http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ Movies & TV blog is about two things. No second guesses, people.Tony Black and Zack McGhee have been together for nearly 3 years. They spend altogether too much time watching movies and TV, and being glued to their computers. This blog combines all three at once, thereby gaining them maximum efficiency. en-us tblack@coxohio.com 2009-04-22T00:01:45-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/04/22/jack_black_and.html The MTV Movie Awards will be hosted by Saturday Night Live funny man Andy Samberg this year. Here is the first video promo for the show where rocker / comedian Jack Black and Michael Cera play proud papas whose son, Samberg, will be hosting the awards show. Yes, it is as weird as it sounds. MTV Shows Black and Cera are obviously there because of their upcoming movie together Year One (which could be really funny or REALLY awful). I expect more promo videos between now and the air date of the MTV Movie Awards (Sunday, May 31 at 9 p.m.) in which Black and Cera put in a couple plugs to their movie. Do you think Samberg will make a good host? If you don’t know much about him, then you obviously haven’t been watching SNL for the last couple of years. Samberg is always part of the show’s Digital Shorts which are generally the funniest skit of every episode. He, along with his creative friends, (they call themselves The Lonely Island) also writes a lot of material for SNL. I think Samberg will work out quite well as the awards show’s host, especially if The Lonely Island is writing some of the presenters’ “witty” banter and skits. Will you be tuning in to the show? Check out .com/galleries/2008mtvmovie_arrival/">the red carpet at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards and .com/galleries/2008mtvmovie_show/">photos from the show 12329903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ TV 2009-04-22T00:01:45-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/04/21/hulu_apple_iphone_app.html 12304103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ TV 2009-04-21T00:00:01-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/04/19/britney_spears.html Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears on TV together? The Sun is reporting that Jessica Simpson wants Britney Spears to do a television show with her. What would the show be about, you ask? Reportedly, it would be like Laverne and Shirley where they would live together and work at a Milwaulkee brewery. Sources say Spears is interested, but will have to wait until after her tour for her latest album “Circus” is over before she can make any decision. I don’t think I am wrong when I say that this show’s premiere would be one of the most watched in the history of the world. Who wouldn’t want to see the two of them on a sitcom? It would be like a twisted science experiment. The sitcom aspect would take some fun out of the show. Reality TV is where a show staring the both of them belongs. Unscripted and full of drama. Britney Spears after she shaved her head back in February 2007 Unfortunately, I just don’t see this happening. Spears has two kids to take care of and a weekly TV show on top of her music career would be too much for her to handle. We’ve seen what happens when she gets stressed… So, will you watch this show if it comes to fruition? (Stupid question, of course you will) What kind of situations will these 2 crazy girls get into? Fighting over the same boyfriend? Will one be messy and the other super clean leading to conflicts over spilled milk? Oh the zany possibilities! Check out .com/galleries/100407britney/">Britney Spears in photos and .com/galleries/2008jessicasimpson/">Jessica Simpson in photos 12276603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ TV 2009-04-19T21:27:41-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/04/16/watch_the_new_h.html Hulu.com will offer a live stream of the newest trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at 9 p.m. EST (or follow the countdown timer below). You can watch it below thanks to Hulu’s awesomeness with embed-able videos. After you watch it, be sure to comment below and tell me what you think about it. I will post another entry Thursday evening / early Friday morning sharing my own thoughts on the trailer. Also did you hear that Half-Blood Prince will be coming to theaters sooner than expected? 12212703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ Movies 2009-04-16T00:00:00-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/04/15/fairborn_grad_t.html Fitness guru and Fairborn High School graduate Jackie Warner, best known for her reality TV show Work Out on Bravo!, will star in a new reality show titled Jackie’s Gym Takeover also on Bravo! Jackie Warner talks with students during a question and answer session at Fairborn High School in January 2007. Warner will visit various fitness centers and gyms and help “whip them into shape.” The premise is the same as that of Tabitha’s Salon Takeover, another Bravo! reality show (which I hope returns to Bravo! for a second season because Tabitha is a genius). I have only caught a couple episodes of Work Out and it never really clicked with me. I know Jackie gets stressed out a lot running her fitness empire so I hope she can keep it cool while teaching other gyms to “keep it cool” (though, if she doesn’t, it will surely make for great television). Will you be tuning in to