Mickey likes to do background checks on all of his new friends.

Mickey likes to do background checks on all of his new friends., originally uploaded by gina64.

Scenes from the dog park, 11/8/2009.

TV Talk

V - So, what did I think of V? Well, if you had asked me that last week, after the pilot, this is how I would have responded (from an e-mail I wrote to friends):

I liked it. I liked the way they cut to the chase, dispensing with most of the major plot points of the original miniseries in the first episode - they're lizards, they're up to no good, etc., there are rebel/good Vs - instead of dragging out what a lot of people who watched the original series already knew. I thought the opening was very effective. Even though I knew what was coming, I was still on the edge of my seat. I think the cues to 9/11 and Erica's "Counterterrorism Unit" FBI badge got me in the right frame of mind.

I'm very happy with the cast, too. Elizabeth Mitchell is great, of course, and Alan Tudyk and Morena Baccarin from Firefly, and Tom from The 4400 (Father Jack) - love them all. Scott Wolfe has never done anything for me, but he's a good choice for the news anchor type. Morris Chestnut's a good actor, too.

But today is a different day, the second episode aired last night, and overall I'm pretty disappointed. Not enough to stop watching, but enough to make me think about it. If last night's episode is anything to go on, this is just a whiff of a show, with no depth whatsoever, terrible dialogue and even some pretty bad acting from some pretty good actors. I'm hoping for better next week.

FlashForward - I'm still struggling with this show, and I won't bore you with repeating the same criticisms over and over. The problems are still there, but they keep doing things with the overall mystery that keep me coming back. Last week's was one of their better episodes, mostly because of the game-changing death of Agent Gough, who had a flash forward and so according to the show's mythology so far, is supposed to be alive on April 29, 2010. He was able to take control of his fate (sadly), so what does that mean for everyone else? Does Demitri have to die? Is Olivia pre-destined to cheat on Mark? (do I care? NO.)? It's an interesting wrinkle.

Fringe - Not much to say about last week's episode except that it was a solid stand-alone that provided a more in-depth look at Broyles, which included the fact that he was married and has kids (or a kid, not sure). If you ever find yourself thinking, "Agent Broyles needs to smile more", you're wrong. He really doesn't. Oh, and that ash effect was AMAZING.

Sons of Anarchy - With the airing of last night's exceptional episode, Sons of Anarchy officially joined the ranks of the absolute best dramas on television. I'm going to cheat here and share a quote from Alan Sepinwall's review:

"Balm," the best episode so far of this exceptional second season of "Sons of Anarchy," comes along at a perfect time. "Mad Men" has just gone on hiatus. "Breaking Bad" won't be back until sometime in 2010. If you don't have DirecTV, "Friday Night Lights" won't be on TV until next summer. So "Sons of Anarchy" is, at the moment, the best drama on television, and an episode like "Balm" makes it clear the title shouldn't just be by default. Pound-for-pound, this series is as engrossing, as funny and as moving as all those others.

I don't know how the writers manage to juggle all of the intricate plot threads they have going on, and do it so well. When one of those threads pays off big time, like it did last night, it's a beautiful thing. The final scene was a long time coming, and when it did, it was so surprising, so moving, that I was in tears. Season 1 just came out on DVD. You should check it out.

Sammy Sosa is white now.

Former Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa denies suffering from skin condition that plagued Michael Jackson

You know what? People are weird.

Not a profound sentiment, no, but sometimes that's all I'm left with when I read about this kind of stuff.

People are weird.

I like LOST and I don't care who knows!

I think I love those boys. I want to watch the show with them!

Today's Tweets

Via @nytimes - Popular Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell announces that she will not seek re-election.

Via @nytimes - What wine to drink with Thanksgiving dinner.

Via @markowitz - Dennis Quaid and Ellen do a Candid Camera on Starbucks. Hi-larious!

Today's Tweets

Via @sepinwall - A-Rod is an even bigger tool than anyone realized!

Via @nytimes - Matsui goes wild. Amazing performance last night.

Via @ebertchicago - Roger Ebert gives "A Christmas Carol" 4 stars. Color me surprised!

Today's Tweets

Via @alfiehitchcock - Eddie Izzard's new look for the 'Stripped' tour. I like it! So much in fact, here's another.

Via @sepinwall - His review of 'V'. "Didn't love the pilot, but didn't hate it, either."

