“Better Off Ted” Preempted

So there was no episode of “Better Off Ted” tonight, and instead people tuning in got to see President Obama. Well, the creator of the show put together a quick mock commercial for “Veridian Dynamics” (the company from the show), about the preemption. Check it out below, and check out VeridianDynamics.com for more hilarious videos.

As a side-note, I found out about this video from an email I got from someone at 20th Century Fox, which is pretty damn cool.

Chuck Season 2 Finale. Wow.

Alright, so last week’s episode of Chuck might have made a good ending to the season (and maybe the series), but this week’s REAL season finale completely tears apart the possibly of ending the series now without a LOT of fans, myself included, being really REALLY pissed.

Where last week they were wrapping up loose ends (the Intersect was out of Chuck’s head, Fulcrum were in shabbles, Chuck’s father was safe, etc), this week it pulls the rug out from under us with some serious new twists.

Half the staff of the BuyMore has quit, including Chuck, Morgan is planning to move to Hawaii (with Anna) and become a chef, Awesome and Chuck’s sister finally get hitched, Sarah turns down a new assignment to stay with Chuck…and those are the small details.

The big reveal at the end of the episode is a complete game changer for the series going forward (if it gets a third season), as it completely changes the dynamic of Chuck’s character. Long story short (warning: spoiler ahead), Chuck gets the new and improved intersect in his head, before destroying it. The difference being that this new intersect has endoed him with a seeming mastery of (at the very least) close combat skills. Chuck single-handedly(and bare-handedly…) takes down 5 armed Fulcrum agents in the space of about 45 seconds. Thanks to the new Intersect, Chuck is now, it would appear at least, a super-spy.

And of course, in true Chuck fashion, Chuck, when faced with the questioning looks from Sarah and Casey, delivers the final line of the episode (and season…and maybe, but hopefully not, the show). If ever there was a perfect time for a Matrix joke, this was it, and thankfully Chuck was thinking the same thing, and simply said, “I know Kung Fu”.

And that’s where it ends…hopefully to return next season for what could be a very interesting story-arc. I’m conflicted about it myself, since it changes a lot about how Chuck has dealt with things in the past as the “guy that can’t really take care of himself”…but we shall see…assuming it gets picked up for a third season…

“Sit Down, Shut Up” Should Take It’s Own Advice

So FOX has a new animated show. It’s called “Sit Down, Shut Up”, and damn it, I wish it would do just that. Let’s just skip the ranting for now, and I’ll let you watch a quick promo for the show…

OK, now that that is out of the way. Did you notice the backgrounds are all actual photos? They are, and it’s extremely distracting. It’s like they were too lazy to put any work into the backgrounds at all, and just found some old photos of a school and used them instead.

That would almost be forgivable if the show was funny or entertaining at all…sadly, it’s just not. Which is all the more infuriating due to the fact that it’s got a practically all-star cast of people doing the voice work, including Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Henry Winkler(The Fonz!!!!), who were all pure hilarity in Arrested Development. If this is the sort of thing FOX wants to be running, I’m beginning to really understand their reasons for trying to their best to kill good shows…because this crapfest is nowhere near “good”.

Avoid at all costs if you cherish your brain matter.

TV Gawker Podcast – Episode 6

Check out the sixth episode of the TV Gawker podcast in the sidebar, or by visiting our talkshoe page

This week we talk about…

- Dollhouse – No 13th episode this season, but it will be on the DVD, as will the original pilot. Still hopeful for a second season.
- Terminator Season Finale
- Chuck – Scott Bakula is Orion, and looks like he will be back…which is a good thing.
- Reaper – Cougar hunting and “shower coffee”
- How I met your mother – Continues to spin its wheels with “being the sports guy, and a home office”
- Caprica Preview…  BSG + sex = might be good
- Red Dwarf is back….and holy SMEG it sucked!
- Mythbusters is back!
- Fringe – some foreshadowing of more “observer” stuff to come.
- Bones – Stephen Fry makes a return this week, and it’s hilarious
- The third Stargate SG-1 movie is a go

The podcast is recorded via talkshoe at 3pm EST on Friday’s. Come join the live chat if you’re around, and send all feedback to us at contact@tvgawker.com

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