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The L Word: Max’s Interrogation

Yes, I’m still posting The L Word interrogation tapes although it appears we’ll never know who killed Jenny Schecter.

This is Max’s interrogation and it adds nothing. Thank you, Ilene Chaiken.

And we’ll apparently never find out who’s responsible for Jenny’s death because Showtime will not buy Ilene’s pilot, “The Farm” which was to star Leisha Hailey continuing her role as Alice, this time in a women’s prison, presumably convicted of killing Jenny. Oh well. The great Sarah Warn of AfterEllen has the details.

Kim Ficera of AfterEllen has an excellent article speaking with The L Word co-creators Michelle Abbott and Kathy Greenberg about their involvement with the pilot and why they left the show after the second episode of the first season. It’s their first time speaking on the record about this.

Am I still bitter about the series finale? Yes. Am I still a fan of the show? For the first five seasons, yes.

The L Word, Episode 5 Previews

This week, I have two clips for Episode 5 (just four more episodes!) of The L Word.

In this first clip, Alice finds out that Jenny has stolen her idea for her new movie script.

So you have another suspect in Jenny’s death. This next clip is Crazy Jenny forbidding Shane to see Nikki.

The next episode is on Showtime Sunday night at 9.

I Think I Know Who Kills Jenny On The L Word

I’m not going to write it here, but after watching Showtime’s preview of the new and last season of The L Word, I think I know who killed Jenny.

There’s a proposed spinoff of The L Word that could be picked up when the series ends. If you’ve been reading up on your L Word stories in the media, then you know who’s starring in that series. If you don’t know, I’m not going to say it, but it clicked in for me tonight.

Suffice to say the proposed spinoff is going to take place in a prison. Famke Janssen is rumored to star in that spinoff and one of the characters of The L Word is heading to the spinoff to be incarcerated for killing Jenny.

If you’ve read which actress is heading to that series, then put two and two together and you have your killer. I hope I’m wrong, but if the premise of the spinoff is truly in a prison, then Showtime may have inadvertently spoiled the entire season. I hope the character is going to prison for something other than killing Jenny. Anyway, my brain is spinning on something it should not be. That is all.

The Fang’s Bites Mid-Season TV Preview

With this being January, we’re seeing the return of several shows plus the premiere of some new ones. I’m going to give you the shows I’m looking forward to seeing return, plus the new series I’m looking forward to. I’ll do the returning shows first, then the new shows last and I’ll do them in reverse order of anticipation.

RETURNING SERIES

6. Hell’s Kitchen, Season 5 – Premieres January 29 on Fox, 9 p.m.

Anytime Gordon Ramsey yells, “YOU DONKEY!” I get chills. He’s not the type of boss I would want, but he gets results seeing how many restaurants the man owns and runs. Last season, Christina’s win over Petrozza was a bit of an upset seeing how young she was and her experience compared to Petrozza, but it’s always Chef Ramsey’s word at the end. This season, 16 new hopefuls vie for the chance to become Chef Ramsey’s chef on staff at one of his restaurants.

5. Damages, Season 2 – Premieres Wednesday on FX, 10 p.m.

This show turned out to be a big surprise for me. Great cast including Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ted Danson and Tate Donovan, the first season won Emmys for Close and Zeljko Ivanek whose great Ray Fiske character won’t be coming back (well, he really can’t after the character shot himself in the head). This season, Ellen is gunning for Patty Hewes after we learned that Patty tried to bump her off. And the evil Frobisher (who had Ellen’s fiancee bumped off) is also back for a few episodes in this season. At least we know that the series is returning for a third season. Very good show.

4. The Amazing Race 14 – Premieres February 15 on CBS, 8 p.m.

If you follow this blog, you already know what a big fan of the race I am. Another 11 teams of two people with existing relationships will go around the world with no idea where they will head next. Hopefully, I can do recaps this season after my attempts totally went awry in TAR13. Plus, the show is always well produced and there’s a reason why The Amazing Race wins the Emmy every year. And Phil Keoghan is the perfect host.

3. The L Word, 6th and Final Season – Premieres January 18 on Showtime, 9 p.m.

I wasn’t happy when I heard that Jenny was killed off in the first episode, but apparently we’ll find out who’s responsible and why as the season unfolds. There are several things to resolve. I’m glad that Helena is returning. As usual, we’ll see if Shane can actually find happiness, how Bette and Tina will work together and if Jodi finds herself back with Bette, and if Alice and Tasha can also find some chemistry. Also, Erin Daniels who played Dana has directed one episode this season.

2. Lost, Season 5 – Premieres January 21 on ABC, 9 p.m.

Ok, apparently the flashbacks and the flash forwards are over with. There are no more character-centric episodes and action will go back and forth in time. In addition, the first hour of the season is supposedly one of the best of the series (or so I’ve read). The second hour which also runs during the season premiere is slower and is a set up episode. But we need to know where the island went. How do the Oceanic 6 go back to the island? What happened to Locke and why is he in that coffin? Is Jin really dead? And what is really going on? Last season was right up there with Season 1. Let’s hope Season 5 can match the intensity and the drama of Season 4.

1. 24, Season 7 – Premieres Sunday on Fox, 8 p.m.

