The seven: Hot TV moms

Here is a list of some of the hottest mom characters on television right now. I bet there is more than seven so feel free to write in any additions.

1. Mary Louise Parker – Weeds.
2. Joely Richardson – Nip/Tuck.
3. Minnie Driver – The Riches.
4. Marg helgenberger – CSI.
5. Chandra West – John From Cincinnati.
6. Perrey Reeves – Entourage.
7. Ali Larter – Heroes

The seven: Highest paid stars on TV

This week we check out the best paid stars on televsion. No shocker at the top of the list but there are some surprises there at least to me.

1. Oprah Winfrey – $260 million a year
2. Simon Cowell – $45 million a year
3. Judge Judy – $30 million a year
4. Katie Couric – $15 million a year
5. Zach Braff – $6.3 million a year
6. William Petersen – $500,000 (per episode)
7. Charlie Sheen – $350,000 (per episode)

The seven: Best Simpson’s Endings

Today’s list is from Best Week Ever and it is the seven best Simpson’s endings of all time. I would think this list will start some chatter and if you want to see the top 10 go here.

7. Home Sweet Home-Diddily-Dum-Doodily (Season 7)
In the dramatic conclusion to the frustratingly amusing Child Welfare episode, Homer and Marge rescue Bart and Lisa from a Ned Flanders baptism (and Maggie from a symbolic baptism into the Flanders family), then the four walk off together, confident in their shared imperfections, with Homer laughing at the old paint cans in Flanders’ garage with the pointless insult, “Ha ha, Old Painty-Can Ned!” Not only a terrific new take on the old “we’re a crazy family, but we’re family” idea, but it also perfectly sums up the “no faults whatsoever but you still want to hate him” character of Ned Flanders.

6. Lisa’s First Word (Season 4)
The hubbub surrounding the show bringing in Elizabeth Taylor to deliver Maggie’s first word sort of overshadowed the episode’s independently touching ending; after a full flashback documenting Marge and Homer’s problems handling baby Bart and Lisa, as well as both children only referring to Homer by his first name, Homer tucks Maggie in and secretly confides, “The sooner kids talk, the sooner they talk back. I hope you never say a word,” after which Maggie manages to formulate the word, “Daddy,” delivered to an empty room, before she falls back asleep. It’s cute enough to make you want to push that first baby lamb out of the way.

5. Treehouse of Horror IV (Season 5)
The Simpsons has always had a flair for the occassional absurd twist, and while the device became trite and lost its impact in the later seasons (what wouldn’t after a damn decade?), there is perhaps no more inane — and yet, weirdly satisfying — turn of events than at the end of the fourth Halloween special, when the entire Simpsons family of vampires converges on Lisa, then they all stop, turn to the camera, and shout “Happy Halloween, everybody!” and the show fades to credits with everyone Lu Lu Lu’ing a tune from “Charlie Brown Christmas.” On any other show, it might have seemed like a cop-out, but in retrospect, can you think of any other way to end a story about vampires? Coast Guard?

4. Duffless (Season 4)
The reason I have such trouble fully embracing episodes like “Homer’s Phobia” and the Frank Grimes episode is because the character of Homer, while fluctuatingly stupid, lazy, and prone to anger, was never really a fundamentally ‘bad’ person. This fact is never more clearly illustrated than in the episode when Homer gives up drinking for thirty days, then when the thirty days are up, he rushes back to Moe’s out of habit but has second thoughts, and the episode ends with Homer and Marge riding a bike together and duetting “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head.” It’s impressive enough when a show like “The Office” makes people believe that two fake human beings are perfect for one another, but when an animated show can do that?? Groin-grabbingly transcendent.

3. Lisa’s Wedding (Season 6)
The majority of Lisa’s future episode is just a series of (hilarious) gags one after the other, usually involving supporting characters and their terrible future selves. The ending, however, is a complete sucker punch; after being ashamed of her family in front of her future fiancee and struggling to withstand their constant, grating quirks, Lisa ultimately realizes how important her family, for better or for worse, is to her life. The episode returns to the present and fades out on Lisa walking away with Homer, listening with genuine loving enthusiasm at her dad’s stories of eating fudge and riding the teacups.

2. Bart Gets An Elephant (Season 5)
There’s nothing especially touching or inspiring or meaningful about the ending to this Season Five gem, it’s just simply one of the funniest gags in the show’s history. When Bart’s elephant enters a wildlife refuge and immediately just starts butting all the other elephants, the refuge director explains to Marge, “Some of them act badly because they’ve had a hard life, or have been mistreated… but, like people, some of them are just jerks. Stop that, Mr. Simpson,” then a pan out reveals Homer butting the director with his head for no reason. Rivals the “No HomerS” ending from “Stonecutters” as the best flat-out punchline in the show’s history.

