The Daily Pop

What's your secret TV confession?

I found out recently that a good friend of mine won't miss an episode of "Teen Mom."

Me = perplexed. I don't know the demographics of the "Teen Mom" audience, but I doubt a highly intelligent 27-year-old with a penchant for political history and JFK memorabilila is the "Teen Mom" target audience.

But then I think about all the drivel I've consumed in the past ten years, and I understand.

Besides the shows I believe still stand the test of time ("Buffy," "My So Called Life," "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman") I've watched some really, really bad TV.

Currently, there's "Jersey Shore." So many of my friends watch this show, so I'm ALMOST unashamed.

But would they judge me if they knew my love for "America's Next Top Model?" What about "Toddlers and Tiaras?"

Does anyone remember "The Starlet," from 2005? The prize was a "career-launching" role on "One Tree Hill." How about "The Wade Robson Project" on MTV in 2003?

I watched both of those shows obsessively.

My biggest confession:

I've seen every episode of "One Tree Hill." I KNOW.  This is the show they clip on "The Soup" because at one point last season, villain Dan looks on as a dog EATS the donor heart for which he's been waiting months.

Seriously. Here's the clip:

Thursday is our favorite night of TV: What will you be watching?

Oh, glorious Thursday!

After weeks of reruns, our Thursday night lineup is back in full force. With all my favorite shows coming back, my DVR will be working overtime tonight.

The best of the best (and by channel tonight, instead of time):

ABC: "Wipeout," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" are all new tonight. Most exciting: On "Grey's," Callie is telling Mark that she's pregnant.

CBS: "The Big Bang Theory," "&%* My Dad Says," "CSI" and "The Mentalist" are all new. Zap2It's "TBBT" preview:  "Sheldon takes acting lessons from Penny in hope of becoming a better teacher; Koothrappali fantasizes about his friend's girlfriend." Seriously, I really just want to know WHEN Penny will tell Leonard that she still has feelings for him.

CW: Hello, "Vampire Diaries!" My favorite guilty pleasure is back tonight, and apparently, Jules the werewolf "takes a hostage." "Nikita" is new tonight, also.

FOX: "American Idol" and "Bones" are both new tonight. (Stay tuned for some commentary in the coming weeks about Steven Tyler and "American Idol."

 

 

NBC: Oh, boy. "Community," "Perfect Couples" (which is growing on me), "The Office," "Parks and Recreation," "30 Rock" AND "Outsourced" are all new tonight. Check out the synopsis for "Community:" "When Jeff worries about loner 'Fat Neil,' Abed suggests they invite him to play a game of Dungeons and Dragons; Pierce, upset after being excluded, forces his way into the game."

MTV: On tonight's episode of  "Jersey Shore:" "Ronnie's drinking has consequences; Snooki meets a new guy; Pauly makes peace with an old nemesis."

 

 

 *Amber Nettles is the mobile and social media manager at the Daily Press. She watches too much TV and is constantly texting on her Android phone. Find her at about.me/ambernettles.

 

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Best of 2010: Best TV (according to our bloggers)

Photo from NBC. 

 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... which means our TV selections are few and far between until January.

While we take a break and catch up on our Netflix queue, I thought we should take a moment to highlight some of the best, worst and befuddling of 2010. This Sunday, DailyPress.com will feature the  Pop Culture 2010 roundup. 

Separately, some of the Daily Pop bloggers have suggested THEIR choices:

From Conni Mann:

 Break-out hit of 2010: "Community"

The new 'Conan' show: If you liked the ads, just wait till tonight

Are you ready for Conan?

After months of build-up, Conan O’Brien – ousted from his “Tonight Show” gig earlier this year by the whims of Jay Leno – returns to late-night TV tonight with the debut of “Conan” on TBS.

The show will air at 11 p.m., which is an interesting gambit. On the plus side for Conan and TBS, it gives him a half-hour lead on his primary ratings rivals, Letterman and Leno, whose shows start at 11:30. On the down side, the earlier start time eliminates any viewers who value watching their local newscast. (In the age of DVR and TiVo, of course, such distinctions are almost obsolete, but still, it’s a mark of a show’s popularity and relevance that fans will choose to watch it live.)

Tonight’s announced guests are actors Seth Rogan and Lea Michele, but there is also a “mystery guest” who was chosen by fans in an online poll. The poll’s 12 candidates ranged from the high-profile (Pope Benedict, Jack Nicholson, Lady Gaga) to the obscure (a woman who operates a nutcracker museum) to the bizarre (the cast of the live-action “Fat Albert” movie).