Month: August 2006

Rescue Me Needs Some Rescuing

I won’t lie, I’m easily disappointed. I’ll still be disappointed and watch a TV program, but it’s the disappointment that lowers my rating from rave to raving mad. Last night’s Rescue Me season finale falls somewhere in between, maybe “good,… Read More ›

The Emmys

I can’t imagine what I could possibly add to the coverage of last night’s Emmy Awards, which much to my chagrin I did in fact watch. I say “much to my chagrin” because I typically don’t enjoy watching award shows,… Read More ›

Upside’s Downside

Don’t agree with the below, that’s just fine, but I’m sticking to it. Yesterday I sat down to watch The Upside of Anger. Initially it seemed like a well-made movie, with interesting characters and a relatable plot and something that… Read More ›

Veronica Mars

That Veronica Mars, she sure is a little spit-fire, and the shows not half-bad either. From an intriguing over-arching mystery to single-episode contained story-arcs I’ve had a great summer watching it (a show that until June I hadn’t seen a… Read More ›

What is Funny?

Today I would like to tackle the question: what makes funny? The answer is pretty simple actually: if it bends, it’s funny; if it breaks, that’s not funny. I think the problem comes in that things bend and break at… Read More ›

Hell’s Kitchen Finale

I spent two semi-precious hours (let’s be honest with each other, my time is important but not THAT important) of my time yesterday watching the Hell’s Kitchen finale. All the while I was rooting for Heather to win but completely… Read More ›

Kidnapped

Faithful Reader, I know that I usually take Fridays off but today I can’t, today I feel the need to tell you about what happened to me last night. Last night part of me, my imagination, was taken hostage. It… Read More ›

Cable Television’s Darkplace

Cable television (or satellite, but for convenience’s sake I’ll be referring to any alternate delivery system as “cable” herein) is a good thing. The plethora of channels that exist allow for an incredible amount niche programming, and an incredible amount… Read More ›