Charmed Again & By My Daughter

In the late 90′s I fell in-love with the television series Charmed. Sunday night’s were mine to wallow in all of the silly demon fighting, and drama that The Charmed Ones battled each week. I enjoyed every minute of it, but it was the bond of sisterhood that really locked me in season after season (1998-2006). Having a sister (also a big fan of the show) that is my best friend, I could really identify with the unconditional love that the Charmed Ones had for one another. It’s an amazing bond that some sisters are lucky to share, one that stays strong through good times and bad. I can’t tell you how blessed I feel to share this bond with my sister. Just knowing that if big scary demons were to ever attack, my sister Toni would totally have my back, as I would hers. It’s an incredible gift.

Now years later, and thanks to streaming Netflix on our T.V., I’ve been Charmed all over again, and from the beginning. This time experiencing the series with my almost thirteen year old daughter, who is now just as in-love with The Charmed Ones and all of their silly demon fighting and drama as her mother and Aunt have been. Watching it together in our spare time, often late into Friday and Saturday nights has been so much fun. Talking, laughing, and even crying a little as the stories unfold. Now that we’re about to start the final season, I realize how much I am going to miss this time with my daughter. Time away from work, housework, homework, and chores. Time spent just the two of us. It’s been a fabulous way to bond and get to know a little more about my daughter. Someone I am truly Charmed by.

New Dramas Coming to Network Television

FOX has ordered four pilots so far.

ASSET, THE:
A drama set in the new york office of the CIA, which centers on a female agent.

GUILTY:
A drama about a brilliant, morally questionable defense attorney who, after being falsely convicted of fraud and stripped of his legal license, uses his unorthodox methods to solve the cases he’s been prohibited from handling and to ultimately exact revenge on the men who set him up.

UNTITLED KARYN USHER PROJECT:
A drama about the orphaned 17-year-old daughter of a CIA operative who is recruited to become an operative herself.

UNTITLED KEVIN WILLIAMSON PROJECT:
A drama about a diabolical serial killer who uses technology to create a cult of serial killers, and the FBI agent who finds himself in the middle of it.

ABC has ordered six so far.

ANTICHRIST:
A drama about a young astrophysics student who learns his destiny lies not in science but somewhere between heaven and hell.

GILDED LILLYS, THE:
A drama set in 1895 and revolves around the family who owns new york’s first true luxury hotel, the staff who work there and the people who pass through.

LAST RESORT:
A thriller set in the near future when the country is very fractured and revolves around the crew of a U.S. nuclear submarine who become hunted after ignoring an order to shoot nuclear missiles.

EX-COMM:
A drama about a newly-elected president and his top secret “executive committee,” the government’s covert team of america’s most elite minds who investigate and protect our nation from the strangest occurrences and conspiracy theory truths out there.

666 PARK:
A drama about an innocent couple from the midwest that moves to New York and gets hired to be resident managers of a building on the Upper East Side where unbeknownst to the couple, the residents have all unwittingly made deals with the Devil to have their deepest needs, ambitions and desires fulfilled.

BEAUTY &THE BEAST:
A fantastical re-imagining of the classic fairy tale set in a mythical, dangerous world wherein a beautiful and tough Princess discovers an unlikely connection with a mysterious beast.

CBS has ordered four so far.

BABY BIG SHOT:
A drama about a working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete with her more polished colleagues at a Manhattan law firm.

ELEMENTARY:
A modern take on the cases of the pipe-smoking private eye created by Arthur conan doyle.

UNTITLED ARON ELI COLEITE PROJECT:
A drama about a common-sense mother who becomes a new york state trooper.

Golden Boy:
Tracks one cop’s meteoric rise from officer to detective to Police Commissioner.

The CW has ordered five so far.

ARROW:
A new take on the dc comics hero, an archer who dresses like robin hood and invents trick arrows with various special functions.

BEAUTY & THE BEAST:
A revival of the cult 1987-1990 series that aims to not only modernize and CW-up the love story but also add a procedural twist.

CARRIE DIARIES, THE:
“sex and the city” prequel series based on Candice Bushnell’s recent book about the high school years of Carrie Bradshaw.

CULT:
“silence of the lambs”/”seven”-esque drama that tracks the investigation of a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances surrounding the show-within-a-show entitled “cult”.