Via @funnyordie - Man dressed as breathalyzer arrested for DUI. Heh.

Via @moryan - Richard Alpert bobblehead!

On the 'death' of Juliet

At first, I wasn't too sure about the Juliet character on LOST. I don't think you were really supposed to like her all that much in the beginning. But she really did grown into a great character, and Elizabeth Mitchell did such a fine job portraying her. And she and Sawyer made such a great couple.

That's why the end of last season's finale, when Juliet fell down the shaft and set off the bomb, was so heartbreaking. Entertainment Weekly talked to Mitchell, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse about what it was like to shoot that episode and their thoughts about Juliet's 'death'. There is a sense of finality to their answers, as if to say that Juliet is actually dead, but they also say she will re-appear in the final season, so who knows? This is LOST, after all.

The Visitors arrive tomorrow night!

As far as I'm concerned, this show has 2 things going for it right now: 1) I was a big fan of the original 80s miniseries, (as cheesy as it has proven to be) and 2) I like a lot of the cast: Juliet from LOST, Tom from The 4400 and Wash and Inara from Firefly. Those people alone are enough for me to want to at least check it out.

I am preparing myself for large-scale disappointment but hoping for the best. It doesn't have to be amazing. Just better than FlashForward. And really, that's not too mush to ask. Really, I'm serious, it won't take much to be better than FlashForward.

The sublime and the ridiculous collide.

Christopher Walken recite's Lady Gaga's "Poker Face":

Today's Tweets

Via @wersching - He actually went dressed as Sulu!

Via @simonpegg - Need anything at the shop?

Via @ebertchicago - REDDIT top post: Seen on a neighbor's door - Oo, harsh.

"I think it was Abby...something."

In honor of the Halloween holiday, I give you some of my favorites scenes from one of my favorite movies, "Young Frankenstein":

Today's Tweets

Via @simonpegg - Awesome monster-slayer Velma fan art

Via @thefutoncritic - Live at the Paley Center True Blood Panel

Via @geektyrant - Theatrical trailer for James Cameron's Avatar (much better than the teaser trailer!)

Cliff Lee is one cool customer.

Phillies' pitcher Cliff Lee shut down the Yankees last night, pitching all 9 innings and barely breaking a sweat. And it wasn't only his pitching arm that was on fire - check out these catches he made:

Like I said, cool customer.

Drive Thru Reviews

I watched a bunch of 2-year-old movies when I was home sick yesterday.

Waitress - Sweet, quirky romantic comedy that I really enjoyed, starring Kerri Russell and my boy Nathan Fillion. Sad footnote: Adrienne Shelley, who wrote, directed and co-starred in the film, was murdered before it was released.

Death At A Funeral - I haven't been so disappointed in a movie in a very long time. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know I have a healthy appreciation for British humor, but this movie? Not funny. I actually almost turned it off halfway through, and I NEVER do that.

Dan In Real Life - Another family/romantic comedy, no new ground covered here, but very enjoyable. I think Juliette Binoche as the love interest helped to elevate things, and of course I love Steve Carrell.

Today's Tweets

Via @GeekTyrant - Trailer for Shutter Island GAH!

Via @glark - Well, when ya put it that way...

Via @fuggirls - If this is true, I will be personally ashamed for all involved.

"It's nothing til you don't got one."

For those of you who have been following along, Nathan Fillion has finally revealed (Twittered) what the 'Firefly' easter egg was on Monday's episode of 'Castle':

1. How did the catalyzer come to my possesion? I got it the same way Mal would. I stole it.about 15 hours ago from Tweetie
2. Look closely, when Mal comes out the door- under the gun, under the boat, just to the right. It's a nothin' part, till ya need one.about 15 hours ago from Tweetie
3. It looks like @andreajean915 found the Easter Egg. Haven't checked everyone's guess but she's the first. It was... the CATALYZER. BSTL.

You can read more about the catalyzer here and here. Man, you can find just about anything on this here internet, cantcha?

Oh, and there is NO WAY I would have ever found it!

Awareness Fail

Captain Tightpants is back!

Hot! Last night's episode was awesome.

Random Photo Fun with Lily

Lily, originally uploaded by gina64.

Ricky Gervais "in" Kenya.

From Comic Relief 2007 Red Nose Day.

