What to Watch (Week of 5/28)

As I stated last week, I will be spending my less busy summer television schedule catching up on TV shows that I should have already been watching, old shows I should have watched and am ashamed I haven't, and some that look pretty good, so I might as well watch. That being said, I've already watched Seasons 1-4 of Mad Men this week, so just need to catch up on the current season - you will see I have Mad Men listed in the schedule below, so hopefully I am caught up by Sunday.

My list: Sherlock Holmes, Revenge, The OC, Firefly, Kings, Dawson's Creek, Felicity, The Client List, Pretty Little Liars, and The Lying Game. Is there anything missing from my list? I'm also really in the mood to re-watch all of LOST again, but I really should watch the above first.

Monday is also Memorial Day, which means there are plenty of marathons to watch as well. See a full list here. 

Monday, May 28th
One Tree Hill (reruns) (Soap) 9am-7pm | Naley (Nathan/Haley) centric episodes.
Band of Brothers (reruns) (Spike) 9am-9pm
Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman (reruns) (GMC) 12pm-11pm | For those of you that don't own all the seasons on DVD - sometimes I feel like I'm the only one that does. Didn't everybody love this show?
The Great Escape (movie) (TCM) 8pm
Hemingway & Gellhorn (movie) (HBO) 9pm | HBO Movie Premiere. A 1936 meeting between Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen) and Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman) sparks a nine-year relationship dominated by a volatile romance.

Tuesday, May 29th
A Special Edition of 20/20 (ABC) 9pm | A profile of Queen Elizabeth - Princes Harry and William are interviewed.
Falling Skies (rerun) (TNT) 9:30pm | Get caught up before the Season 2 premiere on June 13th.

Wednesday, May 30th
Los Angeles Kings vs. New Jersey Devils - Game 1 Stanley Cup Finals (NBC Sports) 5pm
Auction Hunters (Spike) 9pm
Don't Trust the B-- in Apartment 23 (rerun) (ABC) 10pm

Thursday, May 31st
Falling Skies (rerun) (TNT) 9:30pm & 10:30pm

Friday, June 1st - "Girlie Movie Night"
Pride and Prejudice (movie) (Oxygen) 7pm | I told you I would list this every time it was on, didn't I?
Mean Girls (movie) (E!) 8pm
A Cinderella Story (movie) (ABCFam) 9pm
Supernatural (rerun) (The CW) 9pm
Bones (rerun) (Fox) 9pm | Season 7 Premiere.

Saturday, June 2nd
Los Angeles Kings vs. New Jersey Devils - Game 2 Stanley Cup Finals (NBC Sports) 5pm
Sahara (movie) (AMC) 8pm
Beauty and the Beast (movie) (ABCFam) 9pm | I feel like ABC Family plays this movie every weekend, but I keep putting it on my list every weekend, so I guess I shouldn't really complain about it.
Falling Skies (rerun) (TNT) 9:30pm & 10:30pm

Sunday, June 3rd
The Wedding Planner (movie) (AMC) 6:30pm
Shooter (movie) (TNT) 8pm
Game of Thrones (HBO) 9pm (WATCH) | Season 2 Finale.
The Glades (A&E) 9pm (DVR) | Season 3 Premiere.
MTV Movie Awards (MTV) 9pm (DVR) | Love TV Guide's description: "Fun. Taped." Simple and to the point.
Mad Men (AMC) 10pm (WATCH)

What to Watch (Week of 5/21)

Since my last 'What to Watch' post, the Upfronts have happened. Find out what been renewed, cancelled, and picked-up by ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and The CW on my blog.

We've dwindled down to the last episodes of most of my fall and spring television viewing. Now the summer shows will be starting soon, and I'll be spending my time watching those, as well as starting/catching-up/re-watching on Mad Men, Sherlock Holmes, Revenge, The OC, Firefly, Kings, Dawson's Creek (now available on Netflix Instant!), and maybe The Client List, Pretty Little Liars, The Lying Game and others. I'm open to any more suggestions! Since this week is rather bare, I'll probably start one of these shows this week.

Since next Monday is Memorial Day, there will surely be some great marathons on TV, so be on the lookout for that next week.

Monday, May 21st
One Tree Hill (rerun) (The CW) 9pm (WATCH) | The series finale.

Tuesday, May 22nd
Legally Blonde (movie) (ABCFam) 7pm
Star Trek (movie) (FX) 8pm
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde (movie) (ABCFam) 9pm
Glee (Fox) 9pm (WATCH) | SEASON FINALE!
Hollywood Treasure (Syfy) 10pm | Lord of the Rings? I'm in!

