Thursday, August 11, 2011

Thursday This N That

Yes, we’re already mid-August and it’s getting quite depressing how the temps are slowly starting to drop around here each day. So much for the month of summer.

On a brighter note:
The hype of the fall tv season is heating up, that means there should be a bit more This N That for me to ramble on as well.

Beginning with the new issue of TV Guide that was in today’s mailbox.
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On the bright side, it’s great to see that Mariska & Marg are the top two highest paid ladies on tv. Yet, they still can’t put Marg on the cover?

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Don’t even get me started on the disparity in salary for the top two ladies compared to the top two men, which is almost 1/2. I had to laugh at how things are totally the opposite for the pic/salaries for the reality shows:
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Strange how in that picture, it's the "ditzy blonde" that still gets the highest pay.

Seeing those lists make me proud to be a fan of Amanda Tapping. Hearing how she made the choice to forgo her salary as Executive Producer on Sanctuary so more money could go into making the show, as well as her comments that she's comfortable with the money she's earned as an actor through the years and doesn't want to be "greedy", and her earnest involvement in getting the charity, Sanctuary For Kids, going, it makes me shake my head at how networks can give someone like Ashton Kutcher $700,000 per episode. My only question is: "Why?"

It was also great to see a nice preview/pic of the new season of CSI with Marg & Ted Danson.
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I’m not too crazy about the Action!Cath spoilers that I've heard for the episodes leading up to Marg’s departure from the show in January, but as long as Cath is front & center for a proper sendoff storyline, I’ll take it.

The bad & the good for my current favorite show, Rizzoli & Isles.
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LESS time for Mama R? Is that person nuts? I love how they’ve incorporated Angela into more of a main character and now pretty much a busybody for everyone, including Jane, Maura, Frankie, Tommy, Korsak and Frost. Let’s face it. I watch the show to see Angie, Lorraine and Bruce McGill.

It was nice to see a little behind the scenes with the new season of Parenthood - and even a glimpse of Bonnie B!
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And how can you not love Betty White and the characters that she plays. Did I not know that Jane Lynch has a new book coming out? Or maybe I did & just can’t remember. Cat Cora ordering pizza? I get the giggles just imagining her critiquing the delivered pizza.
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I’m getting a bit more into Warehouse 13.
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All I ask is that SyFy quit pissing off the fans of all the good shows they currently have by either switching timeslots or cancelling the damn things. I swear that SyFy makes the worst “Creative Decisions” ever.

On the subject of scifi, I’m anxious to see how Jason Momoa does as Conan. I haven’t seen him in anything other than his role as Ronan on Stargate Atlantis.
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A new mini-series that looks cool is Strike Back on Cinemax.
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Of course, that would be on a channel that I don’t get.


Added:
Oh, and I just heard the news that In Plain Sight is renewed for a final season. FINAL season? WTF is with canceling great shows these days?

Every time I finally get into a show, they get rid of it. Yet, I've been waiting a few years for them to get rid of CSI, but they don't. I give up!

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