Happy Endings

If you were one of the millions of viewers who completely missed "Happy Endings" last year don't worry. ABC in a rare sign of good judgement renewed the show for a second season and are going to place if after ratings giant "Modern Family." For those who missed the first season I've embedded two of my favorite episodes from the first season. Please watch!

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 2

The recent suicide of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast members husband puts into serious question the show and the franchise. Russell Armstrong was found dead earlier this week the victim of an apparent suicide. This comes only weeks from the premiere of the second season which was allegedly focused heavily on his estrangement and divorce from cast member Taylor Armstrong. This calls into serious question the invasion of privacy this show commits.

As an avid housewifaholic I have seen every episode of "Beverly Hills" and loved every second of the first season. Possibly the most cringe-worthy moments came from the relationship between Taylor and Russell. There was always a disconnect and it always felt like we weren't seeing the whole story. Allegations have been made about their relationship, with respect to the dead I will not bring them up.

The question really is does this invasion of privacy harm a relationship and a persons ego so much to drive them to commit suicide. It's clear you sign a waiver before you appear on the show. How can you tell what will happen after the fact. I think its easy to argue that the pressure of one of these shows can certainly do more harm than good.

Bravo has yet to announce what it will do with the second season of "Beverly Hills." Possible reediting of the season to prevent any further harm to the Armstrong family is advisable. I seriously hope people take this stress into consideration before they sign up for these shows.

Season 2 is currently set to premiere September 5th.

About Stuart Ross and Last Tuesday..

No. I was not hacked on Tuesday night. Yes! I don't have to spend so much of my time going out of my way to talk about television! Late Tuesday evening, I made a decision that's been on my mind a long time now and is finally coming to fruition. You may have noticed an interesting little post that popped up Tuesday night, and if you scrolled down enough to see, you'll have noticed that I didn't write it. Stuart Ross has been a good friend of mine for a few years now, and it's really exciting for me to bring him on to discuss anything and everything television. Except perhaps "Fringe", because I never got him quite as hooked as I hoped to.

Anyway, Boob Tube Banter was a column in the college newspaper of the school that Stuart graduated from last year. He'd write up weekly about what was going on with television, including his own strange fascination with "90210". Then again, who am I to talk? I spent time each week last year trying to get people to watch a show that nobody cares about. I was always reading what he had to say, and I was actually looking forward to snagging him up after he finally graduated. After a few months of simply drifting idly in the wind, that is now a reality.

And in integrating him into the site, not only do I have a new and distinct voice added into the mix, but it also gives him the opportunity to talk about more. He'll be dealing with both television news and reviews as they come in week by week, essentially becoming our in-house version of TVLine. He's also more than free to talk about films if he'd like. After all, TV and film are both essentially in the same realm of creative media. I've long considered most AMC TV seasons as equally applicable for end of year accolades as some films. So once again, I'm really glad to bring Stuart on board. I think he'll be a great addition, and I'm very interested to hear what he has to say. Things may be a tad quiet until September, but keep an eye out for some of his work.

Boob Tube Banter

BOOB TUBE BANTER: SHORT TAKES

It’s back. Resurrected like Buffy on the sixth season premier, Boob Tube Banter has made is triumphant jump from the Keene State Equinox to the blogosphere. The BTB will have some format changes. I will update more often, but shorter entries. For the news paper I was limited to once a week, and 600 words. Now I can update whenever I want and just do short takes on television. As most of my thoughts are longer than the 140 characters limited by twitter and shorter than the 600 words as mandated by a weekly column this will be beneficial.

For the first short take on Television news I really have to talk about the craziness behind the scenes of “90210” this summer. First of all the insanity of dropping newly outed gay character to recurring is beyond my comprehension. Without a doubt season 3’s best executed plotline was Teddy’s coming out saga. It was done with a subtlety often reserved for shows that are better done than “90210.” This news was crazy enough before the recent casting announcement of Brandy aka Moesha. Brandy will be playing a politician running against Teddy’s previously never mentioned conservative uncle. That casting would be crazy before you take into account that Teddy is only guaranteed 5 episodes this season. Why add a relative to a character that could end up in only 5 of this season’s 24 episodes. I’m not able to fathom any of this. That all being said my DVR remains set to record “90210” in glorious 720p. At least until I finally lose interest.

If you have been living under a television news rock you will be shocked to learn that “Charlie’s Angels” is going to be returning to the airwaves. The re(make/boot?) will be aired on ABC and will be the third attempted remake from Aaron Spellings extensive production library. From the creators of “Smallville” this show promises pretty girls and some loose approximation of a plotline that I doubt anyone will follow, or care about. The original casting for Charlie was the only part of this project that interested me. Film actor Robert Wagner was set to portray the shows unseen title character. This is a cushy job for just about anyone. You could legitimately phone in your work for the week and collect a big pay check. Wagner dropped out of the project for unknown reasons leaving a title sized void in the show that’s a little over a month away from premiere. Oh well At least I wasn’t planning on watching this show.

For today I will leave you with the preview for the show that’s limited premise could make it a very interesting show. Or could shoot itself in the foot. Well I’m at least excited to see Sarah Michelle Gellar back on the small screen, or any screen at all I guess.