watch Jackie’s Gym Takeover? Photos: .com/cache/galleries/Entertainment/Television/012007workout/">Jackie Warner visits Fairborn High School Reality TV blog: Dayton Area featured in Work Out Reality TV show 12189203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ Reality-TV 2009-04-15T12:00:00-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/04/15/fox_may_be_term.html According to multiple sources, Michael Ausiello is reporting that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles won’t be renewed for a third season. It’s surely not a surprise since the show has had dismal ratings this season. Hopefully Fox will make a formal announcement of the show’s future soon so the writers can end the second season (if they haven’t already) with a series finale and not a season finale. Zack and I own the first season on Blu-ray and tried to catch up before the second season began. We actually liked it, but it obviously wasn’t enough since we still haven’t finished watching season 1. Do you think the rumors are true and the end is near for The Sarah Connor Chronicles? If they are unable to wrap up the show’s storyline in the finale, do you think they’ll make a movie to give the series a conclusion? Did you even watch the show? Why do you think the show had such poor ratings? Are people sick of the Terminator franchise? Does the failure of the TV shows spell doom for the upcoming Terminator: Salvation movie staring Christian Bale? Side note: Pizza Hut giving away free pizza to all John and Sarah Connors. Also: Why Sarah Connor’s finale may leave the series only a footnote in Terminator history 12188703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ TV 2009-04-15T07:00:00-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/04/14/exgov_blagojevi.html An attorney close to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who plead not guilty Tuesday, April 14, to racketeering and fraud charges, says Blagojevich wants permission to leave the country to begin filming an NBC reality TV show titled “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” in Costa Rica. Here’s what NBC had to say: “Based on the hit U.K. reality show, “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” is a groundbreaking live series event premiering June 1 and stripped over four weeks in June. Ten celebrities of various backgrounds will be dropped into the heart of the Costa Rican jungle to face challenges designed to test their skills in adapting to the wilderness and to raise money for their favorite charities. Rod Blagojevich will be a participant on the show pending the court’s approval.” That’s right, the ousted governor can’t go unless he gets permission from a federal judge. Do you think the judge will let him go? Would you? If “Blago” is allowed to go to Costa Rica for the show, will you watch it? 12187803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ Reality-TV 2009-04-14T21:53:16-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/04/14/timberlake_ferr.html Justin Timberlake will return to host Saturday Night Live for the 3rd time on May 9th. Timberlake, whose appearances on the late-night sketch comedy show have produced some of the show’s most successful viral videos to date, will be joined by musical guest Ciara. Timberlake hasn’t hosted since December 2006, but he did make a guest appearance in late 2008 which created another sought after online video with singer Beyonce (watch below). SNL veteran Will Ferrell will be hosting the show’s season finale on May 16. Who do you think will do a better job hosting SNL? Personally, I am much more excited about Timberlake than Ferrell. 12167503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ TV 2009-04-14T18:00:00-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/04/14/how_to_survive_without_cable_or_satellite.html Sick of dealing with poor customer service, ridiculous prices or the weather having the ability to disrupt your television viewing experience? Zack and I were, so we decided to say goodbye to cable and satellite and hello to alternative viewing options. Let’s face it, there are way too many “alternate viewing” options available to name them all, but here are the ones Zack and I find work best: Free, over-the-air broadcasts You can watch all the broadcast channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CW, FOX). I could use this to watch some of my favorite shows: LOST, How I Met Your Mother, Heroes, Smallville, Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, The Office. The benefits: It’s free, minus the cost of purchasing an antenna You can view the high-definition broadcast of each channel Really good quality The drawbacks: Local stations put their news promos on your favorite TV shows whenever they get a chance so if the weather is bad outside, expect a continuous ticker about school closings to take up half the screen (though of course this is true when these stations are viewed via cable or satellite, as well) There is no traditional DVR in this cable/satellite free world so you either have to watch it live or dust off the ole’ VCR*Note: Zack and I bought a device named EyeTV for our Mac computer which allows us to record TV shows off the antenna. EyeTV digitally records over-the-air broadcasts onto your Mac. You can watch it in a high quality form (better quality than Time Warner) or convert it to iPod or AppleTV formats (among others). The only downside is the large file sizes of each recording. Zack and I are very happy with it. EyeTV is our primary method for watching TV. 12167103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ TV 2009-04-14T11:00:00-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/04/13/navy_will_battl.html Hours after an American sea captain was freed from Somalian pirates, Spike TV greenlit a pilot for a documentary-type reality show about hunting pirates. This undated photo provided by Maersk Line Ltd. shows the Maersk Alabama. Somali pirates were holding the captain of the ship hostage, a day after bandits hijacked the U.S.