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TV Characters You Would Want Watching Your Back In a Zombie Wasteland

With the return of The Walking Dead,
I can’t help but think of which characters from television I would
want to be teamed up with when that inevitable zombie apocalypse
occurs. Rick Grimes and his ragtag band may have made it this far,
but there is definitely room for improvement within those ranks.
Lets face it, the “Walkers” themselves would make better
companions than most of the dregs with which Rick is stuck. So
presented here are TV’s last best hope of survival, and the only
characters I would trust to keep the undead masses at bay.

Parks and Recreation – Pawnee Rangers

Parks and Recreation returned
this week with an installment focused on Pawnee’s youth, and why Ron
Swanson hates most of them. “Pawnee Rangers” saw some of the
staff heading out to get in touch with nature, while others were
getting in touch with self-indulgence, and one was just touching his
coworker’s daughter. Definitely one of the best episodes fans have
received this season, the few dry spots were outweighed by some
outrageously funny moments.

With
the opening minutes of “Pawnee Rangers” P&R
showed off it’s skill for using the cold open to both draw laughs and
set up the episode’s storyline. The introduction to the Pawnee
Rangers and Goddesses, who just couldn’t have been run by anyone
except Ron and Leslie respectively, let us know what we were in for
during their annual “Wilderness Weekend.” While Andy – sorry,
Brother Nature – provided some early humor, as did Leslie by
mocking Ron with her southern belle character, Annabelle Vandergraff.
Of course, Amy Poehler’s incredible ability to pull off any role she
takes on is what really sold the moment.

Boardwalk Empire Renewed for Third Season

HBO’s president Michael Lombardo has confirmed today that the show had been renewed for a third season based on the “triumphant first season” and the continued critical success of the currently airing second season.

“I was eager to see what Terry Winter, Martin Scorsese and the rest of their stellar team had in store, and they continue to surpass our highest expectations,” said Lombardo. “The response from the media and our viewers has been extremely gratifying.”

2011 Emmy Awards: Are We Happy?

Another Emmy Awards show is in the bag,
and as always the results have drawn praise and condemnation in equal
measure. Well you can’t please everyone all the time. Then again,
unless you’re a big fan of Modern Family, there wasn’t much to
be pleased about – at least not in the comedy section of the
winners list. A couple of the Emmy voters choices in the field of
drama did help to smooth things over however.

The category for supporting actors in a
comedy series was actually doomed long before Jane Lynch came out on
stage. From the fall of 2010, to the spring of this year we were
treated to an incredibly strong season of comedic
television(especially in the spring). Making those months fly by
with laughter were a slew of gifted actors, nearly none of whom made
it into the nominations. For my money, the greatest injustice is
Park and Recreation’s Nick Offerman going without recognition
for what has quickly become one of television’s most iconic
characters. Of course, when two-thirds of the category is reserved
for the entire adult-male cast of Modern Family, it’s hard to
find room for Ron Swanson – let alone that mustache.
Unfortunately, the amount of undeserved praise for ABC’s massively
hit sitcom didn’t end with the acting categories.

Showtime Working on ‘Under the Dome’ Project with Steven Spielberg and Stephen King

According to The Wrap, Showtime has confirmed an adaptation of Stephen King’s 2009 novel Under the Dome is being developed for the network by Steven Spielberg and the author himself.

‘Captain America’ Writer Wants Peter Dinklage as MODOK for Sequel

We’ve known since February that a sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger was in the works, but apparently the script is still open to ideas. One of the film’s co-writers, Christopher Markus, told the L.A. Times what his ideal sequel would include: MODOK, and he wants Peter Dinklage to play him.

DVD/Blu-ray DISCussion (New for 8.23.11)

This week showcases lower-budget and smaller movies and Player Affinity honors that with our Recommendation of the Week, the comedy hit Swingers. Starring Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, Swingers is an inexpensive Blu-ray re-release that features documentaries, commentaries and the short film Swingblade.

Conan the Barbarian Review

How do two white Cimmerians produce a Hawaiian baby? What’s the name of Topless Wench # 6? Why do mobs always line up one by one to fight a guy rather than all taking him on at once and thus defeating him? These are just some of the questions Conan the Barbarian will draw out of viewers this weekend.

What You Should Be Watching

Summer
will soon be drawing to a close, so TV series with short-season orders
are each concluding their season or are right in the middle of it. We at
Player Affinity TV thought we should help you enjoy your summer by
checking the landscape for you, and recommending only those series you
should be watching. These picks are not for everyone, but they each have
a quality that sets them above others in their category.

Comic-Con Movies 2011: Knights of Badassdom

Knight of whatnow? Let me tell you a bit about this intriguing IndieVest Pictures project. Directed by Frozen helmer Joe Lynch, Knights of Badassdomstars Steve Zahn, Firefly’s Summer Glau, Games of Throne’s Peter Dinklage and Saw’s Ryan Kwanten in a film about a group of live action role-players LARPers (think the dudes from Role Models) accidentally summon a succubus from the underworld.