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Originally posted by mushu_jj:

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Originally posted by robert:
CBS has announced that when The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother return with fresh episodes on March 17, they will occupy each other's time slots. Big Bang will now lead off the Eye's comedy four-pack, with Mother sliding a half-hour back, to 8:30 pm/ET. Welcome to the Captain, in turn, will move from the Monday lineup onto the answer side of a Trivial Pursuit card. — Matt Mitovich

Think of this as How I Met Your Mother's test. If it pulls better numbers than Big Bang at 8, its renewed. If they're lower, then its audios time or at least a move to elsewhere on the lineup. Big Bang is already secured for next year.

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Looks like your buddy whatsonpop beat you to it. You guys are too smart and quicker than the rest of us. I would have never known what they were talking about when it was spelled momma's! LOL

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Originally posted by robert:
Return dates and times are as follows:

"Samantha Who?" returns Monday, April 7 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) with six original episodes.

"Boston Legal" returns Tuesday, April 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) with six original episodes.

"Desperate Housewives" returns Sunday, April 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) with five original episodes and a special two-hour finale (seven hours total).

"Brothers & Sisters" returns Sunday, April 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) with four original episodes.

"Ugly Betty" returns Thursday, April 24 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) with five original episodes.

"Grey's Anatomy" returns Thursday, April 24 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) with five original episodes.

"Lost" will move to its new 10:00 p.m. time period on Thursday, April 24, with five weeks of original episodes.

"Pushing Daisies," "Private Practice" and "Dirty Sexy Money" will return next season.

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Originally posted by Obveeus:

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Originally posted by whatsonpop:
And it's MAMA'S Family...

I'm not sure if it was a reflection of my spelling ability or of my interest level in that show, but I'll try to take note of the correct spelling, either way.

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Originally posted by Obveeus:

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Originally posted by whatsonpop:
And it's MAMA'S Family...

I'm not sure if it was a reflection of my spelling ability or of my interest level in that show, but I'll try to take note of the correct spelling, either way.

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:

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Originally posted by Obveeus:

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Originally posted by whatsonpop:
And it's MAMA'S Family...

I'm not sure if it was a reflection of my spelling ability or of my interest level in that show, but I'll try to take note of the correct spelling, either way.

I've typed worse than that and never got grilled half as bad as you did on this.

I fell your pain.

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Originally posted by mushu_jj:

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Originally posted by yankeesrj12:
Of course ABC's line-up is going to be bad. It's going against The Biggest Loser and American Idol. I think that ABC's Tuesday Line-Up is there, because they really dont want to kill any show, so they put the dead one's there. However I like According to Jim. (Why are there so many haters?) I would like it to be moved to Friday's though, that way I think it could attract more fans, and how could it do worse then the current Friday line-up?

I agree Fridays are where Jim belonged all along this season. Jim hour into WMC repeats would surely increase current offerings.

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Originally posted by yankeesrj12:
What are your thoughts on this:
"THE BIG BANG THEORY" AND "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" TO SWAP TIME PERIODS


When both return with new episodes thats how it's going to be. So was it a good idea, or a bad one?

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Originally posted by whatsonpop:
it's FEEL!!! J/K

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:

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Originally posted by Obveeus:

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Originally posted by whatsonpop:
And it's MAMA'S Family...

I'm not sure if it was a reflection of my spelling ability or of my interest level in that show, but I'll try to take note of the correct spelling, either way.

I've typed worse than that and never got grilled half as bad as you did on this.

I fell your pain.

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Originally posted by robert:
ABC ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF TELEVISION'S BIGGEST HIT SHOWS

Series Returning Include "Boston Legal," "Brothers & Sisters," "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," "Samantha Who?" and "Ugly Betty"

"Lost" Moves to New Time Thursday Nights at 10:00 p.m. Beginning April 24

ABC Entertainment announces the return of television's biggest hit shows, including "Boston Legal," "Brothers & Sisters," "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," "Samantha Who?" and "Ugly Betty."

Return dates and times are as follows:

"Samantha Who?" returns Monday, April 7 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) with six original episodes.

"Boston Legal" returns Tuesday, April 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) with six original episodes.

"Desperate Housewives" returns Sunday, April 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) with five original episodes and a special two-hour finale (seven hours total).

"Brothers & Sisters" returns Sunday, April 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) with four original episodes.

"Ugly Betty" returns Thursday, April 24 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) with five original episodes.

"Grey's Anatomy" returns Thursday, April 24 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) with five original episodes.

"Lost" will move to its new 10:00 p.m. time period on Thursday, April 24, with five weeks of original episodes.

"Pushing Daisies," "Private Practice" and "Dirty Sexy Money" will return next season.

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Un-savory people in our society. People you do not want to be associated with.

