How the mighty have fallen. Oh, not CBS, which announced its primetime schedule today, but rather NBC, something evident in CBS’s lineup. With its new schedule, the Eye network has opted to try to establish a comedy bulkhead on Thursday… Read More ›
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Motormouse – The Computer Mouse Goes Sports Car
There was a time when I spent a significant amount of time watching Dragons' Den on BBC America. To watch various products and ideas get pitched to potential investors was always fascinating – the ideas ranged from the supremely fantastic… Read More ›
ABC Announces 2010-2011 Primetime Lineup
In announcing their new lineup for the 2010-2011 season, ABC made it clear that they are happy with where they are. The network isn't introducing a ton of new series, is making no changes to Sunday or Monday, tweaking Wednesday… Read More ›
FOX Announces 2010-2011 Network Primetime Lineup
As has become standard for the FOX, in unveiling their new 2010-2011 primetime lineup, the network delivered more than one schedule. While in the past there have been as many as three delivered – fall, January, and spring – this… Read More ›
NBC Announces its 2010-2011 Primetime Lineup
Having already announced the new series that they would be airing in the fall, the veiling of NBC's unveiling of its 2010-2011 television schedule today contained few surprises. It is, however, a markedly different schedule than what the network showcased… Read More ›
Mel Gibson Visits the Edge of Darkness (2010)
Mel Gibson has made a career out of playing the man on the edge. He has done it in action comedies (Lethal Weapon), he has done it in post-apocalypse sci-fi (Mad Max), he has done it in action thrillers (Ransom),… Read More ›
Racing Monsters on Nintendo DS’s Monster Racers
Gotta catch'em all. It's a phrase which every Pokemon player knows, and it has greatly added to the length of time fans will sit with each Pokemon title. After all, if you haven't caught'em all, no matter how good your… Read More ›
Looking for Perfection on ABC Wednesdays with Happy Town
Every couple of weeks my wife and I have the same conversation – I get upset about something and she explains to me that I have to take it a little easier, that I have to choose my battles. I… Read More ›
GTI Club – Supermini Festa! no Fiesta
Ever since first getting to play a port of the original Pole Position on a PC back in the day, racing games have held a special place in my heart. The graphics were pretty basic (but not bad for the… Read More ›
Tombstone Lives on Blu-ray
The number of times the gunfight at the O.K. Corral has been depicted in various forms of media is certainly not a small one. The fight may be the best known showdown in the Old West, and, like so much… Read More ›
It’s Complicated, but Perhaps not as Much as it Should be
It often feels as though there is a sad and unfortunate tendency in Hollywood to leave comedies for younger actors or, at the very least, have middle-aged actors gear their comedies for a “family” crowd. It is therefore a nice… Read More ›
Praising FlashForward’s Look at Demetri’s March 15th
I complain (a lot) when things are bad on a television show; I speak up and shout and point fingers… loudly. Consequently, when a show I've watched but found grossly disappointing does something right I feel myself obligated to speak… Read More ›
ABC’s Romantically Challenged – We’ll Pass
Sometimes after sitting and watching a new television show I need a day or two to process my thoughts – was what I just witnessed as bad as I think it was, is it going to grow on me, did… Read More ›
The US Version of Top Gear is Coming!
Nearly two years ago those of us in the United States were tantalized with the notion that there could be, that there might be, that it was possible that we would get Top Gear USA (that was actually the second… Read More ›
Glee: The Power of Madonna and Guest Stars
At what point did Glee became such must-watch viewing for me? At what point did the show go from one I was very middling about – and was even considering not watching over the summer – to one whose new… Read More ›
Monster Buck Hunter – More Buck Hunting than Monster Hunting
To some out there the thought of the release of another of Cabela's hunting games will seem completely ludicrous. After all, how many games do you need to have where you go out and shoot deer, birds, and various other… Read More ›
Fight on: Final Fight: Double Impact
There was a point in time when side-scrollers were huge. Every other game you would see in an arcade or on a home system was some sort of side-scrolling, button-mashing action game. They ranged from the generic to the exceptional,… Read More ›
Sushi Go-Round Comes Round Again
Web-based casual games are incredibly popular, and that makes complete sense. Here are quick little games that you can play for a few minutes and then turn off when the boss comes by to check up on you. They are… Read More ›
The Eleventh Doctor Arrives on Doctor Who
Doctor Who has been around in one form or another (or multiple forms at the same time) for over 40 years. Prior to 2010, there have been nine different Doctors, each with their own particular fan base, mythology, attitude, and… Read More ›
Apollo 13 Blasts onto Blu-Ray
There is just something about outer space. It has captured the human consciousness in an amazing way, and although our repeated trips to space seem to garner less and less attention, the notion of actually taking a trip to space… Read More ›
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