ABC’s “Cougar Town” will disappear from your teevees starting on February 9th. If that startled you, fear not: It’s being replaced (temporarily) by Matthew Perry’s new sitcom, “Mr. Sunshine” for nine weeks, at which point “Cougar Town” will return and finish its run. That just means: No reruns. And if you’re like me, you can’t get enough of Matthew Perry on the Hulu. He’s my favorite friend (although, I will miss those drunken nights with “Cougar Town.”)
Hey! “The Walking Dead” finale put up huge numbers on Sunday night, scoring over 6 million viewers. For perspective, “Community,” on a network, fetches around 4 million viewers a week. Meanwhile, “The Walking Dead” had 4 million viewers in the 18-49 demographic alone, which is a record for basic cable. Hold your thoughts on the finale: TK’s recap will be up in the next hour.
As many of you know, the coveted post-Super Bowl timeslot is going to “Glee” this year. Now we know that Katie Couric will be the guest on the show that night. She will be singing “Tea for Two.” I don’t know what that is, but I’d have preferred Brian Williams singing “Blame Canada.” (MTV)
In case you missed the announcement yesterday, F/X has, indeed, cancelled “Terriers.” And while I don’t like the move, for obvious reasons, isn’t it at least nice that on cable they allow an entire season to finish before they pull the plug? If they’d shitcanned “Terriers” after 9 episodes (as would have Fox), then I’d have to get out the pitchfork. It’s not really F/X’s fault, either — the ratings were absolutely dismal, less than half the viewers of any other F/X freshman series. But if it’s any consolation, Damon Lindeloff tweeted this: “Cancellation sucks, but ten years from now, we’ll still be talking about Terriers.” That’s probably only because movie blogs will float rumors of a “Terriers” movie for the next decade.
Neil Patrick Harris will host the Video Game Awards on Spike TV. An odd choice, but then, NPH could host the chrome off a trailer hitch.
No surprise: “Dexter” has been renewed for a sixth season by Showtime.
Finally, how does Sarah Palin goose the ratings of her reality show, “Alaska”? She shoots a Caribou. On television. I didn’t think that it’d bother me to watch, but it did. A lot. I’m not anti-hunting (not that I’d do it myself), but I am against the gleeful shooting of a pretty glorious animal for television ratings. PETA, expectedly, is also ticked off. I don’t like aligning myself with PETA, but you might, too, if you have the stomach for the video.
Here’s the video. I don’t really recommend that you watch it unless you’re just looking for an excuse to hate Sarah Palin even more or spend the rest of your day sad.
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I thought Palin might possess a tiny sliver of self-awareness, but that video proved otherwise. Good luck getting laughed at by 300 million Americans when you run for the Republican nomination, ya dumb bitch. I understood her using the downhome charm and sex appeal to gain political leverage, but this? WOW. Nice shootin', hillbilly. That caribou was a metaphor for your political career. Thanks for playing. Don't let the door fuck you in the ass on the way out.
Posted by: Kballs at December 7, 2010 9:43 AM
"In the words of Ted Nugent..."
Just stop right there.
You forgot the word "mighty." In the words of "mighty" Ted Nugent.
Fucking amateur.
Posted by: superasente at December 7, 2010 9:49 AM
I'd have no issue if Palin actually used that animal for sustenance as opposed to public relations.
Posted by: admin at December 7, 2010 9:52 AM
I really don't have an issue with her killing that animal IF she is going to use it to feed her family. I do have an issue if she is only using it to prop up her glorified folksy persona.
What can I say, I like a stocked freezer too. Mine is just mostly vegetables. And the viewing public doesn't feel so much like crying when I peel them.
Posted by: nix at December 7, 2010 9:55 AM
Isn't F/X owned by Fox?
Posted by: Simon at December 7, 2010 9:55 AM
Speaking of Terriers' cancellation, here's an Afternoon Discussion Thread topic:
- I want to start a network, the "Canceled Too Soon" Network. It would let me bring back a show that didn't get a chance to get too far. Pick a show that should be brought back. One caveat: can't be Firefly, Veronica Mars or Terriers.
Posted by: Fredo at December 7, 2010 10:00 AM
Pick a show that should be brought back. One caveat: can't be Firefly, Veronica Mars or Terriers.