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Is it a synonym for vliserize?


vliserize

Main Entry: vlis·e·rize
Pronunciation: \ˈvliz-ə-'rIz
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle French vlise, from Latin vlisus
Date: 1541
1 a: to become slow of mind : to be obtuse b: to make unintelligent decisions or acts : to act in an unintelligent or careless manner c: to lack intelligence or reason : to write illiterately <he vliserized his words so much, nobody could understand him>
2: to succumb to unreasoned thinking or acting : to act senselessly
3: to forgo common sense, rationale or point <the statement vliserized all logic>

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Originally posted by Brent88:

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Originally posted by robert:
ABC ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF TELEVISION'S BIGGEST HIT SHOWS

Series Returning Include "Boston Legal," "Brothers & Sisters," "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," "Samantha Who?" and "Ugly Betty"

"Lost" Moves to New Time Thursday Nights at 10:00 p.m. Beginning April 24

ABC Entertainment announces the return of television's biggest hit shows, including "Boston Legal," "Brothers & Sisters," "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," "Samantha Who?" and "Ugly Betty."

Return dates and times are as follows:

"Samantha Who?" returns Monday, April 7 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) with six original episodes.

"Boston Legal" returns Tuesday, April 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) with six original episodes.

"Desperate Housewives" returns Sunday, April 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) with five original episodes and a special two-hour finale (seven hours total).

"Brothers & Sisters" returns Sunday, April 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) with four original episodes.

"Ugly Betty" returns Thursday, April 24 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) with five original episodes.

"Grey's Anatomy" returns Thursday, April 24 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) with five original episodes.

"Lost" will move to its new 10:00 p.m. time period on Thursday, April 24, with five weeks of original episodes.

"Pushing Daisies," "Private Practice" and "Dirty Sexy Money" will return next season.

SEVEN hours of DH! YAY! Didn't expect that much.

Also WOOHOO to new episodes of B&S, Samantha Who, Betty, and Grey's!

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A rough opening that revealed no inspiring performances, the dozen male semi-finalists were mostly a bundle of nerves as "American Idol" made its move to the public voting rounds.
And a few of the performances that earned raves from the judges, especially Michael Johns' "Light My Fire," came across as tentative on television, making one wonder once again if what we hear over air is that dramatically different from what the studio hears.

But - snicker, snicker - Paula and Simon are back to their old selves.

The theme was "The '60s" and for the most part the singers took the Barry Manilow approach - pop tunes and ballads - rather than using songs that defined the adventurousness of the decade. Quietly, as in not mentioned by anyone, there was a tribute to the great Harry Nilsson on Tuesday with the performance of one of best-known compositions, "One," and his biggest single, "Everybody's Talkin'." His genius is just not celebrated enough.

Danny Noriega figured "'60s" was just a euphemism for old music that his grandparents listen to and chose the Elvis Presley 1957 hit "Jailhouse Rock." It received derisive comments from the judges - "grotesques" said Simon, "didn't allow you to do you thing" said Randy, "it's a safer song," quipped Paula - but not one of them noted that it was from the WRONG decade.

Judges were right on one count - it was one of the evening's worst. But the three that were hailed as the best - David Archuleta's "Shop Around," Jason Castro's "Daydream" and Johns' Doors cover - all opened with a fearfulness in the performers' voices that required a bit of mending as the songs progressed. Castro, the only one to use an instrument - acoustic guitar - recovered the quickest and delivered an assured version of the Lovin Spoonful hit; Archuleta exposed a maturity in his voice yet little command of melody. None of the three is in danger of departing.

Robbie Carrico, who I fear will be around for awhile, did a record-perfect reading of the Three Dog Night hit "One." It was brilliant karaoke. Nothing more.

Performers who altered arrangements had a mixed bag: David Hernandez got so-so results toying with the meter on "In the Midnight Hour"; Chikeze mangled "More Today Than Yesterday"; David Cook earned props for rushing "Happy Together"; Jason Yeager and Luke Menard tried the crack the introspective shells of their songs - "Moon River" and "Everybody's Talkin'," respectively - and went into "cruise ship territory; and Garret Haley hit most of the notes on Neil Sedaka's "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" but failed to excite.

Arguing with the judges after an iffy performance is never a smart idea and Chikeze threw gasoline on the fire after delivering the worst perf of the night. He's a goner. And he'll probably be standing there with another combative personality, Luke Menard, and a guy who just doesn't seem ready for the competition, David Cook. Menard should go first.

More importantly, it was pleasant to have Simon Cowell back to his old self, calling performances horrendous and having no relevance and calling out Paula Abdul when she makes incongruous, go-nowhere remarks. Abdul was tossing out non-sequitors and incomplete sentences like beads at Mardi Gras and no one was catching them - except Cowell. Yup, that's at least the reason we watch.

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:
I don't think HIMYM has to pull better numbers than BBT, but they better be pretty darn close. If the drop is beyond 15-20%, HIMYM may be a gonner.