1. And Maggie Makes Three (Season 6)
Through all of Homer’s on-and-off parenting skills throughout the run of the show (and within even this episode), he is never exposed to be more tender and lovable than at the very end of this flashback episode, which also might be my favorite overall episode of all time. If you manage to make it through the ending without tearing up, after Homer has placed photos of his unconditionally beloved third child over the demotivational plaque at his workstation to make it spell “Do It For Her”, and you’re not in a desert somewhere with no moisture left in your body, then you are a more cold-hearted human being than I ever believed this planet could produce.

A huge painted doughnut at the base of the CN Tower feeds the hype surrounding the Simpsons movie.

The Seven: Favourite Curb moments

Today’s list is of seven clips from the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm. These are some of my favourite moments ever on the show and I can’t wait for it to return some day.

1. Buying weed
2. Larry at Starbucks
3. Krazee-Eyes-Killah
4. The C word
5. Thor
6. Huge vagina
7. The grand opening (best ever)

There are so many more that I can’t even think of. What is your favourite Curb moment??

The seven: How I Met Your Mother clips

Last night the second season of How I Met Your Mother ended and it is unsure that the show will be back for a third season. It is one of my favourite shows and just wanted to post some clips for those of you who do not watch it. Enjoy.

1. The Barney Stinson story
2. Top 10 car names
3. My rack is bigger
4. Slap bet
5. Dirty dancing
6. Crazy eyes
7. Legendary

The seven: T.V. shows I enjoyed this year

With the TV season shutting down this week for the most part I wanted to list off seven shows that I enjoyed watching this year. As always comments are welcome to what you also think.

1. The Office – When this show came out I was against it from the start. I loved the British version so much I did not want to watch another group do the same thing. Finally just before Christmas I watched some of the American version and quicky got hooked. I had watched the first two seasons in weeks and was caught up with season three by the time new episodes starting airing again. It is by far one of my favourite shows on now and I look forward to Thursday nights because of it.
2. How I Met Your Mother - This is one of those shows that I do not know anyone else who watches it but Katie and myself. I hope it stays around because it is one of the more funny shows on TV. I like it how I used to like Friends before it got crappy. The characters are well written and there are so many inside jokes for Canadians and a lot of stories that only the post 25 year olds would understand. Barney is a great character and easily gets put into the Johny Drama group of undervalued acting.
3. 30 Rock – Two words. Alec Baldwin. Say what you want about him bitching out his daughter on the phone, this guy is funny. He nails his 30 Rock character so well I can’t imagine anyone else doing it. Add a crazy Tracey Morgan and awesome writing and this show is a hit.
4. Heroes – Like the Office I took some time warming to this show. It wasn’t til after Christmas when I had heard too many people say “I can’t believe you are not watching Heroes” that I watched a few episodes and got hooked. I have soured a little but only becuase it is starting to remind me of some mish mash of Xmen and the Matrix. Still it is well done and what a comic should be like.
5. Entourage – The boys never let me down! Vince, E, Drama and Turtle make my week and I usually watched each episode more than once. Add in Ari and that new hot agent for the second half of season three and the show is gold. I wonder how far this show can go before it gets old?
6. Sleeper Cell – By far the best show I have watched this year and maybe in the last five years. This show got to me, creeped me out and brought me back every time it was on. So real, I don’t know how they got the information without having real terrorists on staff. You want a show that is like 24 but amped up even more, check out Sleeper Cell.
7. Extras – Lastly good old Andy Millman came back with a strong second (and final) season of Extras. This year I found it to be all about the Agent and the girl. Andy’s agent had some of the best lines of the season and so did Andy’s girl “friend”. The cameo’s by Harry Potter and David Bowie were amazing and I will have that song in my head for a long time. “Chubby little fat man……..”

The seven: The best He-Man clips on Youtube

I seem to be living in the past this week so here is some more He-Man goodness.

1. Brokeback Snake Mountain
2. He-Man comes out
3. BoHeman Rhapsody
4. Life lesson #14
5. He-Man and the Dude
6. Quest for Chicken
7. My Enemies

The seven: The ladies of The Tudors

I have been watching this new show that airs on Showtime called The Tudors. It is a dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII and so far I am enjoying it. I would tell you to go check it out on the Showtime website but that will only work if you live in the Unitied States. Anyways there are a lot of beautiful women on the show so I figured I would introduce them.

1. Natalie Dormer ~ Anne Boleyn



2. Gabrielle Anwar ~ Princess Margaret



3. Maria Doyle Kennedy ~ Queen Catherine of Aragon



4. Ruta Gedmintas ~ Elizabeth Blount



5. Slaine Kelly ~ Lady Jane Howard



6. Gabriella Wright ~ Queen Claude



7. Anna Brewster ~ Anna Buckingham
   

The seven: Will Ferrell clips

Today I just figured we all needed a laugh so what better way than to list some clips of Will Ferrell. Enjoy.

The seven: Will Ferrell clips

Today I just figured we all needed a laugh so what better way than to list some clips of Will Ferrell. Enjoy.