CBS has this incredibly odd way of promoting The Amazing Race. Well, perhaps “odd” isn't quite the right word — maybe “forward” is better. They have a very forward way of promoting the Race. Whenever one sees scenes from the… Read More ›

There are many possible reasons that the sport of soccer hasn't taken off in this country the way that it has in the rest of the world.  It's not as conducive to television viewing as other sports – there's no… Read More ›

There is something absolutely wonderful about watching Cary Grant. Grant, no matter the role, always exudes an incredible amount of charisma and charm, and can carry an entire film on his back. It is, however, still preferable to see Grant… Read More ›

Almost two years ago, I labeled Monsoon Multimedia's HAVA Titanium HD (a device similar to the more well-known Slingbox) “a nice idea, but not a must-have device.”  Ever since that assessment, the folks at Monsoon have been doing everything in… Read More ›

“The Cylons were created by man.  They rebelled.  They evolved.  They look and feel human.  Some are programmed to think they are human.  There are many copies.  And they have… a plan.”  So the audience of Battlestar Galactica was repeatedly… Read More ›

Larry David, the absurdly nitpicky Jewish curmudgeon who can be seen on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and co-creator of Seinfeld, has an attitude that could easily be mistaken for Woody Allen’s.  Though not the same man, and though they may… Read More ›

Many a Saturday morning in my youth was spent watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I actually spent enough time watching those fearsome fighting teens to still, all these years later, be able to sing the theme song (turtle power!)…. Read More ›

Everything these days seems to be heading towards being interactive… even television.  No longer do people just sit there and consume, they're sometimes able to actually influence what takes place on the screen (and in more ways than just pretending… Read More ›

Virtually everything I watch on television, I watch via my TiVo.  Network schedules these days seem to be full of time changes, date alterations, and all manner of oddities, TiVo makes it easier to navigate such issues.  However, TiVo also… Read More ›

Located at 45 Bleecker Street in New York City is the Bleecker Street Theatre.  This small, 240-seat theater, is home for the next couple of months to a musical production aimed squarely at pre-teen girls, Pinkalicious, The Musical. Pinkalicious is… Read More ›