Being Human Live Notes: Children Shouldn't Play With Undead Things

It's a date, and by that I mean another date with Nora on tonight's Being Human. Here are my live notes:

• In the bar, Josh once again lets his nerves keep him from standing up for himself.
• I'm not sure why Sally freaked out so much at being "one of them", sorry but you kind of are.
• Does anyone else think it's creepy that Aiden is letting this little boy come home with him? Dangerous too, Aiden hasn't learned to completely control himself.
• Nora likes making Josh uncomfortable a little too much, "I do love to watch you squirm, it's as though you're an artist and awkward is your medium."
• Josh just likes to keep things awkward, "Hello there little friend ..."
• Sally is way too angry about the whole ghost colony thing.
• "That is so adorable I can't even be mad at you right now", good Sally, nobody likes you when you're angry.
• "You feel wolfy", wow, maybe that'll help Josh get laid.
• "When a woman wants to show you her apartment, it's usually just an excuse to get you in the bedroom", Josh is finally getting lucky!
• Wow, of course Josh got too "wolfy" and screws up his chance again.
• "I growled", nice description Josh.
• Josh is finally taking the opportunity to get it on, in a weird, animalistic sort of way.
• Aiden is so cute with that kid, but the kid's kind of weird. Besides, Aiden likes the three stooges? Really?
• It's official, Aiden has a MILF admirer.
• Right Nora, Josh is real "classy".
• Aiden is 257?
• Josh's transformation was pretty cool, first clear look we've gotten of a werewolf.
• Holy crap, the kid saw the DVD of "two people screwing in a hotel." Being Human is really keeping it classy tonight!
• "There he is, Mr. hit and run." Nora is obviously the wittier one in the relationship.
• "I'm also not the kind of guy who mounts women spontaneously and has furious animal sex." I take that last one back.

So what did you think of this week's Being Human? Anything stick out to you? Tell me in the comments.

Charlie Sheen is Happy to be Fired from Two and a Half Men

Charlie Sheen's erratic, drug induced behavior has finally resulted in action from his former employer Warner Bros. Today in a statement, Warner Bros. Television has announced that it has fired Sheen from his CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.

The statement from Warner Bros. said:

After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen’s services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately.

It turns out that not even "tiger blood" could keep the "biwinner" from being fired, but Sheen seams to be happy about this new turn of events. In a comment to TMZ, Sheen offered a strangely worded explanation of his feelings at the news:

This is very good news. They continue to be in breach, like so many whales. It is a big day of gladness at the Sober Valley Lodge because now I can take all of the bazillions, never have to look at whatshiscock again and I never have to put on those silly shirts for as long as this warlock exists in the terrestrial dimension.

There's no word yet at the fate of Two and a Half Men, which may or may not return next season without Sheen.

On TV Tonight: Sunday, March 6th, 2011

After Lately

Tonight is going to surprise us, with the season premier of Celebrity Apprentice and the series premier of After Lately, it's either going to be really good or just really, really bad.

• On CBS at 8/7c, a new episode of The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business.
• On ABC at 9/8c, a Desperate Housewives episode that perfectly coincides with ABC's ongoing contract negations with the wives of Wisteria Lane. One wife will even learn that if she doesn't get a new kidney she'll die, what a coincidence.
• On NBC at 9/8c, the erroneously titled Celebrity Apprentice makes it's return with "celebrities" including Gary Busey, La Toya Jackson, Star Jones, David Cassidy and Richard Hatch.
• On HBO at 9/8c, one of the few remaining episodes of Big Love.
• On E! at 11/10c, the premier episode of the new reality/comedy show After Lately, about working on that other comedy show Chelsea Lately.

The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business

Tonight at the end of The Amazing Race 17 finale, Phil made the announcement that season 18 will feature teams from previous seasons returning. The up-till-now speculated second All-Stars season will actually be called "The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business" because it features teams who were eliminated with 'Unfinished Business'.

The promo said: "They are some of the most memorable, dynamic, and interesting teams ever to run the race. They didn't come in first. Some didn't cross the finish line. But you love them anyway. For these teams, The Amazing Race competition has always been unfinished business."

The promo included many teams included in a list of rumored Amazing Race 18 contestants, but also teams like father and son Michael and Kevin and home shopping hosts Brook and Claire (both from season 17) that aren't featured in the list. This leaves fans to wonder whether all the teams shown in the promo will be back in 'Unfinished Business', or whether the promo was just misleading.

The promo came at the end of the season finale of The Amazing Race 17, which featured the first all-female winning team, Nat and Kat.

