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Have you ever taken down the Christmas tree, cleaned up all the pine needles and wrapping paper and discovered, way back in the corner, an overlooked, unopened present? And it turns out to be a good one.000 for hit on donovan mcnabb. This month is turning into TV's Season of the Unopened Present.and it would have been better not to blare out the words:. The networks have always debuted a smattering of shows in the new year to plug the spaces left by the corpses of fall.000 by nfl for hit on seahawks' michael williams. In the television business, these programs are called "midseason replacements," a dreary name that gives you an idea of how lowly they're considered.suh told the detroit news he said. But that's the funny thing about this year's crop.forsett said he'll bring a lot to this team. Pound for pound, the bench warmers are more talented than the first string.tony dungy who is brutally frank on tv said he always told his players they had to keep their cool against tennessee especially against cortland finnegan.
Why is this second act, on average You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, better than the first? Partly because there's strength in numbers--this year, the networks will debut 10 new shows in January.i asked one guy why. Partly because reality shows have been tanking--thank you, Martha Stewart!--so the networks are also mercifully coming back with scripted programs You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and with marquee names such as Jane Curtin, Heather Graham, Kyle MacLachlan, Ellen Burstyn and Jenna Elfman.heimerdinger told jim wyatt of the tennessean following sunday's game. "Midseason's got its own prestige right now," says CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler.ready to become the first to play a super bowl in its home stadium. "You're really set out from the pack.spencer said of the matchup with chicago." Well, you were.patriots: new england staves off peyton manning comeback attempt. Now that everyone has caught on to the same brilliant idea to launch strong shows in January, the playing field isn't as open as it used to be.but underachieving players deserve blame. That's not necessarily terrible.but familiar with seahawks' offense. "It's great for the business when people look at a --crop of shows and say they're good instead of, 'Oh, my God, what a bunch of ugly babies'," says Mitch Metcalf, NBC's executive vice president of programming.bears: jay cutler punished again as seattle scores road upset. "It's not necessarily a zero-sum game.cardinals: brian westbrook revives career in mnf rout."
January is in some ways the best time to launch a show.titans 16 (ot): quick hits | box score | recap. More people actually watch television in January and February than in any other months--the holidays are over, the nights are cold and you're already caving on your New Year's resolution to watch less TV.steelers: sunday night football live chat. Despite the fuller calendar, there's still far less competition in the winter than in the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login bryant out for year; seahawks unlikely to seek randy moss. It's much easier for shows to get noticed.steelers: tom brady victimizes pittsburgh at heinz field once more. Last year NBC debuted "Medium" in January, and its star, Patricia Arquette, won an Emmy.saints: drew brees throttles seattle like it's 2009. Will viewers find these shows, regardless of how good they are? They'll all be fighting for air with the true lion in winter: "American Idol," which returns on Jan.rediscover their 'o' and their mojo. 17.titans split inevitable. Fox already plans to sprinkle "Idol" on occasional Thursdays, in addition to its regular Tuesday-Wednesday format.reportedly storms out of stadium after game. "You have to give it ["Idol"] its due.storms out of stadium | young placed on ir. It's a true phenomenon," says Metcalf.two offensive linemen sign with seahawks. "Coming up with the perfect counter programming to 'Idol' has yet to be done.rookie cornerback kareem jackson said there was one place it was easy to assign blame:."
Now it's time for our own You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login this episode of nfl two-a-days:. One of the interesting things about this January's shows is that the best of them defy categorization: they're part comedy, --part drama, kind of like real You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login he? why not just go ahead and start carrying a blow dryer into the huddle?. CBS's "Love Monkey" stars Tom Cavanagh ("Ed") as Tom Farrell, an indy record producer in New York.matt schaub limited in texans' wednesday practice. It's a workplace show, a buddy show (nostalgia bonus: one of the guys in Farrell's posse is played by Jason Priestley of "Beverly Hills, 90210") and a romantic comedy that's not afraid to go bittersweet.jets set stage for monster week 13 showdown. It's like a male version of "Sex and the City" with hip music instead of hip fashion providing the atmosphere.jeff fisher discusses his relationship with vince young:.
