday 10/5 at 9:30 EST on Fox

Check back in a couple of weeks to see how these new shows are fairing.

  

Happy watching! 

the good, the bad, and the really bad

Along with being unnaturally obsessed with television shows, I also love love love movies.  Other than some actors being in both movies and TV, the only time the worlds collide is on talk shows. Now the dedication I give to my favorite TV shows, I give to my favorite movies and actors. Therefore, I always try and watch them when they are on various talk shows.

If you've read my previous blog posts, you could have probably already guessed that I have a strong opinions about these talk show hosts, since I tend to have a strong opinion about everything.  There is nothing I hate more than an awkward interview and I think that has a lot to do with the interviewer. Although audiences love for all their burning questions to be answered, it does not help to make the actor/actress feel uncomfortable. That, in turn, makes the audience feel uncomfortable.

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He may have been on air for about a quarter of a century but my least favorite interviewer of all time is Regis Philbin.  He is a talk show veteran and I've only seen him do interviews in recent years but I think he is so incredibly awkward.  Kelly Ripa is so bright and bubbly that she often outshines his dull and clueless questions.  Being a Harry Potter Fan, I watched him interview the same trio over and over again. He asked the same questions every time and as a viewer it was monotonous and boring.  Even one time Emma Watson actually said to Regis, "You ask me this every time I come here."  The only redeeming quality of Regis Philbin is the Live with Regis and Kelly SNL skit; Darrell Hammond and Amy Poehler are dead on.

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I like an interviewer that asks off beat questions and keeps it interesting.  I mentioned this fine gentlemen in my first blog post alluding to the fact that I would love to be married to him.  As he transitioned from Saturday Night Live to late night he blossomed into one of my favorite late night talk show hosts.  Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is the definition of entertainment.  Not only is he hilariously funny but he is so personable.  Even some of the most shy and interview uncomfortable actor/actresses open up and can have fun when on his show.  With every guest he has some random game prepared that requires little skill but it is always amusing and funny!  The other great thing about Jimmy as a talk show host is that when he has guests that have come on before he actually remembers what they talked about previously and often references the last time they were on.  This makes it seem like the guests really matter to him and that makes the show so much more enjoyable.

Honorable Mention for the Worst Interviewer:  David Letterman- ugh he can be such a jackass sometimes.

Honorable Mentions for the Best Interviewers: Conan O Brien and Jay Leno.  Both are very funny and great at keeping the guests on their toes without making them feel awkward.