Earlier this week, I wrote about an episode of Psych, explaining just how disappointed I was that a show that prides itself on details would have, to me, a glaring continuity error. I went on to argue about how “when… Read More ›
Month: August 2007
A Suspect That Can Only Be Divided Evenly By Itself And One Is A…
Television is a medium that constantly finds itself surrounded by naysayers. There are always those who insist that it does nothing but pander to the lowest common denominator – that it does nothing but hit new lows on a regular… Read More ›
Dirty Gems? No Worries, I’m a Gemsweeper
Lobstersoft’s new puzzle game, Gemsweeper, has all the makings of an addictive desktop game. The levels are small, the game can be saved at any point and there is just enough challenge to the game to be fun without being… Read More ›
USA’s Psych Manages to Fool Itself
I am about to make Mary Ellen Santare very, very proud. I was watching Psych this week (a show I generally love), and noticed an error and a related continuity problem. Shawn Spencer, our resident pretend psychic, was trying to… Read More ›
manstrokewoman Arrives on DVD
It seems as though for as long as television has been around, there have been sketch comedy shows on it. Some seem to last forever, while others are nothing more than a flash in the pan. Some sketch comedy is… Read More ›
Now Streaming on a Computer Near You: K-Ville
For the past two days you have, hopefully, read my stories on K-Ville, FOX's new drama set in present day New Orleans and focusing on a couple of police officers played by Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser. In essence, the… Read More ›
There Is No Boat Involved With This Anchor, But She Is Up The Creek
“I really just want to be a news anchor.” So said Lauren Jones last week in a conference call about her new show that premieres tonight on FOX, Anchorwoman. Jones is a former WWE diva and used to be one… Read More ›
How to Get to K-Ville
About a year ago, Peter Liguori, then President of Entertainment at FOX Broadcasting Company, called producer Jonathan Lisco with an idea. Lisco tells us that Liguori said to him, “I want to do a cop show and I know it… Read More ›
Being The Guy at The End of The Red Carpet
Yes, I was the lonely guy at the end of the “Red Carpet” this weekend. The carpet was in fact off-red, but I was the guy at the end of it. The music from Republic, a New Orleans club, was… Read More ›
I Got Your Law & Order Right Here
I'll be one of the first to admit it, I do not watch Law & Order, or any of its ancillary shows, like I used to. Even so, it is SVU of which I most keep track. Straying slightly from… Read More ›
Damages Is Broken, But Not Beyond Repair
In watching this week's episode of Damages, I can't help but think that the producers are trying to be too clever. By adding in so many different mysteries they find themselves this week with a twist that is no twist… Read More ›
Wending One’s Way Through a Labyrinth to Get The Dark Crystal
There is always something wonderful about revisiting movies from one's youth, and finding out that they are as good as you remember. This feeling is even more thrilling when it is clear that others like the films as well and… Read More ›
Jackie Chan Gets Involved in a Crime Story
Though he is best known for his comedic roles and humorous stunt work, Jackie Chan has, on occasion, been known to take on more serious roles. They still involve fisticuffs and gunplay, but far less humor. One such of work… Read More ›
Getting Father Brown off My Chesterton
In 1911 G.K. Chesterton published his first series of short stories about the priest-detective Father Brown. Over a half a century later, the BBC adapted the character for television, and three decades after that, the final six episodes of BBC… Read More ›
Can There Be Any Doubt That Noah Bean Gets the Brunt of the Damages?
While some stars may have the luxury of playing murdered characters and still be able to claim I Know Who Killed Me, Noah Bean, who plays dead fiancé David Connor on FX's Damages has no such luck. In a recent… Read More ›
Reality TV: Catching Lighnting in a Bottle
So, I've been watching a lot of summer reality programming and boy, are my eyes tired. Seriously, from the ex-celebrities that have shows to the insane individuals that think they can cook, make movies, or find buried pirate treasure, I… Read More ›
Woo! It’s Time to Get Hard-Boiled
John Woo is an undeniable master of the action movie. Unquestionably, the man has made some lesser works, but there was a period of his career in Hong Kong where turned out one mind-blowing movie after another. Arriving at the… Read More ›
One Byrne, Some Blood, And A Lot Of Damages
FX's new series Damages, which aired its second episode this week, features Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons, a young legal associate at a firm run by Glenn Close's Patty Hewes. The series takes place in two distinct time periods, six… Read More ›
Sure, it’s a Great Performance, But Will You Respect Yourself in the Morning?
In the latest episode of Great Performances, entitled “Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story,” the show makes an attempt to recount the history of Stax Records, one of the most influential, and different, record labels of the last century. There… Read More ›
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