Our Fall 2005 TV Picks
"When did reality become TV?" - "1985", a song by Bowling For Soup.
Today, on Yahoo! News, there was an article citing an AP-TV Guide survey of Americans regarding the so-called "reality TV" genre. 4 out of 5 respondents think there are too many of these type of shows on the air. Please click here for the full article.
My response to this article and it's contents can be summarized as follows... "Amen, brother!" :)
I've always been told that either you are part of the problem or part of the solution. We, the staff at LouieWilliamsJr.com, choose to help you, the American viewer, by giving a list of our favorites, new and old:
The Simpsons (FOX - SUndays @ 8 PM ET):
America's ubiquidous dysfunctional family is back with all-new episodes for Fall, 2005.
The season premiere found Marge leaving Homer for allowing "Fat Tony" (the Springfield Mafia boss) and his gang shoot an adult film in their house, all as payback for football bets he (Homer) lost.
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, and all the crew are still at their wackiest after 15 years, and we here still love 'em all to death.
NOTE TO VIEWER: Ratings are mostly TV-PG, with the occasional TV-14 episode. Still not exactly "family-friendly" after all these years, but OK for mature adult viewers.
The War At Home (NEW!!! FOX - Sundays @ 8:30 PM ET):
Here's a new show that takes some influence from the legendary FOX favorite "Married... With Children".
The characters consist of a husband and his frustrations regarding modern-day family life in the new millenium, where he deals with the promiscuous daughter and the supposedly gay son, among other things.
Each family member makes brief commentaries to the audience reacting to all sorts of crazy situations that arise.
NOTE TO VIEWER: Ratings are TV-PG or TV-14. Not "family-friendly" due mostly to language and sexual innuendo, but OK for mature adult viewers.
Family Guy (FOX - Sundays @ 9 PM ET):
This is a "Simpsons-like" show featuring a ficticious Quahog, Rhode Island, family, the Griffins.
Peter is the father (voiced by show creator Seth MacFarlane) who likes to hang out at the local watering hole, "The Drunken Clam", along with their alcoholic family dog, Brian.
He has a loving and extremely understanding wife, Lois (voiced by Alex Borstein of "MAD TV" fame), and their 3 children, Meg (voiced by Mila Kunis of "That 70's Show" fame), a "wallflower" who tries to be one of the popluar girls at "James Woods High School", Chris, their clueless idiot son, and finally, their baby, Stewie, a psycho who speaks with an English accent and constantly plots to kill Lois and take over the world in the process.
Peter's friends include local pervert Quagmire (who constantly bobs his head and says, "giggity, giggity...") and Cleveland, his African-American neighbor whose ex-wife had a fling with Quagmire last season.
Adam West (whom you may remember as the 1960's cheesy "Batman") is the mayor of their city, Quahog.
NOTE TO VIEWER: This show is mostly rated TV-14, for lots of sexual innuendo, language, and some animated nudity. I definitely would not kids watch this show, but otherwise, my wife and I get a kick out of their hijinks.)
American Dad (FOX - Sundays @ 9:30 PM):
Co-created by "Family Guy's" Seth MacFarlane, "American Dad" is set in the ficticious Washington, DC, suburb of Langley Falls, Virginia.
The father, Stan Smith (voiced by MacFarlane) is an ultra right-wing conservative who works for the CIA as a middle-management type. (Actor Patrick Stewart, "Captain Picard" of Star Trek fame, does the voice of his boss.)
The family consists of his wife, Francine, who teaches Bible classes at their home and constantly tries to get Stan to notice her romantically, their son Steve, who constantly tries to score with the ladies, their daughter Hayley, an ultra-liberal "tree-hugger" who constantly bashes her dad with comments such as "fascist", Roger, a gay alien who sounds and acts like the late Paul Lynde, and Klaus, their "Dr. Strangelove-like" Nazi goldfish who occasionally his on Francine.
All of the above elements make a wonderful comedic potpourri that will have you laughing your butt off.
NOTE TO VIEWER: Ratings are TV-PG to TV-14. Like "Family Guy" it is not a "family-friendly" cartoon (sexual innuendo, language, etc.), so don't let the young 'uns watch it.
Again, while we do not recommend the above shows for family viewing, we do believe that you, the adult viewer, will enjoy watching them and encourage you to check them out. BTW, if you have "TiVo", just program it to record the above shows and watch them at your leisure. We've had a "TiVo" DVR and it's a lot better than VCRs ever were. :)
Oh yeah... for "real reality", you'd be much better off going out your front door instead of watching the "fake reality" rubbish on TV.
