What John's Watching

Previously on 24... As always, I'm liveblogging reaction to tonight's episode in real time (for me).   Spoilers after the jump. Well, at least the cop that Dana's ex attacked didn't die.  That's a lot of karma for Dana to overcome. Big surprise, the Kevin the ex is reneging on the deal. FINALLY.  Someone questions Dana's suspicious phone calls when she should be working. ... Read More

Now that Heroes is off the air and Chuck is on hiatus for the Olympics, what's on the watch list for tonight? Duh, obviously 24.  We have to see how CTU deals with Renee's descent into madness, while Jack gets tortured by Sergei's men.  Somehow I don't think Sergei will fall for Jack's Clark Kent disguise.  I'll be liveblogging reaction as ... Read More

Wow.  Big Love brought some unexpected complications this week.  A recap of last week's episode is here.  HBO's preview of this week's episode is here.  Summary of this week's episode (spoilers after the jump): Bill (Bill Paxton) continued to clash with lobbyist Marilyn Densham (Sissy Spacek), but was outmaneuvered when Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn) used her seat on the Weber Gaming board ... Read More

I mentioned yesterday I wasn't really planning on watching much of the Olympics, but that I'd had to make an exception due to the rumored participation in the opening ceremonies of the band Rush.  According to RushIsABand, they were to perform Closer to the Heart in addition to YYZ, but that due to the death of the Georgian luge competitor ... Read More

The Hollywood Reporter analyzes shows today that are on the bubble ratings-wise, and assigns a percentage chance of being picked up for next season.  Some of the shows I care about: >> “Heroes” — The expensive NBC series has always performed well overseas, but the network needs “Heroes” to pull decent numbers in its own backyard too. This season, “Heroes” continued its decline ... Read More

Review of NBC The Office episode: Manager and Salesman

The Canadian rock trio Rush just gave me a reason to watch at least part of the Olympics this year.  I normally have no interest whatsoever in watching the Olympics, as the networks typically make it impossible to follow any particular athlete or sport with the way they schedule the coverage.  But, I will be tuning in at least for ... Read More

TVFanatic.com has the preview for tonight's Valentine's Day episode.  Selected quotes: Gloria:  Don't tell me you're finally taking me salsa dancing? (opens envelope) Who's David Brenner? Jay:  He's been on Johnny Carson a hundred times!  Gloria:  Who's Johnny Carson? Dylan (to Claire):  Happy Valentine's Day Mrs. Dunphy.  All women should look as tasty as you when they're old. Mitchell:  I even had this great ... Read More

The great thing about Lost is that it is never predictable, and always keeps you guessing what's going on no matter how smart you think you are.  You might THINK you know what's going on, but you never really do, do you?  Recap of last week's episode, LA X, is here. In "What Kate Does," the flash-sideways device from the season ... Read More

Variety reports that the long rumored 24 feature film may be back on, pending word on renewal of the series after this season. Insiders cautioned that a "24" feature is still very much in the preliminary stages. There are a number of factors influencing how quickly it moves ahead, including the fate of the TV show. Fox doesn't have a deal for ... Read More