House: The Last Season

I can't say I'm surprised that the show has been canceled/ended. I'm glad it was decided early enough so that the writers could give the show a proper ending.

The show was really great up until the last two seasons where it just got boring. For me it was the whole "Huddy" thing which really made no sense, (I've always been a House/Cameron shipper), and the lack of Thirteen who made the show more interesting and fun. This season started off great with two new characters, but quickly became boring again.

I have to admit that I'm curious about how the writers plan to end the show. I can only imagine one thing that would make the ending perfect, (I really hope no fans come after me with pitchforks for saying this), House dying. Think about it. How else could the show end? He's already been in rehab twice, he spent a year jail, he's fired his team, so the only thing that hasn't been done yet is killing him off, and who knows, maybe Thirteen can come along and help him end his life if he's diagnosed with some kind of illness. (This could be a clue: there's an episode coming up with the title "The C Word" and the final episode's title has been released, it's called "Everyone Dies"). Or maybe he simply OD's on his Vicodin. 

Fingers crossed they give the show a good enough ending and make up for the how boring the last 2 years have been.

CSI Goodies!

Last night there was a live chat with Carol Mendelsohn. Unfortunately due to the fact that I live on the other side of the world and it started at 2am our time, I couldn't stay up for it because I had work the next day.

Thanks to Jorja Fox Online I got a chance to read the best spoilers EVER!!


To summarize all the good stuff:

• We're going to be looking for clues to where Grissom's been and where he's heading. 

• Grissom's been perfecting his grilled cheese sandwiches and may surprise Sara with one. (squeeeee!)

• And we may be meeting Sara's mom...the episode title...The Inlaws. (sounds interesting)

 
And here are the tweets if you want to read them (GSR ones are in red):


    Welcome to everyone. Don and I are excited to be here and talk about the new season #CSI

    A TO Q: We’ll be seeing a lot of Eric – working side by side with Morgan Brody our new CSI. Ep3 they get sticky in chocolate #CSI

    A TO Q: Nick butts heads with DB Russell (Ted Danson) and goes on a date – but not with Ted Danson #CSI

    A TO Q: We love you Kentucky – But no plans for #CSI to travel to the east coast. Too many people to protect in Vegas. #CSI

    A TO Q: We’ve been talking to Jorja Fox about Sara and Grissom – Look for clues to where Grissom’s been and where he’s heading #CSI

    A TO Q: Captain Brass did what he thought was right at the end of last season – like the team, he pays a price… called DB Russell#CSI

    A TO Q: We lucked out – Ted Danson was perfect for the role. Great actor, funny, sensitive, intense, and looks terrific in latex #CSI

    A TO Q: We make a TV Movie every week - @zuiker and@BRUCKHEIMERJB call #CSI Feature Television.

    A TO Q: Brass and Robbins will fill us in on Langston’s departure. Catherine and Nick will throw down the rest of the pieces… #CSI

    A TO Q: Billy says Grissom has been working on perfecting his grilled cheese sandwiches. May surprise Sara with one. #CSI

    A TO Q: Morgan will have sparks with dad Ecklie – and maybe sparks will fly with Nick and Greg before she comes tumbling to earth. #CSI

    A TO Q: Don’s sitting next to me. Don says, “I didn’t know my mom knew how to tweet. Photo coming – proof of life. #CSI

    A TO Q: Don and I think Ted is a dream. So does cast & crew. And lucky for us he seems to like us too. #CSI

    A TO Q: We wrapped filming for the season premiere on August 4th. We air Sept. 21 Wednesday at 10:00et/pt #CSI

    A TO Q: Coming up this season we come across a new kind of blood drop, a bug no one has ever seen before, and a “super gun” #CSI

    A TO Q: A crossover with Criminal Minds has not been discussed. But great act to follow on Wednesday nights. #CSI

    A TO Q: New rats this season. Xiomara in ballistics, Henry Andrews gets a promotion. Hodges, Mandy and Archie running the maze as well #CSI

    A TO Q: Don says, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman in mob museum this season. Francis Fisher. And Kevin McNally “Pirates” in a freak show #CSI

    A TO Q: Nick’s date interrupted by decomp, will she come back for more? Death can’t scare Robbins’ niece. We’ll meet Mrs Robbins soon #CSI

    A TO Q: Greg couldn’t find a publisher his book afterall. He’s carrying because “anything can happen in Vegas” #CSI

    A TO Q: We’re not allowed to have favorites – but we do want to hear who your favorite current #CSI character is and why.