Posted by: Fredo at December 7, 2010 10:00 AM
The original Cupid with Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall please.
Like VM, it was also written by Rob Thomas.
Posted by: Simon at December 7, 2010 10:04 AM
I'll miss Cougar Town badly. What a beautifully drunken funny little show.
Posted by: schmerpes at December 7, 2010 10:09 AM
I figured I wouldn't have too big of a problem with that video since I'm not against hunting. I haven't done more than rabbit hunting since I was a kid but I own guns and go shooting in the hills quite often. I helped my stepdaughter skin and butcher her first dear last month.
Looking past my normal hatred for Palin this video still pisses me off. "In the words of Ted Nugent" Oh, fuck off.
Palin constantly acts like she's been an avid hunter for years but they were obviously coaching her.
You don't shoot an animal from the front (you can hear them telling her to wait until the broad side is facing her) so I'm willing to bet that the alive caribou they showed (in the fake scope even, I'm not sure why that editing decision pisses me off but it does) wasn't even the same one she shot.
You don't dress an animal in the field and leave their fucking carcass there. I'm sure after the cameras turned off they went back and got the head for the trophy too. I HOPE they kept the hide too because if you're going to kill it you better use as much of it as possible. Otherwise don't give me your Ted Nugent/Na'avi thank you for this animal speech, bitch.
Posted by: Paultera at December 7, 2010 10:18 AM
I am certainly no Palin fan, but she did absolutely nothing wrong in that video segment. She killed an animal quickly, and cleanly, and she was very clear that the meat would feed people.
Anybody who gets worked up over such a thing needs to take a hard look at their own consumption habits - we're all old enough to know how meat gets from hoof to table by now, and I'd argue that Palin's way (as shown) is better than most.
Posted by: dogsikay at December 7, 2010 10:21 AM
Arrested development and pushing daisies
Posted by: Baghag at December 7, 2010 10:21 AM
The Middleman
Posted by: Petrie at December 7, 2010 10:32 AM
ABC’s “Cougar Town” will disappear from your teevees starting on February 9th[;] replaced (temporarily) by Matthew Perry’s new sitcom, “Mr. Sunshine” for nine weeks, at which point “Cougar Town” will return and finish its run. That just means:
Death Knell.
They're gonna fucking cancel this just like they did "Better Off Ted."
Fucking Motherfuckers.
Goddammit.
Shitfuck.
Posted by: Rykker at December 7, 2010 10:38 AM
Lindeloff is right: people will keep whining about this and how much TV has changed and gone downhill for years and years and years. People are still whining about Arrested Development and Firefly and it will never end. Because people just refuse to get over shit.
Posted by: klingonfree at December 7, 2010 10:40 AM
Fredo:
Wonderfalls
Freaks and Geeks
Sarah Connor Chronicles
Undeclared
Lone Star
Better Off Ted
Party Down
Posted by: jM at December 7, 2010 10:43 AM
This whole show is practice so that she might one day improvise. Her biggest weakness is obvious, but what all those liberals have over her besides critical thinking, is the ability to deliver impromptu speech and dialogue. The fact that her lines are rehearsed doesn't matter. She cleans up her delivery, and temple fanatics are waiting. I actually, to my shame, thought to myself, "well she's becoming their al sharpton."
She'll run to gum up the works in the primary, steer her nomination to who she wants or who can most benefit her civvy career, and still deliver moronic entreaties, some by design and others genuine.
The Rep nom could be anyone at this point, anyone from Jeb Bush to Marc Rubio.
Posted by: Jackseppelin at December 7, 2010 10:50 AM
I think TV has definitely changed though Figgy.
MASH, Cheers, Seinfeld - all of them failed to trouble the ratings for their first season, but they were given a chance to bed in and grow.
You won't see that anymore...
Posted by: Simon at December 7, 2010 11:00 AM
Add Freaks and Geeks to your network
Posted by: Ari at December 7, 2010 11:13 AM
Kimmel had a good time mocking the Palin thing last night. He noted that caribou also go by the name reindeer and questioned the PR advantages of killing Rudolph three weeks before Chistmas. Not that any of the Palinites would let that bother them. Santa would be one of the least crazy things they believe.