FIRST CUT
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Centers on a brand new doctor who, glad to leave her nerdy past behind for a fresh start in the adult professional world, discovers that, sadly and comically, life at the hospital where she works is no different than high school.

NBC has ordered seven so far.

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE:
An imaginative and thematically rich ensemble “what if” drama set 10 minutes in the future where families of mechanical human beings exist to service the human population — that is until some of the mechanicals begin to “awaken.”

DO NO HARM:
A medical drama about a brilliant neurosurgeon who wrestles with his dangerous alter-ego that threatens to wreak havoc on his personal and professional life.

FRONTIER, THE:
1840s-set drama about a diverse group of people who set out from missouri on an incredible adventure across an american landscape that is still largely uncharted, following dreams of riches and reinvention in the west.

MIDNIGHT SUN:
A drama which revolves around a police investigation into disappearance of a remote cult that slowly uncovers the darkest secrets of the region and its inhabitants, as well as a grander political conspiracy and environmental disaster from which the cult members are attempting to escape.

MUNSTERS, THE:
An imaginative reinvention of “The Munsters” as a visually spectacular one-hour drama from Universal Television.

Chicago Fire:
An action-driven drama exploring the complex and heroic men and women of the Chicago Fire Department.

County:
Takes us into the lives of a group of young doctors, nurses, and administrators, in a frenetic underfunded and morally compromising LA County Hospital.

Source: FutonCritic

T.V. Shows Gone Before Their Time

I am without a doubt a T.V. Junkie. I have a long list of favorite shows that keep my DVR running and filled year round. Like other T.V. fan’s I’ve been disappointed plenty over the years when a favorite show is canceled. Sure, most shows were canceled because they ran their course. But, some were simply gone before their time. Below is my top ten list of T.V. show’s I feel deserved more time.

10. Sports Night
09. Life on Mars
08. Freaks & Geeks
07. Raising the Bar
06. Love Monkey
05. Windfall
04. My Own Worst Enemy
03. Detroit 187
02. October Road
01. Sherri

Tom Cavanagh (left), Larenz Tate and Jason Priestley (right) on “Love Monkey” Stupid title, but a great T.V. show. CBS photo by Craig Blankenhorn

Disagree or know of a show that should have made my list? I’d love to hear your comments below.

NBC Developing 5 New Shows for 2012/2013

NBC took the opportunity of their TCA Winter Press Tour to announce their early development of five new series slated for the 2012-2013 programming seasons.

The Munsters – Drama

Writer-Executive Producer Bryan Fuller, known best for Pushing Daisies and Heroes heads up this reimagining of the television classic. The pilot for the one-hour drama will be directed by Bryan Singer, (Usual Suspects, X-Men: First Class).

Beautiful People – Drama

Think of this one as I, Robot for the small screen. Families of mechanical humans are created to service the population. What happens when these creations become self-aware and start thinking on their own? Michael McDonald of Cougar Town fame will serve as the writer and executive producer of this new drama.

The Sarah Silverman Project – Comedy

Following the success of Whitney Cummings’ Whitney, NBC is going back to the well to give fellow comedian Sarah Silverman is getting her own show. The ultitled project will feature Silverman’s character returning to her old life after breaking up with her boyfriend. Doing so will be easier said than done given that most of her old friends have moved on. Silverman will serve as Executive Producer along with Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind), Brian Grazer (Frost/Nixon).

Isabel – Comedy

A laugher about a middle-class family that has a daughter with magical qualities.

Save Me – Comedy

John Scott Shepard (The Days) will serve as writer and executive producer of this series that features a woman going through a transformation in a broken marriage that because the best version of herself.

Source: buzzfocus

Interesting list. Not sure what I think of a couple of these, but I’m really pulling for The Sarah Silverman Project. I think she’s awesome.

My Top 11 TV Shows of 2011. What’s Yours?

As much as I love movies, I have a serious TV addiction. Thank heavens for my DVR and it’s ability to work over time. Below is my top 11 TV shows from 2011.

The Good Wife

11. The Office
10. Greys Anatomy
09. Suits
08. Burn Notice
07. Blue Bloods
06. Mike & Molly
05. Parenthood
04. Nurse Jackie
03. Southland
02. True Blood
01. The Good Wife

How about you? Did your favorite make my list? If not, what am I missing? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

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