    A TO Q: Don and I have talked to George Eads about directing an episode – nothing on the books to date. #CSI

    A TO Q: Still advise all #CSI fans to look under their beds and count your oranges – Sqweegel is out there.

    A TO Q: Bobby Dawson was transferred to days. Xiomara (Monique Gabriela Curnen) is our new ballistics tech. She loves guns. #CSI

    A TO Q: Episode 2 is all about the #CSIEFFECT. There may be no perfect crime but there may be the perfect defense – times 3. #CSI

    A TO Q: Don says, Catherine and Vartann’s relationship will become even more explosive and maybe even deadly. #CSI

    A TO Q: We would love to have Mary Steenburgen on #CSI we’ll have to talk to Mary and Ted first.

    A TO Q: We have lots of favorite eps and 11 favorite seasons – Our favorite favorite is always the one we’re shooting. What are yours? #CSI

    A TO Q: Don says, we’ve talked about meeting Sara’s mom since meeting Mrs Grissom. Maybe an episode called “The In-Laws” #CSI

    A TO Q: This season Hodges will move on and we may meet his mother and realize no one can hold a candle to Mrs H. Henry will be jealous #CSI

    A TO Q: New this season – An octopus on a Vegas tram. Also in a committed relationship in a tub in a strip club. Don’t miss it! #CSI

    A TO Q: No serial killer arcs but doesn’t mean we won’t cross with creepy killers. Some recently sprung. Some who like women’s hair. #CSI

    A TO Q: Don says that a franchise crossover is always up for discussion. What would you like to see? #CSI

    A TO Q: Nick has a potential love interest this season. She has connections to the morgue. But does she love bugs? #CSI

    Thank you all for chatting and watching. Tune in next Wednesday for the season premiere Sept. 21 at 10:00pm et/pt and meet DB Russell #CSI



Thank you JFO for taking the time to share these!

CSI Season 12 Promo

Good riddance Super Ray and HELLO Ted Danson. CBS may have just saved the show by bringing him in, the promo for the new season looks AWESOME and for the first time in a long time I'm actually looking forward to the new season!

Who are the Highest Paid Actors on TV?

Is it my imagination or are some of the actors below overpaid while others are severely underpaid? Ignoring all the new shows since naturally they're not gonna pay an actor 300 grand per episode when they don't even know if the show is going to last past the first 5, but for the older ones, like The Mentalist, CSI Miami etc.. it's a bit too much.

David Caruso gets $375,000 an episode just to put on his sunglasses and pose with his hands on his hips...how much do they pay the sunglasses of justice to endure that torture?

Nathan Fillion (aka Castle) ONLY gets paid $100,000 an episode! COME ON!! That show is awesome and THAT'S ALL they're paying him after 3 very successful seasons?

Even Two and a Half Men newbie Ashton Kutcher is getting $700,000 while veteran John Cryer gets less than him at $600,000 per episode.

Hey, at least Ted Danson isn't getting paid more than Marg Helgenberger on CSI this season.




DRAMAS :

1. Hugh Laurie (House season 8) : $700,000/episode.
2. Mark Harmon (NCIS season 10) : $500,000/episode.

3. Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order SVU season 13) : $395,000/episode.
4. David Caruso (CSI Miami season 10) : $375,000/episode.
4. Marg Helgenberger (CSI season 12) : $375,000/episode.
4. Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives season 8) : $375,000/episode.
7. Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer season 7) : $350,000/episode.

8. Simon Baker (The Mentalist season 4) : $300,000/episode.
9. Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy season 8) : $275,000/episode.
9. Kate Walsh (Private Practice season 5) : $275,000/episode.
11. Kiefer Sutherland (Touch season 1) : $225 000/episode.
11. Ted Danson (CSI season 12) : $225,000/episode.

13. Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife season 3) : $180,000/episode.
14. Kathy Bates (Harry's Law season 2) : $175,000/episode.
14. Jon Hamm (Mad Men season 5) : $175,000/episode.
16. Dana Delany (Body of Proof season 2) : $150,000/episode.