That's all for now. Thanks for visiting and please come again.
Today, on Yahoo! News, there was an article citing an AP-TV Guide survey of Americans regarding the so-called "reality TV" genre. 4 out of 5 respondents think there are too many of these type of shows on the air. Please click here for the full article.
My response to this article and it's contents can be summarized as follows... "Amen, brother!" :)
I've always been told that either you are part of the problem or part of the solution. We, the staff at LouieWilliamsJr.com, choose to help you, the American viewer, by giving a list of our favorites, new and old:
The Simpsons (FOX - SUndays @ 8 PM ET):
America's ubiquidous dysfunctional family is back with all-new episodes for Fall, 2005.
The season premiere found Marge leaving Homer for allowing "Fat Tony" (the Springfield Mafia boss) and his gang shoot an adult film in their house, all as payback for football bets he (Homer) lost.
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, and all the crew are still at their wackiest after 15 years, and we here still love 'em all to death.
NOTE TO VIEWER: Ratings are mostly TV-PG, with the occasional TV-14 episode. Still not exactly "family-friendly" after all these years, but OK for mature adult viewers.
The War At Home (NEW!!! FOX - Sundays @ 8:30 PM ET):
Here's a new show that takes some influence from the legendary FOX favorite "Married... With Children".
The characters consist of a husband and his frustrations regarding modern-day family life in the new millenium, where he deals with the promiscuous daughter and the supposedly gay son, among other things.
Each family member makes brief commentaries to the audience reacting to all sorts of crazy situations that arise.
NOTE TO VIEWER: Ratings are TV-PG or TV-14. Not "family-friendly" due mostly to language and sexual innuendo, but OK for mature adult viewers.
Family Guy (FOX - Sundays @ 9 PM ET):
This is a "Simpsons-like" show featuring a ficticious Quahog, Rhode Island, family, the Griffins.
Peter is the father (voiced by show creator Seth MacFarlane) who likes to hang out at the local watering hole, "The Drunken Clam", along with their alcoholic family dog, Brian.
He has a loving and extremely understanding wife, Lois (voiced by Alex Borstein of "MAD TV" fame), and their 3 children, Meg (voiced by Mila Kunis of "That 70's Show" fame), a "wallflower" who tries to be one of the popluar girls at "James Woods High School", Chris, their clueless idiot son, and finally, their baby, Stewie, a psycho who speaks with an English accent and constantly plots to kill Lois and take over the world in the process.
Peter's friends include local pervert Quagmire (who constantly bobs his head and says, "giggity, giggity...") and Cleveland, his African-American neighbor whose ex-wife had a fling with Quagmire last season.
Adam West (whom you may remember as the 1960's cheesy "Batman") is the mayor of their city, Quahog.
NOTE TO VIEWER: This show is mostly rated TV-14, for lots of sexual innuendo, language, and some animated nudity. I definitely would not kids watch this show, but otherwise, my wife and I get a kick out of their hijinks.)
American Dad (FOX - Sundays @ 9:30 PM):
Co-created by "Family Guy's" Seth MacFarlane, "American Dad" is set in the ficticious Washington, DC, suburb of Langley Falls, Virginia.
The father, Stan Smith (voiced by MacFarlane) is an ultra right-wing conservative who works for the CIA as a middle-management type. (Actor Patrick Stewart, "Captain Picard" of Star Trek fame, does the voice of his boss.)
The family consists of his wife, Francine, who teaches Bible classes at their home and constantly tries to get Stan to notice her romantically, their son Steve, who constantly tries to score with the ladies, their daughter Hayley, an ultra-liberal "tree-hugger" who constantly bashes her dad with comments such as "fascist", Roger, a gay alien who sounds and acts like the late Paul Lynde, and Klaus, their "Dr. Strangelove-like" Nazi goldfish who occasionally his on Francine.
All of the above elements make a wonderful comedic potpourri that will have you laughing your butt off.
NOTE TO VIEWER: Ratings are TV-PG to TV-14. Like "Family Guy" it is not a "family-friendly" cartoon (sexual innuendo, language, etc.), so don't let the young 'uns watch it.
Again, while we do not recommend the above shows for family viewing, we do believe that you, the adult viewer, will enjoy watching them and encourage you to check them out. BTW, if you have "TiVo", just program it to record the above shows and watch them at your leisure. We've had a "TiVo" DVR and it's a lot better than VCRs ever were. :)
Oh yeah... for "real reality", you'd be much better off going out your front door instead of watching the "fake reality" rubbish on TV.
That's all for now. Thanks for visiting and please come again.
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