No. I don’t really mean are you a lost fan. Although that would be funny. Instead, I am talking about the show Lost! This show has become one of the most unexpectedly popular shows ever. Seriously. And it’s not another Gilligan’s Island either. This is a good, well thought out show, with amazing character plots, good actors (who doesn’t love Matthew Fox) and a good storyline. Gilligan’s Island could have been over in two episodes. But Lost? This could go on for years to come. They just keep coming up with new things that happen. Alright, here is the back story of the show - after Oceanic Air Flight 815 tears apart in mid-air and crashes on a Pacific island on September 22nd 2004, its survivors are forced to find inner strength they never knew they had in order to survive. But they discover that the island holds many secrets, including a mysterious smoke monster, polar bears, housing with electricity and hot & cold running water, a group of island residents known as “The Others,” and a mysterious man named Jacob.

Okay, so it’s not for everyone. But if you do like these types of shows or you have seen Lost - you know how addicting it can become! Right now, Lost is in its fifth season! It seems like just the other day I started watching this show — oh wait it was! See, I wasn’t originally interested in this show. But I just happen to catch an episode yesterday and I have to say, I actually liked it! So this is going to be another one that I’ll have to get more into and watch a couple more episodes before I make a definitive decision as if I really like it or not. I hope not. I have too many other shows I watch! Anyway, if you like action, adventure, mystery and a tad of romance - Lost is just the show for you! Check it out Wednesday nights at 9pm Eastern/Pacific and 8pm Central!!!

Oh and by the way, if you have never seen this show and if you don’t know if you will like it or not - you could always watch a few videos online. I was on a website the other day a television blog of sorts. They had ALL the newer shows and the older popular shows available and all kinds of information, episode guides, channel guides, video previews, character guides, etc. So this should be something you are checking out if you want to know more about Lost, or any other show out there. They are really helpful!

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I have been spoiled the last few weeks. Since I opened Media Metropolis in December of 2008, my interest in TV Shows has increased. Even with the shows that I wouldn’t normally watch. The real question I asked myself was how could I watch abc tv episodes and review them properly.

Then I visited the abc.com web site. To my surprise, they offered “free episodes” of all of their aired tv shows. To my surprise, there was limited commercial interruption. Although this is not as good as DVR or TiVo, in my humble opinion, it is the next best thing.

First, I went to the abc.com homepage. Second, I selected the “free episode” tab, which provided me with an exclusive abc tv show list. Third, once I reviewed which tv show I wanted to watch, I clicked on the title. In this case, ABC.com Desperate Housewives. Next, I had the option to select which season and then particular episode. Of course, I selected Season 1, Episode 1 to begin my journey. Finally, I had the excellent option to choose “standard” or “HD” streaming. Since I have higher grade equipment, I chose HD.

It was a simple as that. My very own ABC.com Desperate Housewives episode playing in my bedroom on my computer screen without any technical difficulties. This saved me time and provided flexibility for my tv schedule. Thank you ABC! Goodbye VCR…wait, I got rid of that last year!

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The CBS TV hits continue in 2008. Ah, as I review the past few years of tv show lineups, we turn to the 2008 CBS fall line up! I am excited as usual, because in my opinion, they have taken over as the #2 television network. This tv lineup was appears to be designed to attract more female viewers. There were some favorite tv shows that you won’t see anymore. First, Moonlight, made room for the tv series The Ex-List…if you like tarot card reading, then this one is for you. As we have noted in the 2009 CBS fall lineup, The Mentalist, has made its mark.

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Jerry Bruckheimer’s Eleventh Hour, and comedy sitcoms like Worst Week and Project Gary are introduced. CBS did make one shocker by shifting New Adventures of Old Christine to a new day and time, from Monday to Wednesday.

Another strong couple of tv series, Criminal Minds and CSI: NY have made the cut again. The hit franchise, CSI continues to draw more and more viewers as time goes on. I am a personal fan of the show due to its creativity and strong writers.