-flagged vessel for several hours before 20 crew members overpowered them. The hijacking took place Wednesday April 8, 2009 several hundred miles off the coast of Somalia. (AP Photo/Maersk Line Ltd.) From the press release: The recent dramatic increase in piracy off the coast of Africa has made news headlines around the world and now Spike TV has partnered with the Emmy Award-winning reality production house 44 Blue Productions (“The True Story of Black Hawk Down,” “Lockup”) and Adam Friedman (“Vertical Ascent”) for production on the pilot “Pirate Hunters: USN” (working title), an up-close and behind-the-scenes look at the US Navy operation to end this deadly threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden. So do you think this pilot has been in the works for a while, or do you think they just whipped this together over the weekend? Could also have been an idea they tabled in the past and decided now would be a good time to move it into production. I think it sounds like an interesting idea for a TV show. So many people think that pirates are a thing of the past but with the recent events in the news, this kind of show would be a perfect way to bring something relatively unknown to the publics attention. If I still had cable, I might add this one to the DVR queue. 12166603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ TV 2009-04-13T23:48:39-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/03/07/spanish_trailer.html 11397003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ Movies 2009-03-07T23:20:18-05:00 zmcghee@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/03/05/meandering_watc.html Watchmen introduces us to a 1980s America that has turned on a once-beloved assortment of citizens-turned-superheroes, now outlawed. Two of the Watchmen continue their work for the government: Dr. Manhattan, a nuclear-powered physicist played by Billy Crudup, and the only one of the Watchmen with supernatural abilities; and the just-murdered Comedian, whom the skilled fighter and vigilante Rorshach — still active in spite of the government ban — believes to be the first victim in a government-sponsored Watchmen-killing spree. Collaborating with Dr. Manhattan on a massive renewable energy project is the wealthy Adrian Veidt (Matthew Goode), the only member of the Watchmen to have revealed his true identity to the world. Patrick Wilson is the mellow and retired Dan, formerly the Nite Owl, who’s got a thing for Dr. Manhattan’s girlfriend, Laurie (Malin Akerman), formerly Silk Spectre, and the only woman of the bunch. With five estranged main characters, a murder mystery, the history of the Watchmen, family secrets, the Cold War, Nixon still in power, and a Doomsday Clock that broadcasts the probability of worldwide nuclear calamity, Watchmen has a lot of ground to cover. Unfortunately, for much of its three hour running time, Watchmen wanders aimlessly, and lacks passion or a clear vision. 11328503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ Movie Reviews (2009) 2009-03-05T13:08:29-05:00 zmcghee@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/03/01/the_year_in_mov.html Since I’ve been derelict in my blogging duties for several weeks, I thought I’d try to get back on track. To start out, I’m catching up with the major releases of January and February in this blog post — including the Oscar contenders, Fired Up!, He’s Just Not That Into You, Friday the 13th and the indie flick Wendy and Lucy. OSCAR SEASON After I confessed my disappointment with Slumdog Millionaire, several people expressed surprise. Its Best Picture nomination (and subsequent win), presented me with an opportunity to give it another shot. Tony and I went up to Columbus to meet a friend for the All-day Best Picture Showcase at the AMC Easton. 11228703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ Movie Reviews (2009) 2009-03-01T21:43:56-05:00 zmcghee@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/02/27/animated_xmen_tv.html 11185503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ TV 2009-02-27T12:42:12-05:00 tblack@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/entries/2009/02/09/see_clips_from.html So far, the consensus amongst the Twitterati is that this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live was the best since the Presidential Election season ended and Amy Poehler bid the cast adieu. Of course I agree. From the Nancy Pelosi / Harry Reid open, to the “I’m on a Boat” digital short by the Lonely Island and T-Pain, to Bad Guys, Good Conversation — I had few complaints. But even with those exceptionally funny clips, the highlight for me was Kristin Wiig’s appearance as everyone’s Icelandic songstress Björk: 10707903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/movies-tv/ TV 2009-02-09T12:16:46-05:00 zmcghee@daytondailynews.com