I stopped watching Smallville somewhere around the middle of season three, but have recently watched a few of the latest eps, and something is just driving me crazy. Who is that woman playing Lex's minion with the glasses? I've never managed to catch her character's name but I have checked the IMDB for Smallville and couldn't spot anyone who looked like her, and I've looked on the WB site and didn't find her, and she looks SO familiar. (Actually, she looks a lot like Tina Fay but I'm pretty sure it's not.) Someone on my flist must know who she is. Right? :::looks at flist hopefully:::

From the IMDB Studio Briefing today:

Jericho, the CBS television series that was canceled because of low ratings, then revived following protests from fans, then canceled again because of low ratings, may be revived a second time, the New York Times reported today (Monday). The newspaper said that CBS may follow NBC's recent example with Friday Night Lights in which it sold the DirecTV satellite service the right to air the series before it goes on network TV. The Times said that CBS is considering a similar option in negotiations with cable provider Comcast. Meanwhile, although DirecTV executives have expressed confidence that the Friday Night Lights deal could drive new subscribers to their service, some analysts are expressing skepticism about its ability to do so and forecasting that the DirecTV episodes will wind up being pirated on the Internet.

Hmm.... I'll believe it when I see it.

Just in case you were trying to actually watch the show, in its infinite wisdom TPTB have decided to schedule an episode on Thursday (check local listings for time), And then next week, to confuse us further, it apparently moves to its 'real' timeslot on Monday (check local listings for time).

Gee, anyone would think a) this is Fox and b) they want the show to fail...

Oh, wait...

(Seriously, I haven't seen scheduling this bad since Space: Above & Beyond.)

Just a reminder to the people on my flist who said they were interested in New Amsterdam (which looks to be vaguely Highlanderesque...) it starts Tuesday night 3/4/08 on Fox. 9E/8C/M time.

The return of Jericho is making me happy so far. It does not hurt that I think Esai Morales is v. v. hunky in a kind of rough-edged George Clooney sort of way. I hope Maj. Beck turns out to be an innocent dupe or something so I don't have to feel guilty for finding him attractive. :) Actually, all my current TV is making me fairly happy. Project Runway has been really good this season, and Kyle XY, Stargate: Atlantis, Sarah Connor Chronicles have all been, for the most part, keeping me pleased. Ghosthunters International was kind of lame but at least it's been entertaining watching the incredibly credulous Barry and Brian scare each other half to death. I've been loving Torchwood this season-- it's head and shoulders better than last season, thank heavens. And Primeval is a blast, with its intrepid yet slightly hapless good guys versus CGI dinosaurs, sulpherous worms, and a Wonderbra-enhanced MadMaxian femme fatale! Also, ardent_muses has introduced me to Band of Brothers, which so far (2.25 eps in) is excellent!

Also, this has been a great week, cooking wise. Saturday night I had ardent_muses over for a belated birthday dinner and the Beef Stroganoff turned out perfectly, as did the Guinness Cake for dessert. Actually, it wasn't a real Guinness cake, as I used a St. Peter's Cream Stout instead, but it was just as good. :) Then Sunday night I made a big pot of navy-bean and ham soup. I was so happy with how it turned out, the beans just meltingly tender and the broth all smoky from the ham. Mmmmm. Then tonight I tried reproducing a recipe my kidunit loves at a local restaurant, and it turned out both fairly easy and really yummy. I'm typing up the recipe here so I don't forget it.

( Penne with Chicken, Broccoli and Goat Cheese )

So for those of you who are not yet watching Chuck (and why aren't you?), starting Friday, February 1st (yes, day after tomorrow) SciFi will begin airing the show from the first ep, at 7PM EST. Watch! It's very fun!

Here's my version of the "5 Things TV Meme" that's been going around my flist. It's kinda long so ( I cut it )

NOTE! I edited part of my this because I was originally trying to think of moments in TV programs, not TV in general, which includes NEWS.

If, like me, you were a fan of Blood Ties, there may be life in the undead corpse yet. Check out this story by Kristen at E-Online. (info gakked from Tanya Huff aka andpuff) And leave a comment on the article if you're interested!

For those of you who are Joe Flanigan fans, he's apparently on head-to-head with himself tomorrow night (Friday, January 4th). He'll be in the new Stargate Atlantis ep on SciFi, opposite a guest role as an FBI dude on a new (and last new one for a while due to the writer's strike) ep of Women's Murder Club on ABC. Why do I find that oddly amusing? (Could possibly be in part because I still think he looks like the bastard love-child of David Duchovny and Kyan Douglas.)

And speaking of SGA folks, in other TV news, Paul McGillion will be in SciFi Channel's latest bad movie of the week on Saturday night. "Beyond Loch Ness." Looks like an instant classic. For MST3K anyway. ;D (I actually kind of get a kick out of these awful things-- they don't take themselves seriously. And SFC's current batch of commercials for 'the most dangerous night on television' are a hoot!)