Moving into a comedy phase were Rules of Engagement as a mid-season replacement show, should any of the previous shows not make ratings as expected.

When you have an opportunity, please review the 2008 CBS fall lineup below for more information and schedule it in your DVR or TiVo.

MONDAY
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
8:30 How I Met Your Mother
9:00 Two and a Half Men
9:30 Worst Week
10:00 CSI: Miami

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 The Mentalist
10:00 Without a Trace

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The New Adventures of Old Christine
8:30 Project Gary
9:00 Criminal Minds
10:00 CSI: NY

THURSDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 CSI
10:00 The Eleventh Hour

When it comes to TV “viewers”, well over 1 billion people around the world watch TV every single day! In fact, according to a report done by Nielsen ratings the US is one of the highest locations of people that watch TV and next to that is Japan! This is why it makes total sense when you look on TV and there are so many different shows in different categories about different things. There has to be in order to make everyone happy! It doesn’t matter if you like comedy and watch shows like 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother or The Office or you like Drama and your addicted to shows like Lost, Prison Break and 24, there is going to be something very fun and exciting you should be looking for when it comes to spending time online.

Recently I found some really nice sites online that are all about television shows and I wouldn’t doubt it if they even had some of your favorites! They have things like preview videos, out takes, TV show descriptions, and TV show schedules. One of my favorite things about sites such as these is the fact that they are so diverse, its crazy! Not only will you find all of your favorite shows, but you can also find shows that you haven’t ever seen before but always wanted to know a little bit more about. For example, I haven’t ever watched 30 Rock, not because I dint want to but because its on the same time as one of my shows. But I hear that it is absolutely hilarious. Unfortunately when it comes to repeats, they just aren’t available yet.

So the next best thing? Websites like this! I can find video reels, a synopsis for the show and even character biographies! So, even though I have never watched the show before, I know all about the show and honestly I wish it was on when one of my other shows wasn’t on. Well hey, at least I can look forward to the summer time when all the televised repeats come on! Then I can finally be in the “loop” when it comes to all my friends - they all are 30 Rock freaks not Grissom (CSI) or Ziva (David from NCIS) freaks! If you want to check up on your shows for scheduled viewings, new preview videos or information about some of your favorite celebrities from the show or if you want to check out something different altogether, these sites are definitely your best bet for information, entertainment and pure fun!

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Tags: 30 Rock, ABC TV, CBS TV, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, NBC TV, The Office

I went back into my journal of notes and wanted to see what ABC TV shows we remember and what we forgot. Ah, tv is so much fun. Here is a recap of these fun tv series 2007. What was your favorite tv show 2007?

If I recall correctly, an extremely ambitious 2007 fall tv schedule awaited us on ABC TV with several promising dramas to keep us occupied. Some of the hit tv shows included Supernatural and Girl Power. These seemed to have been the overall theme across the board. ABC TV has really seperated themselves in the the market by offering fans some of the best written and intelligent tv series programs that should appeal to all demographics, young to old, male to female of all ages. Buckle up fans - How many of your favorite tv shows are still on the air? It’s going to be a thrilling ride in this blast from the past, 2007 TV lineup ABC TV offered…

Canceled TV Shows 2007: What About Brian and Six Degrees.

Returning TV Shows 2007: Lost and October Road.

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New Dramas in 2007:

Dirty Sexy Money
Starring Roles: Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling; Peter Krause as Nick George; William Baldwin as Sen. Patrick Darling; Laz Alonso as Colin Natalie Zea as Karen Darling; Seth Gabel as Jeremy Darling; Glenn Fitzgerald as Rev. Brian Darling; Samaire Armstrong as Juliet Darling; Zoe McLennan as Lisa;; Jill Clayburgh as Letitia Darling.

Overview: Several years ago we had Dynasty and abc tv fall 2007, a new family leads the channel. The Darling family has it all — money, power and privilege, and Nick George (Peter Krause) is more than determined to never change his lifestyle when he takes over for his father as the lead attorney.