This was my favorite show on TV for five seasons. Then Season 6 came along and practically ruined my love for this show. However, when 24: Redemption premiered in November, my love almost came back. From what I’ve read of the spoilers and seen of the previews, this season looks promising. CTU is no more. Jack Bauer is back as a disgraced agent, but he’s asked by the FBI to help out during yet another international crisis. Chloe played by the delightful Mary Lynn Rajskub is back. Instead of Los Angeles being the locale of the crisis, we have Washington, DC in trouble. Tony Almeida returns from the dead. The new President, Allison Taylor, played by Cherry Jones has to deal with a crisis from a Darfur-like country and we’ll see how Jack saves the country again. As long as I see Jack go rogue, I’ll know my 24 is indeed back.

NEW SERIES

3. The United States of Tara – Premieres January 18 on Showtime, 10 p.m.

Created by Oscar-winning Juno writer Diablo Cody, this show is about a woman with multiple personalities who is also the matriarch of her family. Toni Collette has a lot of work to do playing Tara who has four different personalities including a biker dude, teenager and a homemaker. John Corbett also stars in this very promising series.

2. Lie To Me – Premieres January 21 on Fox, 9 p.m.

Tim Roth plays Dr. Cal Lightman who heads up a team that can detect a person’s body language. Kelli Williams, formerly of “The Practice” is also in the series. From what I’ve read, this has the potential to be quite good.

1. Dollhouse – Premieres February 13 on Fox, 9 p.m.

This is Joss Whedon’s latest TV series and it stars Fang’s Bites fav Eliza Dushku. This is about a group of individuals who have had their personalities wiped clean so they can take on any persona their client wants them to be. This is an interesting concept and I can get into just about anything Joss writes. Having been a “Buffy” and “Angel” fan, I certainly hope Fox gives this a chance to grow, but by putting it on Fridays, it’s practically giving this show the death knell. But we’ll see.

Those are the nine shows I’m looking forward to as the second season gets underway. To see when your favorite show returns, you can check out USA Today’s mid-season TV calendar.

The L Word – Jenny’s Dead????

It came out today that The L Word is killing off Jenny Schecter. I liked Jenny, I should say I like Mia Kirshner, but Jenny is a character that has become extremely annoying over the first five seasons. If you want to see how we come to know, watch this scene.

Jenny will be seen throughout the season so you can still get your fix.

First Promo for "The L Word", Season 6

Here’s your first promo for “The L Word”, Season 6. Unfortunately, it’s the last season of the show and each season has always gone by so quickly. I’ll definitely miss the series.

I can’t get enough of Mia Kirshner. Jennifer Beals is always hot.

Monday Morning Links

Let’s give you the Monday links today.

USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks about Speedo Guy from the North Carolina-Duke game and other things seen on TV over the weekend.

This is great. Neil Best of Newsday is now big enough that there is now a parody website in his honor. Neil is a bit shocked.

Ian Begley of the New York Daily News looks at ESPN’s new documentary, Black Magic which airs next Monday. And Vic Ziegel from the Daily News gives his thoughts on the documentary as well.

We have Tom Jones from the St. Petersburg Times talking about the weekend in televised sports in his Two Cents blog.

Maury Brown of the Biz of Baseball blog reports that Major League Baseball is now going after the Cape Cod League on a copyright dispute.

Chris Zelkovich of the Toronto Star says the CBC’s Elliotte Friedman is one of the best sideline reporters in the business.

Teddy Greenstein has an article on ESPN’s Erin Andrews. Also from the Tribune, Paul Sullivan talks with Cubs Chairman Crane Kenney who’s happy to see more games go to Comcast SportsNet at the expense of WGN-TV.

John Boyette from the Augusta (GA) Chronicle says Braves fans outside of Atlanta are angry they can’t see 45 games that will be on Peachtree TV.

Joe Favorito talks about an Oregon doctor who’s doing a rather unusual March Madness promotion.

The Central Valley Business Times reports that March Madness will cost businesses $1.7 billion in lost worker productivity.

Jack Neff of Advertising Age says a documentary on Olympic hopefils will produce many Kleenex moments.

The Springfield Republican is mad at Comcast SportsNet New England for making fun of Athol.

Luke DeCock of the Raleigh (NC) News & Observer says the NHL Network will cost extra for NHL Center Ice Time Warner Cable subscribers.

Some good news and bad news from The L Word. First, the good news, Showtime has renewed the show for a 6th season. But the bad news it will be its last.

That’s it for now.

The L Word – Season 5 Previews, Part 2

Two more promos for S5.

The L Word – Season 5 Previews

I will give credit to the AfterEllen website for originally posting these videos.

Here are a couple of previews for Season 5 which begins in January. I’m a fan of The L Word and have been watching the show since it first premiered. I admit I’m hooked on the show. From these previews, it looks like Jenny is coming back especially after she went into an inflatable raft and started drifting into the Pacific Ocean. I know ardent fans of the show are not happy with Jenny, but it appears she didn’t die in the offseason.

And Shane is trying to refrain from picking up the chicks, but it looks like she’ll be back to her old tricks this season. I just wish they would get rid of the Max storyline. It really brings the show to a halt, but I understand what Executive Producer Ilene Chaiken is trying to do. Enjoy.