The Amazing Race 18: All Stars

• Kynt and Vyxsin (12) - A team of "Dating Goths" from the 12th season, they were the first team in Race history to use a U-Turn on a team that was already ahead of them. They were eliminated in the 8th leg after coming in last for the second time in a row (the 7th leg was non-elimination).
• Ronald and Christina (12) - A "Father/Daughter" team from the 12th season. They were the first parent-child and Asian-American team to reach the final three and finished in 2nd place.
• Amanda and Kris (14) - A "Dating" team from the 14th season, they made it just 4 legs. Most of their notoriety comes from their young age while competing in the 14th season.
• Kisha and Jen (14) - A team of "Sisters" from the 14th season, Kisha was the first African-American lesbian featured on TAR. They where famously eliminated when, after being U-Turned and finding the Pit Stop location in time to save themselves, Jen demanded to stop and use a porta potty before finding Phil. If that had not happened, they would have been the first team to not be eliminated after being U-Turned (the U-Turned replaced the Yield in season 12).
• Jaime and Cara (14) - A team of "Former NFL Cheerleaders" from the 14th season. They came in second on the final leg, close to becoming the first all female team to win TAR.
• Margie and Luke (14) - A "Mother/Son" team from the 14th season, notable because Luke was the first deaf person to run the race. They had the highest finish by a mother/son team, coming in 3rd place in the final leg.
• Mel and Mike (14) - A "Father/Son" team from the 14th season, notable because Mel is gay and Mike is bisexual. They were eliminated during the 7th leg.
• Flight Time and Big Easy (15) - A team of "Harlem Globetrotters" from the 15th season, they were eliminated in the 11th leg when Big Easy was unable to complete the Roadblock and opted for the 4 hour time penalty.
• Zev and Justin (15) - A team of "Friends" from the 15th season, Zev was the first racer to have Asperger's Syndrome. They were eliminated in the 4th leg when they were unable to find Zev's lost passport.
• Jet and Cord (16) - A team of "Cowboys" from the 16th season, came in 2nd place in the last leg. Popularized the saying "Oh My Gravy!" with TAR fans.
• Gary and Mallory (17) - A "Father/Daughter" team from the 17th season, came in 6th place without winning any legs becoming the first male/female team to be eliminated in their season.

What's interesting to note is the lack of teams from season 13, I would have thought that Andrew and Dan or Toni and Dallas (who were eliminated because of a lost passport) would be included. (I would love to see Nick and Starr back, but teams that have won previous seasons aren't up for consideration.) Also interesting is the over saturation of teams from season 14. If you don't remember, season 14 is known as the gayest season of the race for including the most gay, bisexual and lesbian racers, all of which are returning this season (Mel and Luke are gay, Mike is bisexual and Kisha is a lesbian).

Kisha and Jen better be very grateful for another opportunity to race after Jen's weak bladder caused them to be eliminated. Flight Time and Big Easy are also lucky to be back, they were eliminated after taking a 4 hour penalty in lieu of completing a difficult Roadblock. So, while some of these team choices make sense, others are just clear disappointments.

TV Ratings: Friday, December 3, 2010

Friday was a winner for some, and a big loser for others. CBS did great with Medium and CSI: NY, and ABC got away clean with 20/20. On the other hand, NBC's night sucked, with both A Walk in My Shoes (a made for TV movie) and Dateline preforming poorly.

Time	Network	Show	Rating	18-49
8PM	CBS	Medium	6.83	1.4/5
	ABC	Supernanny	4.20	1.1/4
	NBC	A Walk in My Shoes	4.49	1.0/3
	FOX	The Good Guys (R)	1.99	0.7/2
9PM	CBS	CSI: NY	10.19	1.7/6
	ABC	Primetime: What Would You Do?	4.81	1.4/4
	FOX	The Good Guys	2.45	0.7/2
10PM	CBS	Blue Bloods	11.36	1.7/6
	ABC	20/20	6.78	1.9/5
	NBC	Dateline	3.12	0.7/2

Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in millions of viewers

For more information about whether these shows are likely to be renewed or cancelled this season, check out our Show Survival Chart.

Caprica Marathon in January

Now that the Syfy Caprica fan wars have cooled down, Syfy has released details about how Caprica will be ending it's run here in the United States. Syfy's Craig Engler just tweeted from the @Syfy account that Syfy will air Caprica's final five episodes in a marathon on Tuesday, January 4th, from 6 to 11 pm.

The airdate information for #Caprica's final 5 episodes has been confirmed: They will air back-to-back on Tues, Jan 4, from 6pm-11pm

This doesn't exactly seem like the ending Caprica deserves, but it's good to know that the episodes are going to air. It looks like Caprica will be getting a send off, even if it's a humble one.

Fringe on Fridays?

Horrible news everyone, now that Fringe has found it's slightly-less-serial self this season, it's being moved to the Friday night death slot. Coming in January, with the return of American Idol, Fringe will be forfeiting it's spot to the aging reality show. Friday has traditionally been a day that shows are moved to before they die, let's just hope that Fringe can be the exception.

More bad news ... can you bear it? No new episode of Fringe this week, new episodes of your favorite TV shows will be taking a Thanksgiving break. The next new episode of Fringe, called Entrada, will be on FOX on December 2nd. The shining light of the situation is that the team is finally going to communicate between worlds again!