17. Tom Selleck (Blue Bloods season 2) : $130,000/episode.
17. Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds season 7) : $130,000/episode.
19. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad season 4) : $125,000/episode.
19. William H. Macy (Shameless season 2) : $125,000/episode.
19. Maria Bello (Prime Suspect season 1) : $125,000/episode.
19. Christina Ricci (Pan Am season 1) : $125,000/episode.
19. Jared Padalecki (Supernatural season 7) : $125,000/episode.

24. Cote De Pablo (NCIS season 9) : $120,000/episode.
24. Thomas Gibson (Criminal Minds season 7) : $120,000/episode.
26. Alex O'Loughlin (Hawaii Five-0 season 2) : $115,000/episode.
27. Michael Emerson (Person of Interest season 1) : $100,000/episode.
27. Eddie Cibrian (The Playboy Club season 1) : $100,000/episode.
27. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Ringer season 1) : $100,000/episode.
27. Nathan Fillion (Castle season 4) : $100,000/episode.

31. Poppy Montgomery (Unforgettable season 1) : $85,000/episode.
32. Angie Harmon (Rizzoli & Isles season 2) : $80,000/episode.
33. Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire season 2) : $75,000/episode.
33. Danny Pino (Law & Order SVU season 12) : $75,000/episode.
33. Jason O'Mara (Terra Nova season 1) : $75,000/episode.
36. Blake Lively (Gossip Girl season 5) : $60,000/episode.
37. Minka Kelly (Charlie's Angels season 1) : $50,000/episode.
38. Britt Robertson (The Secret Circle season 1) : $30,000/episode.


COMEDIES :

1. Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men season 9) : $700,000/episode.
2. Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men season 9) : $600,000/episode.

3. Tina Fey (30 Rock season 6) : $350,000/episode.
4. Alec Baldwin (30 Rock season 6) : $300,000/episode.

5. Angus T. Jones (Two and a Half Men season 9) : $250,000/episode.
5. Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki & Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory season 5) : $250,000/episode.
7. David Duchovny (Californication season 5) : $225,000/episode.
7. Tim Allen (Last Man Standing season 1) : $225,000/episode.
9. Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother season 7) : $200,000/episode.

10. James Spader (The Office season 8) : $125,000/episode.
10. Christina Applegate (Up All Night season 1) : $125,000/episode.
12. Ed O'Neil (Modern Family season 3) : $105,000/episode.
13. Simon Helberg & Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory season 5) : $100,000/episode.

14. Zooey Deschanel (New Girl season 1) : $90,000/episode.
15. Kevin Dillon (How To Be A Gentleman season 1) : $80,000/episode.
16. Will Arnett (Up All Night season 1) : $75,000/episode.
16. Jamie Pressly (I Hate My Teenage Daughter season 1) : $75,000/episode.

18. Joel McHale (Community season 3) : $60,000/episode.
18. Whitney Cummings (Whitney season 1) : $60,000/episode.
18. Jane Lynch (Glee season 3) : $60,000/episode.
21. Matthew Morrison (Glee season 3) : $55,000/episode.
22. Nick Offerman (Parks & Recreation season 4) : $30,000/episode.

The Awesome and the Horrible: May Finales 2011

Now that all the finales have aired, tis the time to blog about the awesomeness of some and the crappiness of others. But before we start let me say this:

This post contains major spoilers about these shows: (CSI, CSI NY, Bones, SVU, Modern Family, Castle, Fringe, Nikita, Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, Hawaii 5-0, House, NCIS, NCIS LA, The Good Wife, Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice and The Office) 

WARNING! If you haven't watched any of the shows mentioned above or their finales yet then DON'T READ THIS POST as it contains LOTS OF SPOILERS!

Ok, you've been warned, read at your own risk of being spoiled:

Lets start with CSI which has officially become CSI: Langston. It wins the award for the worst finale of all..since the last thing we all needed was MORE Ray drama. Who gives a flying f*** what kind of beef Nate Haskell has with Super Ray, it would have been the perfect finale if Haskell killed Ray. Maybe CSI should have been canceled instead of moving to Wednesdays next season.

