I’ll be the first to admit it, my Battlestar Galactica review earlier in the week took a lot out of me. It was an emotionally draining experience. I don’t find it easy to come down against shows that I usually… Read More ›

Let’s get something straight right off the bat, people: simply having a pretty good cliffhanger at the end of an episode, particularly a season finale, doesn’t make up for boring the audience for the previous 45 minutes.  That’s right, today… Read More ›

Many moons ago, I told how I had received a short screener, touting some of the elements of Time-Life’s upcoming Get Smart:  The Complete Collection DVD.  I said something along the lines of that if the DVD collection was as… Read More ›

W.C. Fields is a legend, a classic, one of the father’s of film comedy.  He is oft parodied, oft remembered, and much loved.  Starting in Vaudeville and making his way to Hollywood early in its existence, Fields found success in… Read More ›

Let’s discuss lies, shall we. Working backwards, it was a huge issue on The Black Donnellys last night, in fact, it was such an issue that the episode was entitled “Lies.” I wonder though if they’re headed entirely too close… Read More ›

You want an idea for a hook? Here’s an idea for a hook: no hook, just good writing and good characters. Can we just avoid nonsense for a little while and concentrate on doing things well rather than having a… Read More ›

Having a nine-month-old child, I have an excellent handle on Baby Einstein and its myriad products; there are DVDs, CDs, games, toys, furniture-type things, the list goes on, and on, and on. The only thing more impressive than the quantity… Read More ›

Let’s face it, not everything that airs on television is the most wonderful thing ever created. Like anything else, some television is great, some is good, and some is downright awful. Things don’t just fall into these categories however; some… Read More ›