Eli Stone
Starring Roles: Jonny Lee Miller as Eli Stone; Victor Garber as Jordan Wethersby; Natasha Henstridge as Taylor Wethersby; Loretta Devine as Patti; Sam Jaeger as Matt Dowd; Laura Benanti as Beth Keller; James Saito as Dr. Chen.

Overview: Could there be a real prophet walking among us? Eli Stone, a successful lawyer, thinks he’s suffering from hallucinations when he begins seeing the future. After discovering he has an aneurysm in his brain, Eli must try to figure out if what he is seeing has been brought on medically or if someone higher up has a higher purpose for him.

Private Practice
Starring Roles: Kate Walsh as Addison Forbes Montgomery; Tim Daly as Dr. Peter Finch; Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett; Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman; Merrin Dungey as Dr. Naomi Bennett; Chris Lowell as William “Dell” Cooper; Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

Overview: Sick of dealing with her ex-husband and ex-lover, Addison Montgomery leaves Seattle Grace behind and heads to beautiful Los Angeles and joins a private practice with her old med school friends. Will Addison finally find true love and figure out a way to have a baby before it’s too late?

Pushing Daisies
Starring Roles: Lee Pace as Ned; Anna Friel as Chuck; Chi McBride as Emerson; Swoosie Kurtz as Lily; Kristin Chenoweth as Olive; Jim Dale as the Narrator.

Overview: Perhaps one of the most-anticipated series of the bunch centers around a man named Ned who has the unique ability to bring things back from the dead. When he resurrects his former love, he learns that if he ever touches her, she’ll die all over again without the possibility to be brought back to life.

Big Shots - CANCELLED TV SHOW! And I liked it!
Starring Role: Michael Vartan as James Walker; Dylan McDermott as Duncan Collinsworth; Christopher Titus as Brody Johns; Joshua Malina as Karl Mixworthy; Nia Long as Katie Graham; Paige Turco as Lisbeth; Peyton List as Cameron Collinsworth; Wendy Moniz as Stacey Walker; Jessica Collins as Marla; Amy Sloan as Wendy.

Overview: This is about Male Power. After several tv shows go after the girl power, we finally see a comeback with, Big Shots. Big Shots is about four extremely successful business men who are friends. They try to navigate their way through business and personal experience along with the ruthlessness of the business world.

As a courtesy, I would like to give proper credit to tv.com, about.com, wikipedia.com for its core contribution to the information.  We are going back in time and I have referenced several pieces of information.  

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2007 TV Lineup ABC: At-a-Glance

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MONDAY: Dancing with the Stars, Sam I Am, The Bachelor

TUESDAY: Cavemen, Carpoolers, Dancing with the Stars, Boston Legal

WEDNESDAY: Pushing Daisies, Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money 

THURSDAY: Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy, Big Shots 

FRIDAY: Men in Trees, Women’s Murder Club, 20/20

SATURDAY: Saturday Night College Football

SUNDAY: America’s Funniest Home Videos, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives
Brothers & Sisters

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Ill be the first one to admit it, when it comes to shows like NCIS, Bones and CSI I am a hardcore fan. If I miss an episode the rest of my week just sucks! A few years back when I started really getting into CSI (the one with Grissom) I wanted to try and found out everything I could about this show especially when it was going to be back on air! I made the mistake of “reminding” myself when the Season Opener was going to be on and wouldn’t ya know it, I got the date wrong! I was so bummed! After that, I decided it was probably a good idea if I went online and tried to find some websites where I could actually find out exactly when the show was going to be on as far as the date and the time.

I found some of the nicest websites available out there and they didn’t just include schedules either. They also included some really cool “clips” of the shows along with a few synopsis of what we could expect this season! I really liked these websites because they didn’t just include one type of show or one show for that matter. Instead they included all kinds of different categories such as Drama, Comedy, Action, and mystery plus they had all kinds of shows, some of which I have never even heard of. These shows included ones like; 30 Rock, 24, American Idol, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS and The Amazing Race. These sites are some of the most popular sites simply because of the variety that they carry.

