Tag Archive: Bored To Death

THE SURF REPORT: Country Music Awards tonight–11/9/11

TweetWeekend catch-up and some showbiz notes. THE OSCARS: The show is in flux right now.  Brett Ratner resigned as producer of the show because he made some of usual tasteless remarks and this time, he got nailed for them.  Then Eddie Murphy backed out as host because Ratner was the one who got him to…

THE SURF REPORT: BORED TO DEATH season premiere, ENLIGHTENED series premiere–10/10/11

TweetBREAKING BAD: SPOILER ALERT – IF YOU DIDN’T WATCH THE SEASON FINALE, SCROLL DOWN.  I can’t get this season finale off my mind. Every adjective for “superlative” fits this season closing episode.  I’ve rarely spent an entire hour with my jaw dropping but BREAKING BAD had that effect on me.  Let’s break it down: –Walt…

THE SURF REPORT: Comment Day–11/2/10

TweetTHE WONDER THAT IS IDRIS ELBA: If you haven’t seen Elba’s really wonderful arc on THE BIG C as Laura Linney’s objet d’affaire because you don’t have Showtime, be sure to click to BBC America on Sunday night and watch him in LUTHER. He plays an intense, driven, anger-management challenged detective who finds himself caught…

THE SURF REPORT: World Series Game 1, FNL season premiere, new MODERN FAMILY & TERRIERS–10/27/10

TweetTONIGHT’S MUST SEE: TERRIERS: Tonight’s episode is titled “Agua Caliente” (hot water) and it has Hank and Britt getting separated for reasons I won’t reveal because I’m not a spoiler. I will tell you Hank (Donal Logue) has to enlist Mark Gustafson’s (the drily brilliant Rockmond Dunbar) help in order to help Britt (Michael Raymond-James)….

THE SURF REPORT: Robert Englund visits CHUCK, Tim Gunn visits GOSSIP GIRL, IN TREATMENT season premiere–10/25/10

TweetIN TREATMENT: I didn’t see any screeners but this show is dependably smart, incisive and moving. Dan Futterman and Anya Epstein are at the helm of the show this season and acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri is also writing for the show. On the acting side, they got Debra Winger to come back to work, which…