Fringe wasn't too great either..as much as I love loved the show and enjoyed most of the finale when I watched the last few minutes I had a Lost flashback. Maybe I should stop watching it before they disappoint us with a series finale where either everyone turns out to be dead or maybe that the whole thing turns out to be Walters dream...wait a second...what they did was worse..PETER NEVER EXISTED! Now how will they weasel their way out of that one?

Desperate Housewives was too predictable and this will most likely be the very last episode I'll watch. I had to force myself to watch this last season. In my opinion, the show's run its course and all they seem to be doing is repeating the same old storylines over and over...come on, we all know by the end of next season Lynette and Tom will be back together.

I have to admit that I was a little sad when I found out that the season finale of Brothers & Sisters was the series finale. I know that the whole season was more than a little boring but by the end it had become interesting again. The finale was the best episode of the season. I'm hoping the new show that will be replacing it, Once Upon A Time, will be as good as it sounds, can't wait to see Jennifer Morrison back on tv again!

Hawaii 5-0 was just plain awesome, full of action, suspense and had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I can't wait to see how McGarrett is gonna get our of this one now that the governor is dead and he's been framed. BTW, I kinda guessed that the governor and Wo Fat were in cahoots from the very beginning.

As for House, I never thought I'd see the day where the writers would just give up and air the worst episode EVER. It wasn't just bad or boring it was horrible. It would have made an ok series finale but as a season finale it was too weak.I wonder how next season will go without Cuddy.

In my books Castle ranks as one of the best series finales that aired this year, correction, the second best season finale that aired this year. He finally admits to Beckett that he loves her...before she looses consciousness. Lets hope she doesn't die on him, or end up with amnesia....just teasing.

NCIS: What happened again...Nope not kidding, I'm serious, I can't remember what happened in the finale. Either it was as forgettable as I think it was or I watched way too many shows that day that were much more entertaining.

NCIS LA was awesome, the shocking revelation that they threw at us was just WOW! Hetty is a member of the family that wants Callan dead! And she's known who he is all along!

All I want to say about The Good Wife is SQUEEEEE!!! Hopefully Will and Alicia don't end up falling asleep or being called away on an emergency before anything smutty happens between them.


Modern Family was just as forgettable as NCIS. Nothing interesting really happened, although Gloria was hilarious, as always.

Suspect Behavior: Now why would you end your first season in a life or death cliffhanger and a "to be continued" at the end before you find out if you're getting picked up or not? I demand one more episode!

The best part of the Criminal Minds season finale was JJ's "I'm coming back" at the end. I have to admit that when I saw her name in the credits I thought that she'd be IN the episode, and not just show up for 2 lines. In other good news next season Prentis will be back too!! I cant wait to see how they play this one out!

As much as I loved the whole season of Grey's Anatomy the season finale was just lame. I really don't know what else to say. I'm very disappointed.

The Private Practice finale was so much better than Grey's, I don't remember reading anything about Tim Daly leaving so I'm guessing they won't kill off Pete, but I do foresee possible problems for Vi & Pete down the road. As for Naomi leaving, good riddance, I never really liked her character and lately she's been as whiny as Meredith on Grey's. And my fingers are crossed that Adisam are back on because Addison is becoming as annoying as Naomi without him.

The CSI NY finale was SO much better than the original CSI's finale. I have to admit that I loved it, and I hope that the guys over in CSI take note of how a season finale is written.

The Office was over the minute Michael Scott said his goodbyes...after that I had to force myself to watch the remainder of the season, and even Dwight became acting manager for an episode didn't make Michale's absence any better or the episode any funnier. I'm thinking that next season will probably be their last.

I didn't start watching Nikita until the season was over and so I was able to have a marathon over the weekend. Once you start watching you can't stop, I had to force myself to turn off the TV and sleep at night, Now I'm wondering what will season 2 be like now that Nikita and Michael are on the run from division and have the black box.

Law and Order SVU was just a plain everyday episode, nothing special really happened. Truth be told the whole thing was a little boring. And I was disappointed with the death they teased about.

And saving the best till last, Bones was just AMAZING! Booth and Brennan FINALLY slept together AND she's having his baby...OMG!! I still can't believe that the last few minutes actually happened...I do feel slightly cheated that we didnt get to see them "get together", it's not like we've been waiting 6 years for that moment to finally happen.