I think by now we know that everyone seems to have their own “tastes” when it comes to TV shows. Some people love Survivor while others anticipate Thursday nights for something like CSI! Either way, no matter what you like watching or what you are interested in, you will definitely find them on these websites. And who knows, maybe you will even find a show that you never thought you knew anything about and absolutely love it! I know this has happened to me quite a few times through out the years. I might hear something about a new show but eh it doesn’t really sound all that interesting. Once I check out a little bit more about the show I start to realize that this is something that I could really like, so I give it a go and as they say - the rest is history!

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Tags: 30 Rock, American Idol, Comedy Shows, Drama Shows, How I Met Your Mother

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When it comes to the Internet you can almost always find exactly what you are looking for - and then some! Recently I was looking online for some websites for the NBC fall lineup and I found quite a few websites that really piqued my interest. These websites contain all the shows you already love plus some of the new ones that are going to air in the fall line up. These websites also include some other really cool options such as TV schedules, biographies of your favorite stars, TV previews, a look behind the scenes and so much more! If you are a TV freak like I am then you will definitely find some good use in websites such as these. Most all of these sites are built in the “blog” type of way so its pretty easy to do a search and find exactly what you are looking for. For example, I was trying to see a few shows coming in 2009 for CBS and found this post:

“With official announcement of 2008-2009 TV schedules, CBS finally revealed its list of new shows combined with some of the most applauded and accepted series on television with a number of new attractions. Here CBS disclosed the featuring of five new series including two comedies and three dramas with eighteen existing series returning to the schedule. The new series includes project Gary [Wednesday 8:30 PM] starring Jay Mohr (Ghost Whisperer) and Paula Marshall (Nip/Tuck) in a comedy about Gary Barnes, a recently single painting contractor, and his dominating ex-wife, Allison, who faces post-divorce chaos after 15 years of marriage; and Worst week [Monday 9:30 PM] about a regular guy (Kyle Bornheimer), can’t help causing fiasco whenever he and his girlfriend (Erinn Hayes) are around her parents.

CBS also returns with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, all are an American crime drama television series that traces the investigations of a team of Las Vegas forensic scientists as they expose the situation behind puzzling and bizarre deaths and other crimes. Other attractions include a delightful Comic Serial Two and a Half Men [Monday 9:00 PM]; A News Magazine with unique style of reporter-centered investigation called 60 Minutes [Sunday 7:00 PM] with two top notch reality series namely Survivor [Thursday 8:00 PM] and the five-time Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race [Sunday 8:00 PM]. Courtesy of CBS

The CBS fall lineup 2009 also accommodates a number of Drama series including The Mentalist [Tuesday 9:00 PM], story of Patrick Jane and his detective life at California Bureau of Investigation; Eleventh Hour [Thursday 10:00 PM], the tale about Dr. Jacob Hood, a brilliant biophysicist and his attractive counterpart who try to save people from deadly scientific experiments and The Ex List [Friday 9:00 PM] where a beautiful and seductive lady sets out to find her past love interests and her affections. Beyond other stunning attractions Ghost Whisperer is an exclusive new series to its top-rated Friday, stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, returns at 8:00 PM followed by the night’s utmost rated scripted series NUMB3RS at 10:00 PM.”

So you see these websites are quite effective when it comes to finding out information about your shows you love now and ones you might be interested in “getting into” once they reach the air. A couple of other data points for different shows include that of: 30 Rock, 24, American Idol, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS and The Amazing Race! Check these sites out the next time your looking online and want to see some of the new shows coming up in the fall line up!

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Tags: CBS Fall Lineup, CBS TV, Media Metropolis

Its said that about 1 billion people watch TV every single day and with stats like this you know there has to be some really great sites out there. But, how do you find them? Which ones are the good ones? And most importantly what are these websites for? Well its pretty simple to realize exactly why you would use websites such as this - it golds a certain sense of entertainment value. I found a few of these different sites online and they all seem to offer different things. It really depends on you and what you want. One site in particular offered videos, video previews, TV news and even other added things like schedules for certain television shows.