Wednesday, May 23rd
Modern Family (ABC) 9pm (WATCH) | SEASON FINALE!
Auction Hunters (Spike) 9pm (DVR)
Don't Trust the B-- in Apartment 23 (ABC) 9:30pm (WATCH) | SEASON FINALE! What the what! Just found out the season finale was tonight and its only had 7 episodes! No worries though...it was renewed for a Second Season.
Law & Order: SVU (NBC) 10pm (WATCH)

Thursday, May 24th
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (movie) (ABCFam) 8pm
The Vampire Diaries (rerun) (The CW) 9pm | Why not?
Awake (NBC) 10pm (WATCH) | Series conclusion. Sadly this awesome show wasn't renewed. Shame on all of you for not watching. You really were missing out. I'm not mad at you, I'm just disappointed.

Friday, May 25th
Inglourious Basterds (movie) (TNT) 8pm | I mean its funny. And it has Michael Fassbender. 
Supernatural (rerun) (The CW) 9pm | Again, why not?

Saturday, May 26th
The Princess and the Frog (movie) (ABCFam) 8pm | This is definitely my least favorite Disney movie, but I did only see it once, so I thought I'd give it another shot.
Jane Eyre (movie) (HBO) 9pm | Probably my second favorite movie ever. Michael Fassbender as Mr. Rochester is...is...well he is. And who couldn't use more Fassbender in their week?
Beauty and the Beast (movie) (ABCFam) 10pm | I think this would have to be in my top five Disney faves for sure.

Sunday, May 27th
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (movie) (Spike) 5pm
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (movie) (Spike) 8pm
Game of Thrones (HBO)  9pm (WATCH)

After It Airs (SPN 5/18)

Supernatural
Season 7 Episode 23 - Survival of the Fittest

Summary:
Dean and Sam prepare for battle with Dick Roman (guest star James Patrick Stuart). Dick's in the final phase of his plan and the Winchesters must team up with Castiel (guest star Misha Collins), Bobby (guest star Jim Beaver), Meg (guest star Rachel Miner) and Kevin (guest star Osric Chau), the prophet, to stop him. However, Dick is one of the smartest enemies they've ever faced so it's a mind game to see who can keep the upper hand. Robert Singer directed the episode written by Sera Gamble.

*News* Great news! Supernatural will be moving to Wednesdays next fall on The CW! Just goes to show what winning the first ever TV Guide Fan Favorite magazine cover and two People's Choice Awards can do! Sadly though, The CW shows' seasons won't premiere until October.

Favorite Episode Recaps:
'Supernatural' Finale Recap: Who Made It Out Alive In 'Survival Of The Fittest'? - HuffPost TV

Supernatural Recap: "Survival of the Fittest" - TV Guide

Supernatural Finale Recap: They Went Where?! - TV Line

'Supernatural' finale sets up Season 8 with Sam and Dean worlds apart - Zap2it

Supernatural: "Survival of the Fittest" Review - IGN

'Supernatural' Season 7 Finale Recap: Welcome to a Brand New World - BuddyTV

Favorite Episode Quotes:
Dick Roman: How do you take it? / Crowley: Alcoholic. 
Crowley: Not easy to kill me, but doable. Especially for you lot. You kill angels, certainly wipe a demon off the board. And yet here we are, negotiating like proper psychopaths.
Dick Roman: I’m talking free-range grazing for all demonkind. I’m willing to cordon off, say, Canada. You and your crew can work your little deals, have your way with the locals.
Dick Roman: We need America. They’re so fat.
Crowley: I can’t deny I long to see those two digested once and for all.
Crowley: You have a deal. I suppose you want it in writing? / Dick: I don't kiss on the mouth. / Crowley: Your loss.
Dean: Dude, on my car, he showed up naked, covered in bees.
Dean: Let’s bone this nun....sorry.
Castiel: Monkeys are so clever, and they’re sensible in that they leave the skins on the bananas that they eat. Is it really necessary to test cosmetics on them? I mean, how important is lipstick to you, Dean?
Castiel: Ah Sister Mary Constance...good choice!
Castiel: I could steal them from their cages, the monkeys, but where would I put them all?
Dean: Did you come here to donkey punch your old grudges or to help us end Dick? Pick a battle.
Crowley: Where’s the fun in clobbering a ball of wet fur? Text me when Sparkles here retrieves his marbles, I suppose.
Dick Roman: There are three rules to contract negotiation. Bring breath mints, get it in writing, and have a plan for when they screw you.
Castiel: Accept this sandwich as a gesture of solidarity.
Dick Roman: The last time we were in one room, it was inside that angel. As key players I need you up to speed on every aspect of the program, not just the sudden influx of happy, delicious stoners in your neighborhood. Eat up, the sushi’s made of fresh orphan.
Castiel: Do we need a cat? Doesn’t this place feel one species short?
Dean: You got anything to say on the topic of Dicks?
Dean: You let these frigging things in. So you don’t get to make a sandwich, you don’t get a damn cat. Nobody cares that you’re broken, Cas. Clean up your mess!
Bobby: Here’s to running into you guys on the other side. Only not too soon, alright?
Kevin Tran: Dick’s got creamer in his lab. He’s gonna kill all the skinny people.
Crowley: That bone has a bit of a kick. God weapons often do. You should put a warning on the box.