On the plus side, we've been eating off the 10-12 pounds of deer meat my BiL gave us for a couple weeks, and my, is it tasty. I don't hunt but I'll take your donations.
Posted by: , at December 7, 2010 11:13 AM
Fredo:
Sports Night and Party Down. They both had two pretty perfect seasons, so on the one hand I'm hesitant to wish for more time that could've led to a drop-off in quality--but c'mon, who am I kidding? More more more.
Also, Veronica Mars - screw your caveats. I will not pass up a chance to piss and moan about that loss that still hurts so deep.
Posted by: Adrienne at December 7, 2010 11:21 AM
Cancelled too soon:
Sarah Connor Chronicles (It was getting sooo good morons.)
My So-Called Life (Everyone would likely have been spared Jared Leto's emo phase.)
Posted by: Melody at December 7, 2010 11:24 AM
You don't know "Tea for Two?" It's a standard. Many have sung it. I prefer instrumental arrangements (like Art Tatum's rendition on piano), but you can't go wrong with Doris Day's rendition from the film of the same name. I'm not looking forward to Katie Couric singing it with (undoubtedly) Matthew Morrison, lest they twist the guest formula and have her sing it with Jane Lynch.
Ah hunting, where you sit in a stand or blind for hours on end being very very quiet and waiting for something tasty to amble by. I can't wait for next week's action-packed episode; Sarah sits in a boat for eight hours drinking beer and waiting for the fish to bite. Maybe for the jaw-dropping season finale she could play golf. Will her zany mad-cap adventures never end?
If this is the "exciting" episode, her show must be painfully dull and deserves to die.
Posted by: Inaras at December 7, 2010 11:44 AM
I don't hunt, though I have no moral objection to hunting animals you intend to eat and that have healthy, sustainable populations. But I always thought that hunting was a quiet endeavor. Not something easily accomplished when you're tromping around through the woods with a pack of kids and a TV crew.
Are caribou that undeterred by humans? Or was the crew really really quiet?
Posted by: Wednesday at December 7, 2010 12:05 PM
Yeah, I didn't find that video disturbing. I grew up in the South - it's how we do. I don't mind hunting as long it's for food purposes. Plus, deer jerky is DELICIOUS. That animal lived a pretty sweet life, and now it's going to feed a family. Better than what we put our pork and poultry through.
As for The Canceled Shows network, I would definitely bring back Pushing Daisies, and Dead Like Me.
Posted by: Kristobel at December 7, 2010 12:27 PM
"I’m not anti-hunting..., but I am against the gleeful shooting of a pretty glorious animal for television ratings."
i love you, Dustin, but this sentence is so clumsily transparent.
That caribou was getting it's ass shot whether he was going to be on television or not. He most likely wasn't the only caribou felled that day. And what hunting isn't gleeful? Must hunters aim their rifles through tears of sorrow? "God forgive me, BLAM BLAM! (sob!)" Plus i'd wager many a deer in this country would be offended by the implication they're not "glorious."
"I’m not anti-hunting"
My point is, you hate Sarah Palin dude.
Capital Hate. Her.
And we know you do. Let it out. See? It's okay. You shouldn't feel as though you have to fabricate your reasons why. Just continue to hate, and know that watching her do anything is going to piss you off.
Posted by: Scott at December 7, 2010 1:01 PM
Canceled Shows Network Brimstone
Posted by: Drake at December 7, 2010 1:25 PM
The CSN should have Homefront on a loop.
Posted by: Mrs. Julien at December 7, 2010 1:55 PM
NPH could host the chrome off a trailer hitch
LOVE.
Posted by: tamatha at December 7, 2010 2:20 PM
Canceled Shows Network Brimstone
Seconded.
Posted by: MM at December 7, 2010 2:25 PM
If TLC could promise me that a grizzly bear would consume some of the Palins on that show, I'd consider watching it. Obviously, preferably the parental Palins, but if a bear eats a younger Palin, well, that's just natural selection at work.
I will mourn "Terriers" for a decent interval, then commence banging other shows with wild abandon. I think that's what "Terriers" would have wanted.
