Thinky Thought I'm pondering at work today: Did Ryan Murphy name Matt's New Normal character Monty after Montgomery Clift? I thought it was a strange name, but I'm very particular about names.

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Okay - Upfronts are next week. This is when the broadcast networks announce the fall season to advertisers.

( Upfront Schedule )

( A run-down of what's been renewed or picked up so far )

UPDATED - ABC has been updated in bold above, and TV|Line has a guide to the new shows here. :)

This was posted on Facebook today, and it's too funny not to share.

The 27 Stages of Getting Addicted to a Television Show

Sooo... aragarna is writing an amazing fic called Hell and High Water, inspired by an old ER episode, which I downloaded after I started reading the fic and rewatched yesterday evening. (I just discovered Aragarna's LJ today - I'd been reading the fic at ff.net and was waiting for it to be complete before reccing it out. :D)

This has kicked off a bit of an h/c-athon on my TV. So far, I've watched the ER ep, Most Wanted (of course), the episode of NYPD Blue where Mark Park Gosselaar's character got shot in the shoulder, a couple of Supernatural eps that I can't remember if Lola has watched so I won't describe them, and I'm on the hunt for more.

I'm turning to the flist now - rec me your fave h/c episodes. Don't care what show - I will clearly watch just about anything for a pretty face and some h/c. (Also, this little bender is being helped about by my new Amazon Prime membership with free Prime videos!)

I did a little Google search so that I could make an icon, and I found these amazing shots from back in like 2003 and 2004...LOL

( Click for Images of Awesome )

Now I'm thinking a WC/VM crossover could take place in high school!  18-year-old Neal made a stop in Neptune to scam rich boys out of money before he headed for NY?  

I love Veronica Mars.  That is all.

I'm rewatching Season 1.  And I will figure out a way to get her to cross paths with Neal Caffrey!  I swear I will!  (Also, why don't I have an icon of Kristen Bell and Matt?  I will remedy this!)

Does anyone watch The Vampire Diaries?  I have watched since the beginning and think that it's incredibly well-written and well-acted.  The pace and the twists are amazing.  I have never seen a show on TV that moves as quickly or that keeps as many balls in the air as TVD.

( Spoilers for last night's episode here )

CW announced today that they've renewed Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, and Arrow for next season.  In years past, I would be jumping for joy about this, but I find that the only one I'm actually excited about right now is Arrow, which I watch somewhat casually. And by casually, I mean I watch every episode (usually multiple times) but I don't give my entire focus and attention to it the way that I do with Justified or White Collar or Fringe.  (This is one of the main reasons that I haven't finished this season of Fringe yet.)

( More Rambling About Each Show )

On an aside, Justified is awesome this season, like every season before it.  If you don't watch, I cannot recommend it highly enough.