Episode Promo Trailer:

After It Airs (Bones 5/14)

Bones
Season 7 Episode 13 - The Past in the Present

Summary:
Christopher Pelant's appeal of his verdict goes to trial, and Booth and Brennan do everything they can to keep him behind bars. But a new murder with ties to Pelant that the team hopes will put him permanently in prison takes a nasty twist that puts Brennan's freedom in jeopardy. 

Favorite Episode Recap:
'Bones' Finale Recap: Nothing Is The Way It Seems - BuddyTV

Bones Recap for the Season 7 Finale, Episode 13, "The Past in the Present": We're Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf! - Wetpaint

'Bones' season finale react: Brennan did WHAT? - EW.com

Extra: Bones Boss Answers Burning Finale Questions, Confirms Season 8 Time Jump and More! - TV Line

Favorite Episode Quotes:
Caroline: This isn’t a court of law. We don’t need proof. That’s why I like it.
Brennan: Sprinkling water on her head seems like an excellent way to counteract the sins she apparently committed before birth.
Booth: We’re at a murder scene here. Not a religious debate.
Sweets: Ringtones won’t hold up in court.
Booth: Sometimes you gotta work a little out of the system, Bones, for the greater good.
Angela: You wouldn’t kill anybody. / Brennan: I believe, under certain circumstances, I certainly would kill.
Booth: Let’s not change for this guy. I love you the way you are, Bones.
Brennan: Why do you think I missed it? / Wendell: Not because you’re the murderer! I don’t think that! I really don’t.
Wendell: I missed that. / Brennan: Perhaps you’re the murderer.
Booth: She didn't do it! / Angela: I know. But the evidence is going another way! / Booth: I’m the one who decides where the evidence goes and when!
Booth: What if he shows up to my house? / Caroline: Then you shoot him in the eyeball.
Angela: I’m just being selfish. If you go to jail, I don’t have anyone to go to baby group with
Booth: Can you just stop being so reasonable, please?
Booth: Fine. Knock yourself out! And I mean it.
Booth: You know she didn’t do it. Otherwise you wouldn’t have put that wrong address on the search warrant. / Caroline: I don’t know what you’re talking about, cher.
Hodgins: I just want to know how Pelant communicates with Skynet before he comes after me!
Booth: I’m gonna get my family back. You tell Bones that!”

Episode Promo Trailer:

After It Airs (OUAT 5/13)

Once Upon a Time
Season 1 Episode 22 - A Land Without Magic

Summary:
Regina and Emma share common cause when they try to find a cure for Henry. Meanwhile, in the fairytale world James tries to escape the Queen's dungeon and save Snow... unaware that he's too late.

Favorite Episode Recaps:
Once Upon a Time Season Finale Recap: Something Bad Is Coming - TVLine

Once Upon a Time Finale: How Will the Show Go On in Season 2? - TV Guide

'Once Upon a Time' Recap: A Game-Changing Finale Weaves A Powerful Spell - HuffPost TV

'Once Upon a Time' season finale recap: Now I'm a Believer - EW.com

Once Upon a Time Finale: What Did You Think of "A Land Without Magic"? - E! Online

