As much as I’ve been a lifelong fan of the muppets, I’ve never been crazy about their merchandising and guest appearances (aka whoring.) But this one’s the weirdest, by far. In case any of you labor under the misapprehension that wrestling is real, this clip should resolve that matter.
I caught up last night with the first two episodes of American Horror Story. So strong were my simultaneous positive and negative reactions, I stand at a loss as to how to evaluate it. I will say this: It has stuck with me. Every few hours, I find myself googling it, I suppose hoping some [...]
Revised version of a posting originally from May 8, 2007. – Sometimes the title of a post speaks for itself. Here are my thoughts about some of the worst changes to Television over the last 25 years or so. #10. Inescapable commercials Commercials are going to be a theme for this list. We’ll start with [...]
Sorry, Flash Forward. Best pilot of the year, but I’m done with you. That formula of keeping tossing a breadcrumb at the end of the episode works for LOST, but not for you. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is coming off probation. It’s still uneven, but the Kitten Mittons episode earned many points. The Middle [...]
Ignore the fact that Jay Leno is terribly unfunny, pandering to the lowest common denominator, mocking the less intelligent, going unendingly for the Viagra punchline. Maybe that’s some people’s taste. Giving the guy 5 nights of PRIME TIME a week? That was perhaps shrewd. Times are tough. Jay Leno costs about half for a [...]
Bored to Death (HBO) Schwartzman quirky, on television. Brothers (FOX) Has everything. Except laughs. The Cleveland Show (FOX) Jeffersons to Peter’s Archie? The Forgotten (ABC) Neither compelling nor believable. Hank (ABC) Laugh track’s taste sucks. Mercy (NBC) Every medical show, redone. The Middle (ABC) Huh. That didn’t suck. Shark Tank (ABC) Crap. Me, watching reality?! [...]
It started as one of my favorite shows, and dipped to being a guilty non-pleasure. However, I am now super glad season 8 happened. For those of us who stuck with it though (I kid you not) every episode, the finale was wonderful. It was great to see a callback to scores of characters and [...]
Whatever your politics, few would accuse FOX news of actual journalism. (Nor, any more, does MSNBC deserve the right to the word “news.”) Kudos to them, I guess, for being entertaining/”informative” enough to maintain eyeballs and make a buck. But, man… The above theatrics from last week features the standard untruthful and inflammatory nature: “operate [...]
Big Love remains one of the best shows on TV. The big stink from the Mormons over the accurate (so HBO says) depiction of one of their sacred ceremonies was pointless. They did it with respect. (How many Mormons really watch pay cable?) Meanwhile, they did another great job of setting up a mess of [...]
When you love Joss Whedon’s work as much as I do, it’s difficult to stay objective watching his latest offering. How can I separate my reaction to Dollhouse from my excitement that Joss is once again on TV? Only with great difficulty. But I shall attempt to contain my fanboy giddiness in favor of presenting [...]
I guess after you’re on the air for TWENTY YEARS or so, it’s time to revamp the opening theme. I’m impressed by how they managed to respect the original, and yet expand it in ways that acknowledge the show’s history and growth. What do you think?
Medium, House, The Closer, The Mentalist, Ghost Whisperer… and now Lie to Me. All are procedurals about a key central character with a superhuman (or at least almost superhuman) ability to solve mysteries. The adage that Hollywood likes to see new projects that are, “the same… but different” seems to prove true. Lie to Me [...]
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