It’s the first tiny crack of progress in the writers’ strike: Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants, has successfully negotiated to come back on January 2nd, along with the rest of the late-night shows, with the major difference that he will have writers. How did he do it? He gave the writers what they’re asking for. [...]
OK, I’m not fanatical about checking the stats of who visits my blog. (Well, not as much as I once was…) This morning, however, in a fit of procrastination, I did take a look. Normally, you can’t tell much about the people who come to your site, beyond an IP address and what part of [...]
I’ve complained before about oversized programming, but tonight’s example really pissed me off.
Variety television columnist Brian Lowry recently wrote an excellent commentary about commercials cutting into story on network television that should not be missed. I agree with his point so strongly that it I previously made it #1 on my list of Top Ten Problems with Television. I believe Lowry is correct to highlight how the [...]
Continued depravity from reality TV: I’m not a snob. But if you watch reality television–any reality television at all–I won’t be your friend. While this may seem like snobbery, it is actually a reasonable concern for our nation’s wellbeing. After all, reality television grows closer and closer to destroying the fabric of western society with [...]
My housemate received a similar e-mail several weeks ago, but mine just came yesterday: Netflix is reducing the price of the service I have through them. This is the same company that recently activated monthly hours of free online movie watching. Sure, I get that their motivation is all about competing with Blockbuster, even if [...]
As a publicity stunt to promote the upcoming Simpsons movie, select 7-Elevens have converted to Kwik-E-Marts, completely changing their look, and selling Simpsons-related products inside. I’ve been by this particular 7-Elev– er, Kwik-E-Mart several times, and there has always been a line around the building. You’d think people were waiting to get into the movie. [...]
I’ll miss you, despite everything. Good finale, and great premiere. Sigh. You will forever be, to me, like a hot girlfriend who is also insane.
Has anyone else noticed this new feature on Netflix that lets you watch movies directly via your computer? It arrived without much fanfare for something that could revolutionize home entertainment. A friend had forwarded me an article a few months back about how Netflix was planning this feature, and how you could opt into the [...]
I love Morgan Freeman. I think we all do. He’s sorta what everyone wants in a grandpa. But I’ve never understood some of his career choices. He was fantastic in Lean on Me, and earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Driving Miss Daisy. After those starring roles, he suddenly switched to a steady stream [...]
The last thing the world needs more of is written evidence that I am a geeky nerdy loser geek. Still, I couldn’t help being annoyed when I read this article in yesterday’s Variety about a new He-man movie coming out. Sure, some of my annoyance stems from the fact that yet another fond memory of [...]
I shan’t dwell on all of this week’s fall TV schedule announcements. (That’s right. Shan’t.) There are bloggers and sites much more useful than mine for gathering that information. However, I’ve conjectured over the last weeks, both to friends and on this blog, and I thought I should hit the highlights. ***Some items contain minor [...]
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