Though at least one lesser known, disgruntled weather-predicting groundhog would disagree, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning and predicted six more weeks of winter. Instead of staying bitter, name five things that will keep you going through mid March. My list:
1. The Grave Digger returns to Bones this Thursday, and buries Booth (David Boreanaz) alive. I love buried alive storylines. Also this Thursday, which is why I’m counting it as one: Jon Hamm begins his multi-episode guest stint on 30 Rock. If you see someone on the street in New York City smiling for no apparent reason, that’s me. Thinking of him smelling like frosting. [Insert goofy grin.]
2. USA’s NCIS repeats have hit the episodes where Mark Harmon had that mustache! They’re waiting on my DVR to test my limits. Who knows how I’ll feel???
3. Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse premieres Feb. 13 on Fox. Finally, we get to see if those preemptive save-the-show campaigns were necessary.
4. Fifty-year-old Mark Martin returns to the NASCAR Sprint Cup series full-time, with another chance to win his first Daytona 500 (Feb. 15). Would love to see his first championship follow.
5. I was going to say Sweeps, but then I saw the trailer for All About Steve, the blonde Sandra Bullock romantic comedy hitting theaters March 6. She’s a crossword puzzle maven who follows a hot CNN cameraman (Bradley Cooper) to a hurricane after a blind date. Fingers crossed, it’s as bad as it looks!
Your turn.
1. Instead of waiting till summer, TNT has blessed us now with all new episodes of “The Closer”.
2. LOST. Love it. Completely hooked.
3. Am looking forward to watching an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” without having to suffer through any more of the dearly departed Denny.
4. Eventually “American Idol” will get past Hollywood week and get on with introducing us to some actual talent.(Hopefully)
5. “Medium” is back after what seems like an eternity.
As a fellow Phil I seriously can’t wait for the FRIDAY THE 13TH remake!! As a kid growing up in the 80′s, I used to watch the old ones ad naseum, and can’t wait to see if this remake can relaunch the slasher franchise. If PAUL BLART can make almost 100 million, I’m waiting to see how Jason Vorhees slays his competition !
Keep warm with Groundhog Stew. Those critters are mediocre meteorologists, but they sure are mighty good eatin.’
See
http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/groundhog-a-la-audubon/
I’d be glad for just six more weeks of winter – here in Toronto we’ll probably end up with almost twice that. Le sigh.
Oh and my five things…
Carbs
Sex
Booze
Sleep
TV
I’ve never understood the logic behind Groundhogs day. Let me see if I get this right. If Phil see’s his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter. But for him to see his shadow, the sun must be out. If the sun is out, it must be sunny, and therefore, probably warm. So, because it’s warm and sunny out on the 2nd of Feb, there will be more winter? But if it’s sunny and warm on Feb 2nd, doesn’t that mean that more spring like weather occured on Feb 2nd? This has always seemed backwards to me … seems like if he sees his shadow, the winter would be shorter …
ughh.
i hate this.
so much.
why didnt phil jus ugh !
yu noe wat !
forget yu phil !
1. Dollhouse – it’s been four long years since Joss Whedon has had a show on the air, and I can’t wait much longer
2. Lost – you think you’re out, then they pull you back in…I’m totally hooked for the new season
3. Jon Hamm on 30 Rock – if we can’t have Mad Men, I’ll take this as a reasonable substitute
4. The Oscars – they may be long and a bit pompous, but I can’t help tuning in to see the dresses and the winners
5. Watchmen – not sure if it’s going to be any good, but here’s hoping for all those geeks out there that it is
im glad
Well, here in Alaska, of course we have six more weeks of winter DAMN! Blegh!! I feel your pain snarf!
Well, my list is:
BSG
waiting for the big boom from our volcano
NCIS
getting better on my racing game so I can kick my kids butt
love winter, my fav 5 here in myrtle Beach SC; NO TOURISTS, NO TOURISTS, NO TOURISTS, NO TOURISTS, and did I mention NO TOURISTS
Every time I see Phil, I keep waiting for the day he takes out his revenge on his handler and bites him right on the nose. Rise up and revolt, Phil!
Well, it’s 80 degrees in L.A. today. That being said,
Lost, BSG, Medium, Big Love and HMYM are keeping me warm.
Yo Yo, the Staten Island groundhog bit Mayor Bloomberg. (No rabies though)
That’s not a very dignified pic of the groundhog. I think they could have chosen a different angle.