September 3, 2010
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We've all heard about how massive this year's sockeye salmon run is. At Ocean Fisheries in Richmond they are handling about 100,000 pounds of salmon a day. We'll see if they can handle us as we learn about all the ways they are processing the salmon at the plant.
Guests:
Dara Wyton
Interior Designer
How to maximize space and be stylish in your dorm or small space!
Christie Lohr
Style Expert
What shoes are hot for back to school? Be in the know and stick around for our back to school shoes coming up!
Examples of styles:
-ankle boots
-Over-the-Knee boots
-prints
-preppy (brogues, penny loafers)
Brent Furdyk
Editor, TV Week
TV Critic Brent Furdyk joins us with all the latest on what’s hot on the tube this Fall
• Hawaii Five-O (Sep. 20 on CBS)
• Undercovers (Sep. 22 on Citytv)
• $#*! My Dad Says (Sep. 23 on CBS)
• Law & Order: Los Angeles (Sep. 29 on NBC)
• The Event (Sep. 20 on Citytv)
Hawaii Five-O (Sep. 20 on CBS)
From the opening titles with the timeless rocking theme to the nickname "Danno," this new version of the 1970s original is a miracle of souped-up, loving restoration. Alex O'Loughlin plays simmering Steve McGarrett, who's got a score to settle with some very bad people. The governor of Hawaii gives him carte blanche to set up a justice team, which includes kvetching New Jersey transplant Danny "Danno" Williams (Scott Caan), as well as Chin Ho Kelly ("Lost" alumnus Daniel Dae Kim) and his sexy, two-fisted sister, Kono (Grace Park). The pilot is a fast-paced, eye-popping, modern-day homage. Be there! Aloha!
$#*! My Dad Says (Sep. 23 on CBS)
An upcoming American television sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Television for CBS. It is based on the Twitter feed Shit My Dad Says, created by Justin Halpern and consisting of quotes from his father Sam.[3] The show will air on Thursdays at 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Central beginning September 23, 2010.
Law & Order: Los Angeles (Sep. 29 on NBC)
If you're still mourning the loss of original-recipe "Law & Order," then you'll either be comforted or further hurt by the first glimpses of "Law & Order: Los Angeles." NBC has released the first on-air promo for the new series (it shares screen time with its Wednesday-night lead-in, "Law & Order: SVU"), and from the little we can see, "LOLA" will deliver a lot of what the original, New York-based show did. You have your wise-cracking detective (Corey Stoll, channeling Jerry Orbach), your intense prosecutors (Terrence Howard gets the only line in the spot, but fellow lawyer Alfred Molina looks equally stern when we see him). Of course, you'll have the chung-chung sound -- creator Dick Wolf has promised that. So, long-time "L&O" fans, how are you approaching the new series? Are you happy that the new show isn't trying to fix what arguably was never broken, or are you bummed that the franchise has switched casts and coasts?
The Event (Sep. 20 on Citytv)
Do you miss "Lost"? Do you wish last season's "FlashForward" had been better? Check out "The Event," the lone new entry in the serial thriller genre. Boasting a large ensemble cast, far-flung locations and helter-skelter time sequence, "The Event" demands a week-to-week commitment for the viewer to have any chance of making sense of the conspiracy that rages at its core. Certainly the pilot episode gives you fair warning; it's anything but self-contained. The hour introduces a slew of characters (played by regulars including Jason Ritter, Blair Underwood, Laura Innes, Bill Smitrovich and Zeljko Ivanek) and raises a slew of questions. (Like, why do people and things keep vanishing?) Then it's over. NBC has taken a bold chance on this series. Are you willing to take a leap, too?
Undercovers (Sep. 22 on Citytv)
As a movie director, J.J. Abrams has worked with A-list stars like Tom Cruise. But the Sarah Lawrence College grad made his name as a writer and producer on TV, where he developed a gift for turning unknown actresses into stars. Jennifer Garner (“Alias”). Evangeline Lilly (“Lost”). Anna Torv (“Fringe”). As a creator of the sexy spy caper “Undercovers,” (Sept. 22, 8 p.m., NBC) Abrams was part of the team that cast the beautiful British actress in her breakthrough role. She and Boris Kodjoe - another relative newcomer, who is also easy on the eyes - play Samantha and Steven Bloom, a married couple who own a catering company. They also just happen to be secretly retired from the CIA, where they were two of the agency’s top spies. But when a fellow spy and friend goes missing, the government lures the Blooms back into the world of espionage to track him down. (Kind of like “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” if only Brad and Angelina had worked together from the beginning, instead of trying to kill each other.)
“Undercovers” is a lot simpler, too, than the complex series that cemented Abrams’ superstar reputation. He’s promised that there won’t be any Rambaldi-like plots, a la “Alias.” It won’t reveal a mythical backstory, as in “Lost.” And unlike “Fringe,” there definitely isn’t an alternative universe. Instead, the show is exactly what it appears to be: a glossy, glamorous lark. And though there might be some season-long story arcs, Abrams told the audience at a recent Comic-Con panel that each episode contains a straightforward “case of the week.”
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Rebecca Tay
Western Editor, Fashion Magazine
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