Attention late adopters: tired of realizing critically acclaimed shows really are good while watching them on DVD long after they’ve been unceremoniously dumped by the networks? Make like my Must List and stream Friday Night Lights seasons 1 and 2 for free on Hulu before the third season begins airing on NBC next week. Catch up now and you can see The Best Show America Isn’t Watching (and The Best Show I Can’t Watch until Jan. 16 Because It’s Only on DirecTV) while there’s still a chance of a season 4! Seriously, though, FNL is awesome. It’ll always have a spot on my Must List, but it’s at the top this week because I’m getting psyched up for next week’s premiere. Watch the season 2 finale below, or start from the beginning at Hulu’s FNL page.
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I don’t know that there’s ever been a week that FNL wasn’t on my Must List, but this week I’m all about “Commentary! The Musical” from my “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” DVD and “Beginner’s Greek” by James Collins.
I hate sports, know absolutely nothing about football, and love this show. If you’re turned off by the subject matter, give it a try. I’m glad I did (I hopped on board halfway through season one, and don’t have DirecTV so I’m exclted about seeing season 3 for the first time).
I’m pushing for The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons. Sheldon is possibly the most egotistical, literal, genius character ever to grace TV, and Jim Parsons’ comedic timing (especially with all those long monologues that he nails, every time!) is a thing to marvel at.
Also, Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face.” “Just Dance” is all fine and dandy, but “Poker Face” is where Lady GaGa brings it. The chorus is way more addictive, fun and repetitive than another Pop Princess’ song, and I just can’t stop playing it…
I’m pushing for The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons. Sheldon is possibly the most egotistical, literal, genius character ever to grace TV, and Jim Parsons’ comedic timing (especially with all those long monologues that he nails, every time!) is a thing to marvel at.
Also, Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face.” “Just Dance” is all fine and dandy, but “Poker Face” is where Lady GaGa brings it. The chorus is way more addictive, fun and repetitive than another Pop Princess’ song, and I just can’t stop playing it…
1) “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” DVD: Awesome!!!!
2) All-American Rejects cover of “Womanizer” by Britney Spears (Video on Yahoo): Strange, but intriguing.
3) “Scrubs” (TV Show)-It’s back, baby! I’m happy to see it get a proper final season.
FNL ROCKS!
Meryl Streep in Doubt
Daredevil. The Must List is always good to throw in comic books once in a while, and there’s none better out right now.
– “The Walking Dead” Volume 9, by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard – After a bold, polarizing move made at the end of the previous volume, this new collection of Kirkman’s award-winning, postapocalyptic series sees our main character and his son running from the zombies after losing everybody they ever cared about.
– Pineapple Express 2-Disc Unrated DVD
– “Slumdog Millionaire” soundtrack – A R Rahman, who did the score for “Lagaan”, outdoes himself this time with the best film soundtrack of 2008.
Someone’s gonna say it so it might as well be me:
Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavilion is the year’s first great record and a VERY early threat for album of the year.
The TV Set- this movie is a couple years old, but I just caught it on tv and it is an excellently hilarious look at taking a tv show from pilot to pickup.
FNL should be on the Must List every week. It’s fantastic. I’ve had the privilege of watching on DirecTV this season and it’s been amazing. Get excited NBC watchers!
Please, please watch FNL. If it gets cancelled I’m going to be so very angry.
1)Friday Night Lights Season 3 Premiere on January 16.
2)Gossip Girl completely defeating the sophmore slump
Battlestar Galactica webisodes, leading up to next week’s premier of season 4.5!
1)I HATE football but LOVE Friday Night Lights
2) Battlestar Galactica (this show is sooo much more than just a show in space…It has one of the greatest cast on television of great actress/actors and WONDERFUL writers)
3) Gossip Girl (because this show is sooo much more than just a teen drama. Definitely DIDNT go downhill in its second season unlike 95% shows on television)
1. MI-5, from the UK, has started airing on PBS stations across the country. Like the early 24, with better characters. Starring an excellent cast, including Matthew Macfadyen, who is sensational. Episode 2 is up next week with one character meeting a nastier demise than you’re likely to see anywhere else on TV.
2. Lost in Austen, airing on the Ovation Channel (274 on Directv). I don’t know what the Ovation Channel is, but I’m all over this cheeky time-traveling adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.