There is a cynical view of filmmaking (be it Hollywood or foreign fare) which suggests that as long as films adhere to a specific formula – “x” number of laughs, “y” number of big stars, “z” number of actions sequences,… Read More ›
Month: November 2008
One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor
When is a bottle of tequila not a bottle of tequila? When it's a work of art. 1800 Tequila has recently begun an “Essential Artists” campaign. 1800's website lists 9 different artists who are taking part in the campaign, each… Read More ›
My Own Worst Enemy its Own Worst Enemy
I have on more than one occasion defended My Own Worst Enemy. Despite its ratings slide and cancellation (the final episode airs December 15), I have argued that the show is actually quite fun. Now, in order to do that… Read More ›
The Amazing Race Needs to Think About a Mercy Killing
At this point, The Amazing Race seems to have whittled its way down to three teams. I know that happens ever year, but what makes this year remarkable is that there are still four teams technically left in the race…. Read More ›
Contemplating Christmas: A Look at ABC Family’s "25 Days of Christmas" for 2008
I come here and I tell you a lot of bad things. I talk about what's wrong on a ton of different TV shows. I tell you just a couple of days before it happens for real that Pushing Daisies… Read More ›
Pushing for Pushing Daisies
Sigh. There are some shows that I don't mind seeing go away – shows that have run their course, shows that never should have had a course, that sort of thing. Unfortunately, all too often I see shows on the… Read More ›
The Berenstain Bears Celebrate Christmas… Or Not
When is a Christmas DVD not a Christmas DVD? When it's The Berenstain Bears: Christmas Tree DVD. Released at the end of October, The Berenstain Bears: Christmas Tree contains five Berenstain Bears episodes, only one of which actually deals directly… Read More ›
Contemplating Quantum of Solace
James Bond. If you've been a consistent reader of these pages you'll know that I lie somewhere between “big fan of” and “massively obsessed with” the suave secret agent. With that in mind, let's talk Quantum of Solace. Now, this… Read More ›
Still Puzzling Over The Amazing Race
Seriously, I don't know what to do. I simply don't. Should I stop watching The Amazing Race? I like the show, usually, but I don't quite know how much more stupidity I can put up with this season. I don't. … Read More ›
A Few Thoughts on Mark Greene’s Return to ER
Yesterday I questioned whether or not I should bother with Mark Greene's return to ER. I bothered, but still don't know if I should have. The episode both caused fond reminisces and broke my heart. It didn't break my heart… Read More ›
Should Mark Greene’s Return to the ER Cause Mine as Well?
I'm on the fence, well and truly on the fence. Anthony Edwards returns to ER this evening. Yes, Mark Green died years ago, but why should that stop the once venerable drama from bringing back one of its original stars? … Read More ›
House and Cuddy – Right or Wrong?
Having watched tons of House episodes over the past few months (I think I'm nearly caught up with all the episodes prior to the current season), last night's episode had a sort of inevitability about it. The question of whether… Read More ›
Monday Night and a Look at the Changing Televisual Landscape
As I sit here rooting around in my desk, desperately searching for my license to kill (one must be prepared for this Friday), I find myself again amazed at the sheer quantity of television I consume on Monday nights. Last… Read More ›
Literacy and The Amazing Race
Every year on The Amazing Race you find one team to hate. You have to, it's kind of a rule of watching the show. By the second or third episode there is always one team that stands out as the… Read More ›
Some Thoughts on Why the Owners on Kitchen Nightmares Don’t Get It
Let me ask you, pseudo-seriously, what makes people think they can just buy and run a restaurant? Do people honestly just kind of look around, realize that there's a restaurant to be bought, and decide “sure, that'll be a good… Read More ›
Law & Order a Little Too Close to the Headlines?
Law & Order began its 8 millionth season last night, and remains a great crime procedural. I wasn't entirely sure that I liked the final second of the episode, the cutesy moment at the end of a Jack McCoy press… Read More ›
TV Technology on Election Night
Last night was one of those interesting nights of television. Oh, I'm not talking in the political sense, I mean far more in the actual viewing. Fine, it was certainly interesting in a political sense, no matter which side of… Read More ›
How I Met Your Mother Balances Humor and Drama
The main storyline on How I Met Your Mother thus far this season has revolved around Ted getting married to Stella and the question of whether Stella is in fact the titular mother. It was revealed two weeks ago (and… Read More ›
Searching Out Network TV on the Web
In preparing for a recent trip, I checked my TiVos very carefully, wanting to make sure that they both setup to tag team record shows. There was a complicated algorithm involved to guarantee that I maximized the number of shows… Read More ›
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