*** Television, Fall 2009 ***

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Is anyone watching Outer Space Astronauts on Syfy. We recorded the first episode, but it was cut-off, but in seeing that i skipped a bit through it and it looked incredibly inane. I suspect there is a pretty radical guffaw factor, but does anyone actually like the show -- feel that it is a good show?

 

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Sunday, December 20
Season Finale of Survivor (CBS)

Monday, December 21
Season Finale of The Sing-off (NBC)
Season Finale of The Closer (TNT)

Thursday, December 24
Burn-off of remaining episodes of Raising the Bar (TNT)

Saturday, December 26
Doctor Who - The End of Time, Part 1 (BBC America)


Next week: (the final week of the Fall television season)
Finales of Brothers, Monday Night Football, Outer Space Astronauts,
Doctor Who - The End of Time, Part 2
Premiere of Demons


Note, after next week's update, subsequent updates will be posted to the Television Winter 2010 thread.

 

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I thought it would be great to finish up this thread with a discussion of the various Best and Worst Television Shows Lists for 2009. This time of year, there are going to be dozens of television critics posting their own Best and Worst Lists. If you see one, please post a link to it here.

I'll start:

Bob Sassone is a pretty well-regarded blogger on matters of television programming...
Best and Worst TV of 2009: Bob's list - TV Squad

Other TV Squad bloggers:

Joel Keller
Best and Worst TV of 2009: Joel's list - TV Squad

Allison Waldman
Best and Worst TV of 2009: Allison's list - TV Squad

I have a real hard time with Allison's list. Glee I can understand, if not agree with, but putting The Middle on the "best" list instead of the "worst" list, and putting Accidentally on Purpose and Cougar Town on the "worst" list, bewilders me.

I do appreciate how much lists seem to agree about how bad Hank is.

 

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Amy Amatangelo is another pretty well-regarding blogger about television programming...
http://blog.zap2it.com/tvgal/2009/12/-ive-made-my-list.html

 

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Sunday, December 27
Season Finale of Brothers (Fox)

Monday, December 28
Season Finale of Monday Night Football (ESPN)
Series Premiere of Motor City Motors (Discovery)

Tuesday, December 29
Season Finale of Outer Space Astronauts (Syfy)

Wednesday, December 30
Season Premiere of The Real World (MTV)

Friday, January 1
Series Premiere of Friday Night Alright (VH1)

Saturday, January 2
Season Finale of Doctor Who (BBC America)
Series Premiere of Demons (BBC America)


(end of the Fall television season)

These updates will continue here: Television Winter 2010

 

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Robert Bianco, USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2009-12-28-TV2009_ST_N.htm