If you live up here in New England, the good news is, you’re probably going to have a lot of time to watch television this weekend. The bad news? You may not have any power with which to watch. So, power up those devices, folks, download lots of movies and television shows, build a blanket tent, and settle in.
The Walking Dead (AMC, Sunday 10 p.m.) — The weekend’s big event is the return of The Walking Dead and the showdown between Merle, Daryl, and The Governor. We also find out whether if the rumors were true that Glen Mazarra bungled the second half of the season. Check back on Monday for the return of our weekly recaps.
The Jenny McCarthy Show (VH1, Friday 10 p.m.) — Does anyone remember Singled Out? I still can’t listen to Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist without thinking, “How is this guy a nerd? HE HOSTED SINGLED OUT?” But of the two, he certainly came out of the situation best, as McCarthy kicks off a VH1 talk show tonight that’ll probably be about how $$%$ING crazy she is.
Saturday Night Live (NBC, Saturday 11:30 p.m.) — Justin Bieber hosts, and the big question will be whether the show even airs or not, considering the storm coming through, although to my knowledge, SNL has never been interrupted by weather.
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (SyFy, Sunday 8 p.m.) — The prequel web series to Battlestar Galactica is coming to the SyFy channel, should you want to follow the adventures of a young William Adama.
The Grammy Awards (CBS, Sunday 8 p.m.) — L.L. Cool J will host the awards this year, and if you’re suffering through it, don’t do it alone, for God’s sake. Join the Uproxx live discussion.
House of Cards (Netflix, Anytime) — What better time than during a snowstorm than to binge-watch House of Cards. I loved the show, but my concern is still that people who didn’t catch it early will lose interest. So, if you haven’t seen it yet, check it out: I’m cool with validating Netflix’s strategy.
Shameless (Showtime, Sunday 9 p.m.) — The episode description says that “Jimmy learns his parents are getting divorced and his dad is gay.” Wait, WHAT? Jimmy’s Dad is gay? He is going to LOSE IT.
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I must be one of the few people hoping Merle is going to die soon. I mean, he’s a great antagonist, but his obnoxious racism would not work on a good guy, and once you get past him and Daryl there’s not many places you can go with him as a bad guy.
So, here’s hoping epic hillbilly team-up to fight their way out of Woodbury, and then Merle dies in the Governor’s inevitable counter-attack.
Merle could die before the opening credits on Sunday and I’d be perfectly fine with that.
Merle will evolve into a major character when he admits his crush on the Gov.
/Merle steps out of the closet with a new attachment for his right arm.
Hardwick was the original Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages fer’ crissakes, he’s more ridiculous than the geek girls Mancini went to war with some time ago. Nerd as word has long been co-opted by malign forces.
I’ll say it: the East Coast is for chumps. And the “Big One” is a myth so your counter point is invalid.
Good ole Walking Dead. Unlike Community, I’m pretty sure this premiere won’t let me down.
Bieber could be good. Maybe.
Hardwick may have come out on top, but I’d still have to flip a coin between him and McCarthy to choose which one i’d have to spend 2 hours with. they’re both incredibly annoying for different reasons.
I loooooooved House of Cards, but have they been advertising it at all? Is there any sort of marketing precedent for something like that?
So Christina Applegate has finally bailed from Up All Night. How the heck can it continue?
And as the teenaged lesbian watched from beneath his blonde wig, Bill Hader became a cat for 30 seconds; searching again and again for the next red light.
It was the Californians. And once again it was shitty.
Woooo! Shameless mention!