Today's Tweets

Via @ebertchicago - 'Crash' director Haggis Denounces Scientology after 35 years (must read!)

Via @popcandy - Arrested Development movie is 'still on'

Via @cracked - 'The Last Supper' made out of Rubik's Cubes

Today's Tweets

@vanityfairmag - First official portrait of the First Family, by Annie Liebovitz

Via @ebertchicago - The dog that had kittens for lunch

Via @moryan - Trailer for AMC's The Prisoner

A war is coming.

As if Fringe wasn't already one of the coolest shows on TV, now Trent Reznor and NIN are doing their ep promos for them:



I was NOT a happy girl when it was pre-empted last night. I had to watch FlashForward, for God's sake! (more on that later)

Modern Family

Modern Family is the first new comedy I have watched in, oh God, years. No, wait, I started watching the Kelsey Grammer/Patricia Heaton show "Back To You", which, well, that didn't end so well, did it?

Anyway, Modern Family...Great show! It's like if Arrested Development and The Office had a baby. A baby that is more politically correct, granted, and definitely less batshit crazy than the Bluths (something I miss), but MF owes a great debt to both of those shows.

My favorite character: Little 11-yr-old Manny, the wise-beyond-his-years, coffee-drinking, ultra-sensitive, most mature character on the show, is the step-son of the Pritchett patriarch Jay. The actor who plays him is perfect.

Honorable mention for favorite: Cam. Watch him here, in the football getup:



My least favorite right now: Phil. While he seemed to have a moment or two of normalcy last night, overall he's a bit too buffoonish for me. And pretty annoying.

That's the only complaint I have, though. You should check it out!

Today's Tweets

Via @soleilani - Brilliant Balloon Boy costume

Via @sepinwall - AV Club interview with Bronson Pinchot - Seriously, amazing interview. Read it.

Via @EWPopWatch - A hedgehog dressed as a vampire.

Hey, Adam Jasinski: You just won Big Brother! What are you going to do with all that money?

"I'm going to buy $500,000 worth of Oxy so I can become a major drug dealer!"

Pretty soon they're going to have to build a special jail just for all the busted reality TV stars.

It's Huluween time!

Time for Hulu to gather all of their scary stuff into one place, stuff like "Night of the Living Dead", and the "Psycho" shower scene, and B-movies like "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" and, of course, clips like this:



Enjoy!

The best show you're not watching.

Sons of Anarchy. Tuesday nights at 10:00 on fX. I'm just sayin'.

Today's Tweets

Via @bbcentertain - U2's concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California on Sunday will be streamed live YouTube

Via @The_AV_Club - Drum Master with Anvil

Via @ebertchicago - The Ten Most Egregious Fox News Distortions

Keep your eyes on the skies.

"Beginning Friday, ABC will launch an expensive skywriting campaign to promote the November 3 premiere of V. To draw people’s gaze upwards, just as the series’ spacecraft does in the sci-fi opener, the network is enlisting skywriters to draw gigantic V’s over 26 U.S. landmarks. "

I think it is safe to say that we won't be seeing anything here in CT, but I bet my NY or Boston area friends stand a good chance of spotting one!

(thanks, movieline!)

Today's Tweets

I'm going to start a new feature here today, called Today's Tweets, which will feature items of interest from people that I follow on Twitter. I will not be including memorable quotes or funny exchanges between people like @simonpegg and @nickfrost, nor will I be highlighting all the weird shit @dannydevito says, as funny as it may be. If you want to know, follow them. This will just be a list of links to interesting websites, news articles, entertainment news, opinion pieces...whatever strikes my fancy and that I think will interest you.

This will not be a daily feature - anyone who comes here knows there is no way I would follow-through on that! - but you can expect it to appear quite frequently.

So, for today:

Via @feliciaday - A letter from Mick Jagger to Andy Warhol.

Via @vanityfairmag - "Deep inside the Kate Gosselin insanity

Fabulous.

A Collection of Pre-1930 Awkward Family Photos

In case you've never seen it, here's the orginal Awkward Family Photos.

Hours of fun!

