Mid-week This N That

I have a love/hate relationship with holidays and vacations. I love the time off, but I hate the first day back to work. Even if it’s only one extra day, why does it feel like the workload multiplies five times more than normal when you return? The good part about a Monday holiday is that when you get back to work the next day, you’ve already bypassed the dreaded Monday.

The new issue of TV Guide featured some of the finales that just wrapped up, and a guess at what’s ahead. Do you notice that they actually don’t say anything about anything?

NCIS



This one looks the most intriguing. The way it sounds, they’re going to have Ducky in a different capacity, rather than the Chief Medical Examiner. For some reason, that makes me think of the Maura/Dr Pike scenario on Rizzoli & Isles, where Pike was quite incompetent & Maura had to keep him on his toes. What I’d love is for Torri Higginson’s character, Dr Jordan Hampton to take over that role. She would be a familiar face that regular viewers would remember. Maybe they’ll promote Jimmy Palmer and just have Ducky around to be a supervisor.

Speaking of NCIS, I noticed yesterday that there’s already a 2013 NCIS wall calendar available. Looks like I’ll be grabbing that, since I didn’t have anything new for this year - no CSI, Sanctuary or Stargate (bummer)

CSI


Drama, drama, drama. First of all, it was announced before the season finale that George Eads has already re-signed for season 13, so there goes any suspense as to whether Nick leaves or not. Then there’s DB’s kidnapped granddaughter, and someone trying to kill Julie. Can you say ‘overkill’? Do the CSI writers even know how to write a story that doesn’t include a CSI-in-peril? I have to admit, all of the over-the-top drama really makes me think I just might not even decide to watch season 13.

Rizzoli And Isles

The new season of Rizzoli & Isles begins next Tuesday. Can we please just skip ahead to episode two where the girls finally kiss (okay, not literally - unfortunately) and make up? I really don’t like my girls angry with each other.




Saving Hope


A new show to look forward to is Saving Hope, featuring Stargate SG-1 alum, Michael Shanks.

Continuum

Speaking of Stargate alums – I had a chance to finally watch the pilot episode of Continuum. After just a couple of minutes, I was totally hooked. The main lady reminded me of Clarice Starling (from Silence of the Lambs), and it was great to see some other familiar faces – like Tony Amendola and Lexa Doig. Another familiar face was Erik Knudsen, whom I remember from both Saw II and the tv show, Jericho. The only bad part is that Tony was only a brief guest star to begin the show.


Looking further ahead to the fall shows, I just saw today that Robert Patrick has been promoted to 'series regular' on the upcoming "Last Resort" on ABC. That might make it more agreeable for me to watch

Coming in just over a week, Hallmark has what looks like a great movie on the way

Hannah’s Law features Danny Glover, Billy Zane, Kimberly Elise, John Pyper-Ferguson, and more








The synopsis for the movie:
A frontier town is fueled by crime and corruption until a strong-willed heroine and her friends, including legendary lawman Wyatt Earp and gunfighter Doc Holliday, take a stand for justice. “Hannah’s Law,” premieres on Hallmark Movie Channel Saturday, June 9th.

Finally, on a music note –
I had a chance to take my first listen to Brandi Carlile’s new album, Bear Creek, which will be released next Tuesday. It may be a bit folksier than some of her previous stuff, but I love it. I could have used a couple more folk-rock tunes, though. “Raise Hell,” “hard way home,” and “keep your heart young” are amongst the highlights. Be sure to check it out.