These websites have all the major broadcasting channels as well such as NBC, CBS and ABC so you know they are really up to date when it comes to which shows are available now and which ones were available twenty years ago! There is nothing worse than visiting a website only to see they stopped updating it! These websites, or a lot of them anyway, are set up in blog sequencing posts. So lets take a look at a couple of these posts listed below:

- Scrubs Season 8 Premier: Scrubs Cancelled?

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- ABC TV: Lost Season 5 Preview

- When are my favorite TV Shows coming? this post was all about the top TV shows and when they are going to be back!

- Fox TV: Prison Break Cancelled

- TV Schedule. An entire schedule for ALL your favorite TV shows on ALL the channels you have for your particular cable company!

There are even a few “biographies” on your favorite celebrities like Wade Williams from Prison Break and Kiefer Sutherland from 24 so you can check these out as well!

As you can see these websites provide not only a ton of information but it really seems that just about anyone can find something on here that they like. Maybe your a spoiler freak and you like watching all the video previews, or maybe you like watching all the famous behind the scenes type videos or who knows maybe what you really enjoy is setting your DVR or TIVO for all the shows your going to watch the whole week (this is totally what I do)! In the end it doesn’t really matter who you are or what your addicting is, as long as you enjoy TV you will definitely enjoy the information and fun these websites can bring to you!

Tags: ABC TV, CBS TV, Fox TV, Lost TV Show, Scrubs Cancelled, TV Schedule

NBC’s lineup in prime time is good. Their shows are watchable, enjoyable and have that touch of quirky that audiences are looking for but something keeps the NBC show schedule from dominating the ratings game. Not even Jay Leno and the perennial Tonight Show could dominate after the news spot. NBC hopes moving the extremely quirky Conan O’Brien to the Tonight Show time slot will help the Peacock TV Network beat the once quirky but now cranky David Letterman. They may be right.

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The Super Bowl pushed their ratings to the top but this secular holiday only comes, like Christmas, once a year and unfortunately NBC doesn’t get to be Santa Claus every year since the Super Bowl is shared with two other networks. All in all, their lineup for each evening is good but it is “watchable good” or “DVR good”? If there was a network with the most shows on a DVR then NBC might win.

NBC brought back Knight Rider with celebrity stars so hot they melt the pixels on the HDTV. Deanna Russo makes us glad that HD has arrived but her piercing eyes can’t beat the all-time favorite, American Idol. The DVR needs to work overtime to get both shows on it.

NBC’s biggest winner is The Office and rightfully so. It is well-done and a sign that a great sitcom can make it against the toughest of odds. 30 Rock fits into the same mold of an excellent sitcom. Both have critical acclaim and both have and will endure. In order for NBC’s line-up to lead the ratings it needs to see what America wants to watch. Heroes started strong and has influenced movies, books and even comics. Plot twists and the lack of character underpinning makes it difficult to follow. It too is a top DVR choice simply because it goes head to head with the best drama on TV in Fox’s 24 and it takes several viewings to understand the latest twists.

What does NBC need to do to grab the ratings? It certainly isn’t producing better shows (so My Own Worst Enemy could have used some tweaks). It does quirky better than most with My Name Is Earl and Kath and Kim but is quirky enough to win the ratings race? Both shows are like watching Jerry Springer sneaking through a trailer park with his candid camera.

One of the NBC Schedule’s highest rated shows is The Biggest Loser. Why is it so popular? It is simple, we are an obese nation obsessed with food that wants to desperately lose weight while we eat pizza and watch people on TV struggle to lose weight. It is a vicarious weight loss that allows us to be a part of it while feeling none of the pain from it. The Biggest Loser is reality at its secondhand best. And isn’t that way TV is all about?

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Tags: 24, Media Metropolis, NBC TV, NBC TV Ratings, The Office

Link back to original YouTube Video:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_D4QtPMh5o

Tags: ABC TV, Entertainment, Lost, Lost TV Show, Television