TV Talk: FlashForward and Fringe

I've come to a decision regarding FlashForward: I will continue to watch it, hopefully for at least the entire season, but I will not make any special effort to watch it on the same night it airs anymore. I thought last night's episode was one of the worst yet, and I thought the acting was terrible, particularly from Agent Noh, Agent Mark and the blonde terrorist lady. I thought all of the big, confrontational scenes - the trailer park, the blonde terrorist conference room scenes and even the pre-surgery/Addison's disease scene - were WAY overacted. These people are not bad actors, so I blame the writing. It felt really corny, and I think it's because the actors were trying to make something out of nothing.

Anyway, I will DVR it but I won't be losing any sleep trying to stay up to watch it on a Thursday night. Maybe catch it on the weekend.

Fringe, on the other hand, just gets better and better! Anyone else think of the X-Files episodes "Sleepless" and "Folie a Deux" last night? And there were so many layers to the dream/nightmare theme: the main MOW plot, obviously; The bowling alley guy (forget his name) made a remark that Olivia’s life was a nightmare right now; and Peter’s nightmares about (I assume) Walter taking him from the other world, etc. Good stuff.

A good friend of mine told me this morning that while she doesn't watch Fringe, she knows people who do and they have told her that it is an XF rip-off. I told her that I don’t think it’s a rip-off at all. There’s a fine line between rip-off and homage, and I think Fringe is securely on the side of homage. It is definitely a descendant of the XF, but it is also very different in its overall sensibility. It’s not as scary as XF was (overall), and there isn't that patent pervasive XF paranoia, but at the same time it’s a bit crazier since they’ve sort of dropped the skepticism and just accepted the whole parallel universe thing and are running with it now. I can be really hyper-critical about shows (see: FlashForward, above), and I had a big problem with Fringe in its first half season, but I think it is very good right now.

What do you get when two very funny men sit down for a talk?

A surprisingly boring interview.

I guess I took a little break.

White Memorial trail, originally uploaded by gina64.

I didn't mean to, but the next thing I knew it was 6 days since I had last blogged anything, so I guess I took a little break. Heh.

My 3-day weekend was nice, even though I ate WAY too much. There was a Garlic Festival on Sunday, and that was fun. I baked an apple pie. And I took a short hike on the trails at White Memorial, too. Mostly, though, I took care of some long-neglected chores around the house. I even washed my curtains.

Expect things to pick up around here very soon. In the meantime, some photos from Sunday.

A little kid was set on fire by other little kids. WTF?

Two more boys face judge on charges in burning of Deerfield 15-year-old:

"Two 15-year-old boys appeared in court this morning on charges they set a Deerfield Beach boy on fire because of what authorities said was a squabble involving a video game and a bicycle.

Steven Sheldon and Jesus Mendez, both 15, are charged with aggravated battery.

Mendez, who authorities say took a lighter from his pocket and flicked it at a teen drenched in rubbing alcohol Monday, is also charged with attempted second-degree murder.

Three other boys -- Denver Colorado Jarvis, 15, and his 13-year-old brother Jeremy; and Matthew Bent, 15 -- appeared in court Tuesday and are charged with aggravated battery.

The 15-year-old victim, Michael Brewer, is in critical condition at University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Burn Center.

I'd love to see what their parents are like.

Why don't I like this show more?

After watching the third episode of ABC's FlashForward last night, I am no closer to loving it than I was before. There's good stuff here, but I'm afraid it's being squandered somehow. Perhaps my own expectations are getting in the way, and this is not the show I thought I would be seeing? Or perhaps the people behind the show are trying to do too much? Whatever the reason, I think they are missing the mark.

There are things I really liked about the episode, and there are things I really didn't like.

What I liked:

*Janis Hawk, the smart, outspoken FBI agent is now officially my favorite character. If Herr Geyer was correct, she is a lesbian (and if the previews showing her kissing a girl are to be believed, he is correct), and it would be awesome to have a gay character as a lead on a network show (I can't think of any others, can you?). Also, if she is gay, her flash forward of being pregnant becomes that much more interesting.

*I'm sorry, I know he's a vile Nazi, but the man who played Geyer stole every scene he was in. I hope we see him again.

*The images of the dying crows were very powerful. So was that tower thing at the end.

*Courtney B. Vance rocked the eulogy, especially the lone tear at the end.

*Great cast additions last night: Kim Dickens (Deadwood, LOST) and Gina Torres (Angel, Firefly, Alias) are both AWESOME. I do wish they had something better to do than be wives of the main male characters, though. Perhaps they will. I haven't lost all hope!