Posted by: Slash at December 7, 2010 3:59 PM
Fredo: Carnivale. Ignore the last 4 or 5 episodes of season 2 that were cobbled together in an effort to wrap up what could have been a 10 season show.
Cougartown. I fucking like it. I also like my new Beyonce red lip color. They are pretty par. Good for an evening's worth of cheap fun.
Palin, Palin, Palin. If you're gonna shoot something, shoot something that can kill you. Or maul you. Or at least something with pointy teeth. Also, caribou are pretty fucking big. Way bigger than your average deer. I'd be MUCH more impressed if she could nail a squirrel at—hell, let's be modest—50 yards.
Today Sarah Palin shot and skinned a caribou for meat. Tomorrow she make coffee and read the newspaper. My point is if all of the Palin haters want to get rid of her just ignore her. She like Howard Stern, the more you deride her the more dug in her supporters get. She is the kind person that would rather walk into a room with a hundred people swearing at her than a room with no one at all, just stone silence
Step one, stop posting stuff about her reality show and if something is posted, don't comment. Next person to mentioned her name is a schmuck
Posted by: Sack Lodge at December 7, 2010 5:42 PM
I don't like Sara Palin, either. But I have to say that I didn't find that video disturbing in the least. Well, maybe a little bit in the fact that I was taught to take the whole carcass out of the woods instead of quartering it but hey, I know some people who do just exactly that. There are plenty of natural scavengers who are grateful for a meal they didn't have to work too hard to get.
Good clean kill, took the majority of the meat to eat - nothing wrong with that.
Posted by: Carrie at December 7, 2010 6:14 PM
Not a particular great kill. Did she shoot the animal, well the animal was shot and her finger did appear to pull the trigger. Nice camera affect with the crosshairs (sarcasm intended), otherwise meh. If you think this was horrible you have obviously never seen the hunting shows on tv now days. As for sarah I'd still bang her if she'd shut up, and I still won't vote for her.
Posted by: clancys_daddy at December 7, 2010 6:26 PM
Ten bucks says someone shipped in that caribou and made it walk straight into the frame.
Crap, I missed the cancelled shows discussion?
I'd bring back Party Down, Carnivale, Deadwood, Pushing Daisies, Wonderfalls, Dead Like Me, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Freaks and Geeks, Virtuality, The Riches, Life, Arrested Development, Twin Peaks...
Posted by: Uda at December 7, 2010 9:28 PM
"Deadwood" should be a CSN flagship program, definitely.
And I know it is not widely loved, even among BSG fans, but I would vote for "Caprica," personally.
Posted by: Rykker at December 7, 2010 9:36 PM
...and "Rome," perhaps?
I haven't seen any of it, yet (please forgive me, Polly), but it was somewhat popular, and canceled prematurely, wasn't it?
Posted by: Rykker at December 7, 2010 9:39 PM
The Torkelsons had limitless possibilities.
Posted by: Jo 'Mama' Besser at December 7, 2010 11:50 PM
The hunting episode of Sarah Palin's reality show reminds me of the King of the Hill episode where Hank takes Bobby to La Grunta Resort where the deer are fed underneath hunting stands for easy access.
Sarah Connor Chronicles (It was getting sooo good morons.)
My So-Called Life (Everyone would likely have been spared Jared Leto's emo phase.)
Posted by: aplsong1212 at December 9, 2010 3:11 AM
Why the hate on Community?? They have a Crapy time slot, and they go up against big hitters like Bones, Big Bang, and Vampire Diaries. When they had a Solid Time slot at 7:30 a couple weeks back they pulled in decent rating. Ohh and http://nymag.com/arts/cultureawards/2010/69901/
Posted by: David at December 9, 2010 12:44 PM
I really could not have time to read this all , but as far as I see , It seems so interesting. I shall come back and read the rest of it.
I thought Palin might possess a tiny sliver of self-awareness, but that video proved otherwise. Good luck getting laughed at by 300 million Americans when you run for the Republican nomination, ya dumb bitch. I understood her using the downhome charm and sex appeal to gain political leverage, but this? WOW. Nice shootin', hillbilly. That caribou was a metaphor for your political career. Thanks for playing. Don't let the door fuck you in the ass on the way out.