Summer TV is waning as I type this, with most shows ending last week or very soon, but there is still plenty of time to discuss the best of it. Keep reading for a look at what we FemmeBot broads filled our DVRs with this summer. Buy some DVDs or put ‘em on your Netflix rental queues. And as always, feel free to chime in with your own opinions and favorite shows…
Two of the best relationships on TV just kicked into higher gears. Big time.
Another day, another way to get better wifi and upload your vids while sipping coffee in your PJs after a great, whirlwind day at San Diego Comic-Con.
Wesley, Paquin and Moyer on the panel
Some gorgeous shots by Michael Muller at SDCC (more here)
The lines for the TV room Ballroom 20, were massive yesterday in expectation of terrific panels from TRUE BLOOD, BIG BANG THEORY, CAPRICA and Joss Whedon. Crowds to get in were so intense in the morning that the fire marshall actually shut the line down completely for a while, not even allowing us to queue up till things simmered down. Lucky for me and you, I got in OK thanks to a bit of quick thinking from a wonderful friend (you know who you are girl!), and taping commenced.
HBO showed us an AMAZING trailer for the back half of season 3 before the panel, and were nice enough to put it online right away last night, per below. There is so much going on in this trailer that fans will need to discuss at length (come over to our sister site, TrueBloodTV, and chat it out girls)…
The panel itself was a sweet combination of mutual admiration society, fan service, season four tidbits, and fun. Here is the video part one, and the rest is under the cut. For those of you who cannot handle the bandwidth, see great write-ups from Hollywood Crush, Zap2It, LA Times, ScreenRant, and The Vault.
The time has arrived my little nerdettes, and we are now just a day away from San Diego Comic Con (or as the twitter kids refer to it, #SDCC). The schedule has been out for over a week now, and I hope all of you who are attending have made your list and checked it twice. For the rest of you, there will be many ways to track what is going on at con — to start with why don’t you bookmark my twitter, my Comic-Con attendee twitter list, and The FemmeBot’s Delicious bookmark feed.
What follows is a run down of much of the SDCC stuff The FemmeBot will be tracking and I personally will be trying to attend and if possible videotape to share here in the coming weeks. I am a lone girl, wandering in the packed, sweaty smelly halls of the con, and can’t be everywhere at once. But this list below should give you an idea of where I will be camped out and what sorts of videos and news you can expect us to cover.
We are also going to try to Ustream a couple of panels this year on Friday. This is our Ustream channel. Bookmark it for use later…
Surely the most heartbreaking news for us here at The FemmeBot was discovering that all of our number one fanbroad priorities, the TRUE BLOOD, Joss Whedon, SPARTACUS, and BEING HUMAN panels, are all basically happening at the same time on Friday afternoon. A tough choice will have to be made. Oh the humanity! After recovering from a week-long malaise about this, which only got worse after realizing the ROBOT CHICKEN and ARCHER panels are also happening during that busy timeframe, a calm head prevails. Obviously, it has to be TRUE BLOOD and Joss this year.
In the rooms or not, The FemmeBot will certainly collect every bit of nifty news and video we can find about all the events we care about. Keep watching.
If you are looking for a complete list of all TRUE BLOOD related events at SDCC, see TrueBloodTV.
If you are looking for a list of all BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and CAPRICA related events, Galactica Sitrep has it.
Bix from Whedonesque has collected a massive list of everything Joss Whedon Universe related.
Keep reading down under for all the rest of the television, film, and comedy panels, the off-site events, promotional stunts, screenings, and autograph signings we are looking forward to at Comic-Con!
Eric and Pam get into some big vampire trouble, Sookie and Alcide learn a lot more about the new pack in Jackson, Jessica gets a job, and Bill takes himself to that sad, angsty place usually reserved only for Louis from Interview With A Vampire, in this week’s episode of TRUE BLOOD. Read on for favorite quotes, reflections on this week’s events, notes for Sookie Stackhouse book fans, and a ton of cool extras provided by HBO.
If you would like to discuss this episode with other Truebies, I hope you will also visit FemmeBot affiliate TrueBloodTV on LiveJournal. We have a weekly episode thread and a book/show comparison thread.
Written by Alexander Woo
Directed by Michael Lehmann
The worlds of vampire and werewolf politics expanded outward, Eric did Sookie a few more favors, Pam gave a Fangtasia staffer a very special job perk, and Mott’s fangs came out quite a bit on this week’s new episode of TRUE BLOOD… come down under the cut for our favorite quotes, memorable moments, some book discussion, and a few video extras courtesy of HBO.
Also note that HBO is on holiday schedule this weekend for July 4th – the next new TRUE BLOOD episode airs on July 11th.
This week’s new episode featured the introduction of an impressive list of new characters, plenty of new situations for our favorite Bon Temps residents, Bill out on his own… and a side of Eric we rarely get a chance to see. Keep reading for our thoughts on the show, favorite quotes, and tons of extras that HBO has posted online in the past 24 hours.
The season premiere episode of TRUE BLOOD was jam-packed with a ton of pick-up-where-we-left-off moments and the seeds of storylines that will take us far forward this year. Keep reading below for thoughts, reflections, and favorite quotes from the new episode, as well as some cool videos HBO screened before and after the premiere.
The FemmeBot has encountered some terrific merch for you fangbangers out there. There are several TRUE BLOOD related books out this month to celebrate the new season… and while hanging at Brooklyn’s Renegade Craft Fair last weekend we found the MOST delicious fang jewelry — and the artist is offering all of us a special discount on her toothy wares!
Before you dive below to read about all the Truebie goodies, please note: the TWILIGHT ECLIPSE soundtrack with songs by Metric, Muse, Dead Weather, Vampire Weekend, etc, came out this week — and is on sale for just $9.99 this week.
MAD MEN’s new season four is still two months away (premiering on Sunday July 25)… but there are a few new bits of information trickling around the web that caught our attention. Matthew Weiner gave a relatively long interview to TV Guide and managed to pretty much say ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about the new season. But he did say it quite well, as usual. We always prefer Mr. Weiner’s post-show interviews, when he is happy to discuss what we’ve all just watched.
Roger Friedman has a few mild spoilers and some speculation about what is to come, along with his hopes for further MAD MEN Emmy glory. We need to start our season three rewatch soon.
A TRUE BLOOD fan applied AMC’s “Mad Men Yourself” stylings to some True Blood characters… with oddly awesome results.
Jon Hamm participated in the annual THR Emmy Roundtable video interview for the drama actor category this year. Yes, that’s right: Jon Hamm, Alexander Skarsgard (TRUE BLOOD), and Matthew Fox (LOST). All sitting together, giggling. Sigh.