What I didn't like:

*OK, so you can get a warrant, exhume a coffin, test the DNA of the remains, all in a period of 24 hours? (Actually, less, since Aaron was sitting at the bar for hours before he told his ex the results of the DNA test.) And all of this when the world is falling apart? That's a priority? I'm sorry, Aaron, but I don't think so.

*And if I'm not mistaken, the entire Germany trip lasted only a day, too. Right.

*While they worked last week, the comedic moments in last night's episode were jarring to me. I felt like this one should have had a darker feel to it, especially because of the Nazi storyline.

*Along a similar vein, the scale of the storytelling still feels wrong to me. It feels wrong that they all seem to be returning to life as usual and daily routines already. Maybe they should have limited the scope of the event to just LA. Hopefully as time passes and we get further from the actual blackout, I won't have the same problem.

*Does this show feel abnormally repetitious to anyone else? I mean, OK, I get it, THE WORLD HAS CHANGED. Why don't you try showing it to us instead of saying it over and over? And how many times do we have to see Olivia's flashforward?

*One more thing: Want to know why Charlie said "D. Gibbons is a bad man", Mark? Just ASK HER.

Whew. Alright, I feel a little better for getting that off my chest.

Here's to hoping this show gets better, because I really do want to like it.

Is he a modern day "Jess James without all the murders"?

Police suspect 'Barefoot Burglar' is stealing, crashing planes.

The man that police call the prime suspect does not have a pilot's license. But he does have a Facebook fan club, which compares him to Jesse James "without the murders" and exhorts: "Fly, Colt, Fly."

Although he is only 18, Colton Harris-Moore has been on authorities' radar for years.

Obviously what he's doing is wrong, and he should be punished for it, but I cannot deny that there's a part of me that finds his story romantic, in an adventurous, rebellious sort of way. It's a bid old "f*ck you" to the establishment, and who doesn't occasionally wish they could do the same thing?

I just hope he doesn't end up hurting someone in the end.

It's October in New England, and you know what that means...

IMGP0594, originally uploaded by gina64.

...it's time to wander around a Revolutionary War-era cemetery and take creepy pictures of the gravestones!

Drive Thru Reviews: Multi-Media Edition

Role Models - Really funny and actually kind of sweet. The kids are the best part. And Jane Lynch, of course.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - I know, I know! There was nothing else on and we were being lazy and...there's no excuse, I know. Bad movie, don't bother.

Lush Life by Richard Price - A book about a mugging gone wrong in the Lower East Side and how that incident affects the people involved. Great characters, great dialogue, and it ended better than I thought it would. Best book I have read in a while.

I watched the second episode of ABC's Modern Family last night, and liked it better than the first.

TV Talk: Last Night

FlashForward - I really, really like the idea of this show, but I'm finding that the execution is a little off. I'm in it for the season, definitely - I have way too much experience with complex and mysterious TV arcs and way-out concepts to give up so early! - I just wished I liked it a little bit more. I have identified one issue I have with the show: Joseph Fiennes. He manages to suck the life out of every scene he is in, I swear. And that's not so good, considering he's the lead. Also not so good: the focus on his wife's vision and the "other man". Don't they have WAY more important things to deal with - like a hospital full of trauma patients and a world-wide catastrophe - more important than whether or not she's going to end up cheating on him? She's an ER doctor and he's an FBI agent heading the investigation into the cause of the worldwide blackout and it's only been 3 days since it happened. In reality, they probably wouldn't even have seen each other yet, let alone gone home every night or visited each other's offices DURING THE DAY. Shouldn't these 2 be working?

Fringe - I thought Fringe had another strong outing last night. The bomber story was suspenseful, and there were some great character moments (especially the quieter lab scenes between Walter and Astrid). The only weak part was the trip to Baghdad. Peter is a tough sell as a badass, for me, and that guy forgave him awfully quickly, don't you think?

So I hear David Letterman's been in the news? (You can read about it here - sorry, CBS removed the video from YouTube so I can't embed Dave's, um, announcement here). My opinion: It's pretty crummy of him to cheat on his girlfriend, but he gets high marks from me for standing up to the extortionist and coming clean on national TV. He'd never make it as a politician, that's for damn sure!