'Once Upon a Time' Finale Recap: A Queen Stands Alone - Buddy TV

Favorite Episode Quotes: *best quote ever is bolded!
Prince Charming: I will find you, Snow. I will always find you.
The Huntsman: I gave up my heart so that the queen can spare Snow's. Don't let my sacrifice be in vain. Find her.
Dr. Whale: I need something to treat and right now there is no explanation, it's like... / Emma: Like magic.
Regina: There's one other person in this town who knows about this, knows about magic. / Emma: Mr. Gold / Regina: Actually, he goes by Rumpelstiltskin.
Prince Charming: You? You loved someone? / Rumpelstiltskin: It was a brief flicker of light against the motion of darkness. / Prince Charming: What happened? / Rumpelstiltskin: She died.
Rumpelstiltskin: That's the thing about true love - it can slip through your fingers. It's the most powerful magic in the world. The only magic powerful enough to break any curse. It must be protected at all cost.
Mr. Gold: I saved some for a rainy day. / Emma: Well it's storming like a bitch. Where is it?
Regina: You twisted little Imp!
Emma: Henry you were right about the curse, I should of believed you. I'm sorry.
Emma: I just talked to the Evil Queen and Rumpelstiltskin about a quest to find magic.
Mary Margaret: Henry, when I gave you this book it was because I knew, I know life doesn't always have a happy ending.
Prince Charming: Why do you want us together? What do you get out of it? / Rumpelstiltskin: I'm a fan of true love deary, and more importantly, what it creates.
Snow White: You found me. / Prince Charming: You ever doubt I would?
Prince Charming: My mother's ring it lead me back to you and now, I never want it off your finger.
Snow White: Let's take back the kingdom.
Mr. Gold: You're real, you're alive. She did this to you. / Belle: I was told you'll protect me. / Mr. Gold: Yes, I'll protect you. / Belle: I'm sorry, do I know you? / Mr. Gold: No, but you will.
Emma: Henry what's going on? / Henry: The curse! I think you broke it!
Blue Fairy: If I where you Your Majesty, I'd find a place to hide.
David/Prince Charming: Snow! / Mary Margaret/Snow White: Charming. You found me! / David/Prince Charming: Did you ever doubt I would.

Blu-ray/DVD Details:
Available on DVD - August 28, 2012

The exciting releases include a wealth of bonus material and extras including an exploration of the genesis of this exciting series in “Fairy Tales in the Modern World;” “Welcome to Storybrooke;” cast interviews on childhood memories in “Tell Me A Story;” “Building Character; deleted scenes and bloopers. Additionally, the Blu-rayTM exclusively features “Exploring Tall Tales: True Origins,” an exciting interactive archive of fairytale favorites. 

Episode Promo Trailer:

After It Airs (SPN 5/11)

Supernatural
Season 7 Episode 22 - There Will Be Blood

Summary:
In order to defeat Dick Roman (guest star James Patrick Stuart) and the Leviathans, Sam and Dean must locate three key items. Castiel helps with one but for the last objects, the Winchesters must face two of their strongest opponents – an Alpha (guest star Rick Worthy) and Crowley (guest star Mark Sheppard). Meanwhile, Bobby (guest star Jim Beaver) tries out a new ghost trick that ends up being very dangerous. Guy Bee directed the episode written by Andrew Dabb & Daniel Loflin.

Favorite Episode Recap:
'Supernatural' Recap: It's Alpha vs. Leviathan In 'There Will Be Blood' - HuffPost TV 

Supernatural Recap: There Will Be Blood - TV Guide

'Supernatural' Recap: Vampires vs. Leviathans - Buddy TV

Favorite Episode Quotes:
Dean: I have read this more times than the Playboy I found in dad’s duffel.
Dean: Anna Nicole. Oh, the good, they die young, huh?
Bobby: I’m in the veil, my Brad Pitt days are over.
Sam: They make food additives, namely high fructose corn syrup. I mean, that crap, it’s in just about everything. Soda, sauces, bread. / Dean: Don’t say pie. / Sam: Definitely pie. / Dean: Bastards.
Sam: The lore doesn’t have a single, real-life example of Caspar the Friendly Ghost. It’s all basically Poltergeist until a Hunter comes along.
Dean: Hey, this one says natural. That means it’s safe, right? / Sam: I hate to break it to you, but corn syrup is natural, technically.
Dean: That’s Sam’s douche tracker. It helps us find the Alpha.
Dean: I can’t do this, man. I can’t live on rabbit food. I’m a warrior.
Dean: Can’t get laid, can’t sleep in. A freaking tragedy.
Dean: 10 ccs of Vamptonite. It’s a thing.
Emily: What’s a Kardashian? / Dean: Oh, that’s just another bloodsucker.
News Reporter: In this hour we’ll go behind the scenes and answer the question everyone’s been asking for months: What makes Dick so hard to beat?
Dean: I think any way you slice it, you’ve got Pac Man and True Blood in the same room, and that’s bad news.
Alpha Vampire: All you really want to do is kill me now. You hate having to wait and come back and try again. See you next season.

