Nice Girls Posts

Are you ready for 2 weeks of ice dancing, luging, biathalons, and speed skating? The 2010 Olympic Winter Games kick off tonight on NBC at 7:30/6:30c with the Opening Ceremonies, always a spectacle worth watching. Most shows will be in reruns until March as other networks acknowledge the draw of the Olympics.

FOX’s shows are on hiatus until April 1, which gives us a chance to see if Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains is worth watching. What, I’m the only Survivor fan around here? OK, is anyone else excited about a Cho-centric episode on The Mentalist? Survivor – CBS 8/7c – SEASON PREMIERE “Slay Everyone, Trust No One” – In one of the …

Much like the New Faces of 2009, there are always entertainers of note to be on the look-out for in the new year. With the help of some online research, here are my predictions for the faces of 2010 (in no particular order): 1. Alessandra Torresani – Starring in a pivotal role in the new Syfy series Caprica, the “prequel” …

In a very small room in the back of a coffee shop, The Uke Box Heroes performed last night. Comprised of Miracle Laurie (formerly of Dollhouse) and her fiancé Christopher May, the duo played mostly covers, with a few of their own songs. By the end of the show, one thing crossed my mind about where I’d want to see …

It’s a full night of TV viewing for the Nice Girls as the Valentine’s Day episodes begin. Modern Family – ABC 9/8c “My Funky Valentine” – Phil and Claire break from their traditional Valentine’s Day dinner date and plan a little “role play” excursion. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria’s ideas of romance clash when he takes her to a comedy show, …

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show: Monet Mazur – Monet got her first big break in the soap opera Days of Our Lives before landing guest spots in Party of Five and Jack & Jill. She appeared in the box office movies Austin Powers: …

You may have noticed that our Tuesday nights are fairly empty until 10/9c. Is there an earlier show we should be watching? White Collar – USA 10/9c “Home Invasion” – Peter and Neal find themselves on the trail of an elusive femme fatale who is stealing pieces of a valuable collection. Now they must find the woman and reassemble the …

With each TV season comes a crop of new pilots, hoping to be picked up by a major network for at least an initial 13 episode run. If things go well for said pilot – such as decent ratings (obviously) as well as fan, and sometimes even critic, acclaim – the series could potentially be picked up for a full …

The Olympics start this weekend, but before we become enraptured by speed skating and ice dancing, we’ve got another week of scripted TV to watch! Chuck – NBC 8/7c “Chuck vs. the Mask” – Chuck and Hannah (guest star Kristin Kreuk) unexpectedly become part of agent Daniel Shaw’s (guest star Brandon Routh) latest mission. Much to Sarah’s chagrin, she gets …

So Life Unexpected is better than I, you know, expected. Good cast with interesting chemistry; not too schmaltzy but still endearing; a fresh take on the family drama; etc. I watch it while on the treadmill and it makes my workout fly by, for which I’m always grateful. But something has been nagging at me since the pilot: I cannot …