Lilypants

09-20-2009 027, originally uploaded by gina64.

More baby pictures.

It's going to be a LONG year.

My little brother Tommy, who is a police officer, began a year-long police mission in Afghanistan today. He just completed 2 weeks of training in Virginia, then flew out last night to Dubai. Next stop: Kabul, where he will undergo further training before getting sent to, well, wherever it is they'll be sending him. He'll be working with Afghan police forces, mentoring and training and assisting them as they learn how the police in a democratic society operates.

Of course, as soon as he told us this summer that he was doing this, things in Afghanistan blew up, both literally and figuratively. I'll be praying every day for his safe return - next October 1.

I'm very proud of him, but I would gladly sacrifice the next year of my life if I could jump ahead to 10/1/2010 and have him back home, safe and in one piece.

You Must Yearbook Yourself!

If you haven't already, check out Yearbook Yourself. I laughed til I cried. Well, maybe not that much, but it's pretty damn funny.

Here are some of my better years:

1958:



1964 (the year I was born!):



1970, still searching for my racial identity:



1978, my favorite:



1986 (the year I graduated from college!):



1988:



1992:



And last but not least, the year 2000 (I look like a baby!):

Quick & Dirty: FlashForward and Modern Family

Loved them both!

I can definitely see FlashForward taking up the mantle of LOST, once LOST leaves my TV in the Spring (*sniff*), especially if they maintain the quality of the pilot. I'm not entirely sold yet, but I'm close. That guy on the surveillance video at the end just about sealed the deal for me.

Modern Family is like Arrested Development shot in the mockumentary style of The Office. I don't think it's as bitingly funny as AD, at least not yet, but I think it can be. If you liked Best in Show or Waiting for Guffman, you'll love Modern Family.

New LOST poster!

Available for a limited time only.

The name at the top of the screen - "Ronie Midfew Arts" - screams anagram, so I googled and found out it is an anagram: For "Widmore Fine Arts". Of course it is!

She's walking and eating pickles now.

Lily is running all over the house now, and doing well. Or at least she was, until she went hiney over teakettle on Saturday and smashed her head on her vaporizer. Almost instantly she had a big bruise and egg on her forehead. A quick visit to the ER, just in case, and then she was home, playing, and just fine. I told my sister that we should just wrap her little head in bubble wrap until she gets this walking thing figured out. It would be easier on all of us!

Here are a couple of recent videos. I was totally prepared for her to not like the pickle, was hoping for that in fact, and had my camera ready for the sour face (second video). Instead, she loved it. Silly girl.

First image from 'Paul'!

From left: Blythe Danner, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Kristen Wiig

For those who don't know, Paul is
"a comedy about two sci-fi geeks who embark upon a pilgrimage in a RV to the center of America's UFO heartland: Nevada's infamous Area 51. While in the middle of that desert, the two friends encounter a fugitive alien by the name of Paul. Somewhat reluctantly, they embark upon an adventure that will change not just their lives forever, but also the lives of the friends and enemies they encounter along the way." (from imdb)

I cannot wait to see this!

TV Talk: Quick and Dirty Reviews

I have been up to my eyeballs in good TV the past few days. I love it!

After putting off the inevitable for months, I ripped the proverbial bandaid off of my DVR and watched the final 3 episodes of Pushing Daisies. While they were all good, the final episode was one of the best they ever did, and I will miss that show very, very much. *shakes fist at ABC*

Warehouse 13's season finale aired Tuesday night. It's not one of the best shows I've ever seen, but it is fun - great for family watching, if you're looking for something like that - and its strong point is the chemistry between all of the major characters. And it can be pretty funny.

Oh, Castle, how much do I love thee, let me count the ways...1,2,3...a MILLION. I thought the season 2 premiere was very strong, I was very pleased with the changes in Beckett (changes like more casual clothes and a bit more tomboy-ish manner that I had been wishing for last season) and I am totally, madly in love with Nathan Fillion.

Community was pretty darn funny, which is good, since it's a comedy.

If Katey Sagal does not get nominated for an Emmy for her work on Sons of Anarchy this season, I swear I will go to Los Angeles and stand outside the theater and protest the awards show myself.

Tonight's viewing schedule: FlashForward series premiere, last night's series premiere of Modern Family and CSI's season premiere and oh my God, Fringe, too! An excess of riches!