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The CW Renewals, Cancellations, and Pickups 2012

There have been a few renewals and cancellations here and there, but today was the day the internet EXPLODED with news of what the new television season will bring. I will continue to update this post throughout the next week, as Upfronts will be taking place in New York and we will be introduced to these new shows.

For each network, I list which shows have been renewed or cancelled (my shows will be bolded). Followed by a smiley face and exclamation points or a sad face and profanity. Then I will list all the pilots that were in contention for pick-up and whether or not they have received a green light or not. The shows I plan on watching will be bolded.

You can check out a full list (that includes other networks as well) of What's Renewed, What's Canceled, and What's Still In Between? (2012 Edition) via TV.com

You can read more details about all the potential TV pilots here.

Updated 5/17/12: The CW announced their Fall TV Schedule for 2012. You can view the line-up below.
Updated 5/17/12: The Selection might still get picked up by The CW! See article here. Fingers Crossed!
Updated 5/17/12: You can watch the trailers for the new shows here. 

THE CW

90210: RENEWED
America's Next Top Model: RENEWED
Gossip Girl: RENEWED for a shortened final season
Hart of Dixie: RENEWED
Nikita: RENEWED!
Ringer: CANCELLED. And I'm depressed about it.
The Secret Circle: CANCELLED. My heart hearts a lot basically.
Supernatural: RENEWED! The TV God does love me!
The Vampire Diaries: RENEWED! We knew it would happen, but its so good to hear its official!

New Dramas:

Arrow: Based on the DC Comics title, published by DC Entertainment, this hourlong drama is a modern retelling of the legendary DC Comics character Green Arrow (Stephen Amell).
Cast: Stephen Amell, Paul Blackthorne, Jamey Sheridan, David Ramsey, Colin Donnell, Susanna Thompson (guest/recurring), Katie Cassidy, Willa Holland, Colin Salmon (recurring) 

Beauty and the Beast: Loosely based on CBS’ Beauty and the Beast series from the 1980s, this is a modern-day romantic love story with a procedural twist.
 Smallville's Kristin Kreuk is the Beauty to Jay Ryan's Beast.
Cast: Kristin Kreuk, Jay Ryan, Austin Basis, Nicole Gale Anderson, Nina Lisandrello, Max Brown, Brian White

The Carrie Diaries: Based on the novel by Candace Bushnell, a young Carrie Bradshaw (AnnaSophia Robb) comes of age in the 1980s, asking her first questions about love, sex, friendship and family while exploring the worlds of high school and Manhattan.
Cast: AnnaSophia Robb, Austin Butler, Brendan Dooling, Freema Agyeman, Stefania Owen, Katie Findlay, Ellen Wong, Matt Letscher, Chloe Bridges

Cult: An inquisitive young female production assistant (Jessica Lucas) on a wildly popular television show joins a journalist blogger (Matt Davis) in investigating the show's rabid fans. Together, the duo finds the fans might be re-creating crime scenes from the show in their real lives -- behavior that has lead to a rash of disappearances and a likely murder.
Cast: Matt Davis (equal footing with The Vampire Diaries), Jessica Lucas, Alona Tal, Robert Knepper, Andrew Leeds (guest in the pilot w/option to recur)

Emily Owens, M.D. (previously First Cut): Glad to leave her nerdy past behind for a fresh start in the adult professional world, a newly minted doctor (Mamie Gummer) discovers that, sadly and comically, life at the hospital where she works is no different than high school.
Cast: Mamie Gummer, Justin Hartley, Michael Rady, Jack Coleman, Kelly J. McCreary, Aja Naomi King, Necar Zadegan

Not yet picked up (and probably won't be), or already cancelled:

-Joey Dakota
-The Selection - I'm really sad this didn't get picked up. I'm pretty sure I would have loved it. SEE UPDATE ABOVE!
-Shelter

Fall 2012 TV Schedule:
Monday:
8pm 90210
9pm Gossip Girl / The Carrie Diaries (premieres January 2013)
Tuesday:
8pm Hart of Dixie
9pm Emily Owens, M.D. 
Wednesday:
8pm Arrow
9pm Supernatural  
Thursdays:
8pm The Vampire Diaries
9pm Beauty and the Beast
Fridays:
8pm America's Next Top Model
9pm Nikita

Joining The Carrie Diaries midseason is Cult, and maybe even one of the shows that haven't been picked up yet...like maybe The Selection.