My View 9/21
Topic: TV Watch Online
My View - News of the (past 2) Week(s): Emmys, Show Premieres, Tina Fey on SNL, Simon Cowell new power on American Idol, CMA Nominations, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Daughtry’s guest role, Politics and Debates, David Blaine, Daughtry’s deluxe CD, new product releases, My Book List.
[As you may have realized, there was no My View posted last weekend. My nephew was up for the weekend, and so I didn’t get around to typing it up. But I have said before that if I have to skip a weekend, I will most likely double up the following weekend, and that is what I have done today.]
Emmys: The 2008 Emmy Awards are on tonight on ABC, and I have now posted my picks and predictions for this year’s show. Check out TV Watch Online’s Emmy Awards page to check out the nominations and who I predict will win.
Show Premieres: This week will see the return of many, many, many television shows for the start of the fall season. Heroes season 3 returns Monday night from 9-11, following a recap special from 8-9, on NBC. Ugly Betty season 3 premieres Thursday night from 8-9pm on ABC. Survivor: Gabon begins on Thursday as well with a two-hour opener from 8-10pm on CBS. And Grey’s Anatomy returns with a two-hour premiere as well from 9-11 on ABC. Keep checking with TV Watch Online for all the latest news regarding those shows and more.
Tina Fey for VP: If you didn’t catch SNL last week, then you missed one of the best sketches I have ever seen on that show. In the lead up to that premiere episode, everyone was speculating if Tina Fey would play GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin, due to similarities in looks and style. And sure enough, the show opened with Fey as Palin and Amy Poehler reprising Senator Hillary Clinton in a “nonpartisan” speech about sexism. Even though I am a Hillary supporter, I still laugh at Amy’s portrayal of her. And Tina was spot-on, and I hope to see her back on the show in that role before election day. She had the Palin accent, which made it all the better. My favorite line of hers was, when the two were talking about foreign policy, “And I can see Russia from my house.” Hilarious!
Simon’s Got Power: When it was announced that American Idol was adding a fourth judge, Kara DioGuardi, to the panel this season, one of the questions people were asking was what will happen during the auditions in the case of a tie. When the show had guest judges on in previous seasons, it would always be in the contestant’s favor if a tie came up. But that’s not the case now that there is a permanent fourth judge. Paula Abdul has revealed that in the case of a tie, Simon Cowell will made the final decision. I actually am excited for this. Even though there have been times when he isn’t always right with his vote, he knows talent when he sees it, and I look forward to seeing any ties in the auditions and how he votes.
CMA Nominations: The 2008 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards were announced recently and the Idols were representing. Carrie Underwood was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and her Carnival Ride CD was nominated for Album of the Year. Kellie Pickler was nominated for New Artist of the Year (formerly the Horizon Award). She was also in this category last year as well, but didn’t win; the award that year went to Taylor Swift. I know that not everybody is into country music, but their award shows are some of the best to see, because they always have great music performances all throughout the show; this goes for the ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards as well. The Album of the Year category is a tough one, but I believe that Carrie has a great shot at winning Female Vocalist once again. And now that Taylor Swift is out of the New Artist category, Kellie has a better shot at winning this time. We’ll all have to wait until November 12 to find out if they won.
Ellen’s Back: The Ellen DeGeneres Show’s 6th season has been on for only two weeks and Ellen is as hilarious as she’s always been. Tony is back as DJ, which I’m excited about. Ted Stryker was last year’s DJ and he left because I believe he received an offer from somewhere else. And even though he was great on the show, I am so glad Tony’s back. And so I hope that Ellen and him interact more this season; I say that because they haven’t been so much so far this season. Anyway…the show is now at the Warner Brothers lot and I love the on-set locations they’re doing with Ellen going around to different show sets, hijacking a tour tram, and attempting to capture George Clooney, among other things. One of the things I’m surprised at is that their set is the same as last year. For the past few years, they have been changing around the look of the set and so I am surprised that with being on a new lot they would have the same set. But it doesn’t matter, because it’s not a horrible set. I wasn’t sure when it was first introduced, but as time had gone on, I got used to it. Visit ellentv.com to find out when the show is on in your area.
Daughtry’s back on TV: Chris Daughtry will be guest starring on CSI: NY this season (it will most likely air in November). I don’t know if he has acted before, so this will be interesting to watch. And I don’t watch the show, but I will watch that episode. Also, I’m not sure the specifics on his character, but I hope he performs a song. But no matter, I will keep you up to date on the specifics on when his episode will air.
Politics: Presidential Candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will be interviewed separately tonight on 60 Minutes. I’ll definitely be watching that before the Emmys come on. And President Bill Clinton will be on The View Monday morning, which I can’t wait for. He’ll be talking about his global initiative, and you can count on the ladies to ask him about the race for the white house.
Presidential Debate: The first general election presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain will be this Friday starting at 6pm, on many stations. Check your listings to see which channels will air it and on which one you want to watch. I am looking forward to this debate, and it will be interesting to see how much of an impact it will have in the polls.
David Blaine’s Back: Magician David Blaine is back with another special. This time, he will hang upside down high up in the air and at the end of it all, made a grand exit. This special will air from 9-11pm on ABC. By the way, the world record that he recently broke was broken by somebody else last week on Live with Regis and Kelly. I hope that he tries to regain the record again sometime soon.
Daughtry Deluxe: Daughtry released a deluxe version of their debut CD recently, and I bought my copy. The only additional portions that I have listened to are the bonus tracks. And let me tell you, it is worth it just for that alone. Their version of “Feels Like the First Time” is amazing, and I love the acoustic and live versions of songs from the CD. I haven’t watched the DVD yet, which has music videos and interviews and such, but I can’t wait to watch those, and I will give an update on my thoughts on those when I do watch it.
Kristy Lee Cook CD: Kristy Lee Cook, who competed on season 7 of American Idol, released her debut album last week, entitled Why Wait. She is the first contestant from this season to release a CD. We won’t see CD’s by the Davids until November. I haven’t bought a copy yet, but I will be eventually. To buy your copy, visit the TV Watch Online STORE.
Sorcerer’s Stone Anniversary Book: The 10 year anniversary of the U.S. release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is this month, and to commemorate the milestone, Scholastic is releasing an anniversary edition of the first book in the Potter series. This re-release sports a new cover by illustrator Mary Grandpre, and additional material by author J.K. Rowling (I have heard that the material is a drawing that Jo did of Snape). I haven’t decided yet if I will buy this new edition. To pre-order your copy, visit the TV Watch Online STORE.
My Book List: Lately, I have been reading The World Without Us, by Alan Weisman. If you want to know what the book is about, look no further than the title. This book answers the question, ‘what would the world be like if humans were to suddenly disappear from the Earth?’ It really is fascinating material, and the author supplies us with excellent research into various aspects of the world that would stay the same or change over time without us. I’m not done with it yet, but I recommend it to anyone and everyone.
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