What we’re watching: season premieres of your favorite TV shows

Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief As summer comes to a close, we welcome the fall season and all the joys it brings — the best of which being the return of your favorite TV shows. Here is a list of premiere dates for some of the shows I’m most excited for this season; if you haven’t seen any of these, I suggest you rent the seasons or watch them online. Chances are, it’ll be hard to tear me away from the couch on any of these evenings. “Chuck”: Monday, September 20 at 7 p.m. central on NBC I’ve been having withdrawals of this show all summer, missing my nerdy spy getaway every Monday. This season, the mysterious…

White kicks it old school on SNL

Ashleigh Heaton Entertainment Editor This past Saturday night, May 8, Betty White proved that comedy never retires. For those who have been living under a rock for the past few weeks, White was placed on Saturday Night Live due to a fan campaign on Facebook, begging for the 88 and a half year-old actress to host the late night comedy show. Though White has already been known as a humorous gal (due to her fame via “The Golden Girls”,) this show had me laughing harder than I would have ever imagined. Even though half the time I was worried that she might forget her lines or twist an ankle, the truth is that the woman…

Sidekick staffers on Patrick Swayze’s death

Chris Nguyen Features Editor “Nobody puts Baby in the corner.” Those lines, from the movie Dirty Dancing, already had the potential to be placed in catchphrase hall of fame. But it was the way Patrick Swayze said them with such ease, such cool that made them forever immortal, one of the greatest moments in pop culture history. I cannot say with truth that I am a fan of Swayze. The only other thing besides Dirty Dancing that comes to mind is his Chippendale skit during Saturday Night Live. However, Dirty Dancing was enough. I remembered my sister watching it everyday for a week while I was doing my homework. At first, I was annoyed. Then,…