The wonderful thing about Tiggers (Tiggers are wonderful things) are numerable. They range from Tiggers' tops being made out of rubber to their bottoms being made out of springs, from their being bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy to their being fun,… Read More ›
Month: July 2009
It’s 11:35pm – Conan or Letterman?
I have been, and I think always will be, a fan of Conan O'Brien. When it was announced that Coney would be taking over The Tonight Show, to me, it sounded just about perfect. In a debate between Leno and… Read More ›
Calling Out The Waterboy
Sometimes looking at a new release slate for Blu-rays, one gets the distinct impression that all the good movies have already arrived in the high definition format. I can't believe that's the case — most people can probably tick off… Read More ›
Discovering The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Every Monday night – when there's a new episode – I sit down to watch The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Don't ask me why, the reasons are too complicated to explore. I don't mind telling you however that… Read More ›
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead – Special, but Special Enough?
BBC America, in continuing its big week of sci-fi to help usher in their brand new HD feed, will be premiering the next Doctor Who special, Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead, this Sunday night at 8:00pm. The second of… Read More ›
The Good and Bad of Being Human
You've got your vampires, your werewolves, and your ghosts, and never the thrain shall meet… or something like that. Okay, so sometimes vampires meet werewolves, but ghosts rarely wind up involved in those mash-ups. But now, fans of all three… Read More ›
A Distinct Lack of Fire on Hell’s Kitchen?
Sometimes I'm not quite sure how to approach an issue. Take today's column for example. There was absolutely no doubt in my mind heading into last night's Hell's Kitchen premiere that the column would be about it, that was set,… Read More ›
Summer and the Time Lord
There is this thing out there called “summer television.” Every year, broadcast networks treat their audiences to burn-offs of shows that failed be they good or bad (see Pushing Daisies, which was certainly the former) and billions and billions of… Read More ›
Torchwood: Children of Earth has Arrived
There is a big danger in taking an already short television season and turning it into a single multi-episode storyarc. If the story isn't successful – if it isn't compelling, if the character arcs aren't interesting, if anything falls out… Read More ›
Chasing After the Midnight Express
It is often said that the punishment should fit the crime. As a concept, that makes total and complete sense. The realities of the statement however don't always quite match up. One person's idea of the correct punishment for a… Read More ›
And Knowing is Half the Battle: G.I. Joe Hits DVD
Ah, the fabulous, freewheeling 1980s, a time when nothing was off limits, a time when a company could take a decades old toy and give it new life by creating a cartoon to promote the toy. Throw in a few… Read More ›
Spying on The Echelon Conspiracy
Sometimes watching a film one has to wonder how exactly the producers got so many name actors to be in such a bad movie. Coming soon to Blu-ray (after an incredibly short stint in the theaters) is The Echelon Conspiracy,… Read More ›
Is Raising the Bar Raising its Game?
Every week this season that I've turned on Raising the Bar – and that's been all of them – I've wondered why I didn't like the show anywhere near as much last season. Last year, I watched several episodes of… Read More ›
Wii are Distressed with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Hitting One Out of Bounds
Now, I’m all for tough scoring in golf. I’ve never been one of those people willing to kick a ball out of the rough or improve my lie. Consequently, my golf scores have never been very good – I’ve always… Read More ›
Can Royal Pains Ever Achieve Greatness?
After several weeks of watching it, I find myself totally and completely unconvinced by Royal Pains. I'm not saying that it's bad, I'm not even saying I dislike it, I'm just saying that I don't get it. Watching the series… Read More ›
Leverage Returns and Dark Blue Premieres
Next week, July 15 to be exact, TNT will be launching its third wave of summer original programming. This time out it's the premiere of the second season of the Timothy Hutton-starrer, Leverage at 9pm, followed by the series premiere… Read More ›
SciFi? Syfy? Either way, it’s Sci-Fi (for now)
Yesterday, the network once known as SciFi (pronounced like sci-fi) became the network currently known as Syfy (still pronounced like sci-fi). Is it no longer a sci-fi based network? Well, no, it probably is. They, technically speaking now don't necessarily… Read More ›
Diving into The Deep
In 1975, the film Jaws opened. It was, as you may already know, a huge hit. In fact, some argue that Jaws helped bring about the current “blockbuster” era of filmmaking, but that's neither here nor there. Whether or not… Read More ›
Catching up with some Grumpy Old Men
There are some comedy duos that just plain work, pairs that are natural together and inherently funny. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau were one of those teams. Even when the film they were wasn't the best, when the two men… Read More ›
Taking the Battle to Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Movies based on videogames do not have a terribly good reputation. While it is possible to make a successful and popular film based on a game, more often than not, the audience is left with a terribly disappointing movie, one… Read More ›
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