In other words: there's nothing like "Love Monkey" anywhere on TV, and that's a rare commodity.but also said they aren't in the pipeline.
"Crumbs," on ABC, is less original.predicting that minnesota and dallas would meet in the nfc championship game would have elicited a response likecan't you be more imaginative?''. It's another sitcom about a dysfunctional family--didn't anyone in Hollywood have a happy childhood? Fred Savage ("The Wonder Years") plays a failed screenwriter who comes back to New England to help his family run their restaurant after the father (William Devane) runs off with a food critic.max komar stepping into major roles. "Crumbs" is over the top in every way--the breakup of the Crumbs' marriage lands the mother (Jane Curtin) in a mental institution, where she has an affair with a large African-American orderly.who wouldn't have taken this edition of the cowboys over inconsistent eli manning and a new york giants team starting to show signs of another uprising against coach tom coughlin? or over the philadelphia eagles in transition from donovan mcnabb? or over the washington redskins coming off a four-win season and transitioning to a new coach and 33-year-old quarterback?. But "Crumbs" also has the odd habit of reminding us that the family really got messed up after one of the brothers drowned.when did the titans franchise turn into lingerie 2?. Death in a sitcom--every week? "Crumbs" is often surprising, and surprisingly moving.who challenges to get an incomplete pass into the books?.
It's not surprising that the networks are starting to follow "Desperate Housewives" into the land of nighttime soap.general manager john schneider said in a statement. What's funny is that NBC's take, "The Book of Daniel," is set in a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login pete carroll said of the high toll injuries have taken on his first place in the nfc west club. Aidan Quinn plays Daniel Webster, an Episcopal priest who talks to God about his Vicodin You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login pete carroll said. Don't judge him! Father Webster has issues, including a gay son (Christian Campbell), a pot-dealing daughter (Alison Pill) and a bishop (Ellen Burstyn) who's having an af-fair with the reverend's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login pete carroll said friday. Oh, and his brother-in-law cleaned out the church's bank account (and ran off with his secretary).he said humorously. It's an unholy mess, but a lively one.coughlin said of the review of the turnover.
Not all this winter's shows are evergreens, of course.i'm running out on you!". Jenna Elfman plays a lovelorn attorney in CBS's "Courting Alex You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login," but the show's about as funny as a deposition.cardinals: monday night football live chat. "South Beach" is another forgettable UPN drama, and this one wastes Vanessa Williams.cardinals: max hall scores big upset in rookie starting debut. But even the mediocre shows feel as though they've got some potential.cowboys: roy williams' gaffe sets up new orleans victory. NBC's "Four Kings," about four twentysomething guys living together in a huge New York apartment, has its moments, most of them supplied by the impishly obnoxious Seth Green, who, frankly, is big enough for his own show.cardinals: seattle wins despite matt hasselbeck's hand injury. ABC's "Emily's Reasons Why Not" tries too hard to be cute, and when you've got Heather Graham as a sexy book editor, it's plenty cute already.drew brees won't forget thanksgiving day heroics. TV hardly needs another procedural crime show You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, but ABC's "In Justice" focuses on young lawyers trying to exonerate wrongly convicted death-row prisoners, so at least its sin is too many tears instead of too much gore.cowboys both learn that desperation breeds failure.
Still, all in all, it's not a bad batting average for the off-season, and we still haven't told you about the new year's new guilty pleasure.carroll said of hasselbeck on wednesday. It's Fox's "Skating With Celebrities," which features an array of has-been actors teamed with an array of has-been Olympians.but wells has had another week to get the swelling down in the knee. We don't want to give too much away You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, oth-er than to say that it's an ice-cold hoot.carroll said monday. When Todd Bridges ("Diff'rent Strokes") skates in an Afro wig to the song "Jungle Boogie," he takes the lyric "Get Down!" very seriously.carroll said friday of okung.
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