UncategorizedDeath Slots: No Longer Deadly?There are a couple of things worth looking out for when it comes to U.S. TV ratings this week. Last week two shows did pretty well...
UncategorizedWorst... Road Runner DVD... Ever.I’ve sort of given up on Warner Bros. DVD releases of its cartoons: I accept that we’re not going to get much of value until a)...
UncategorizedTV: Besides Cops, Lawyers and Doctors, What Else Is There?I don’t comment too much on pilot pickups because most of them will never see the light of day. (I want the networks to bring back...
UncategorizedOscars: The Movies That Count and the Movies That Don’tUpdate: For some actual analysis of the nominations, go directly to Brian D. Johnson at this same website . I have long thought...
CultureBreak a leg, Spider-Man’Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark’ may be the first musical to credit its success to stage catastrophes
UncategorizedEverybody Has a Long Lost SomethingOprah Winfrey’s announcement that she has a long-lost half-sister naturally got me thinking about other TV characters who have...
UncategorizedJack LaLanne was RightJack LaLanne, the fitness guru who died yesterday at 96 years young , wasn’t only a workout expert and TV personality since the...
UncategorizedTV Pundit Keith Olbermann ResignsI thought the on-air personality who resigns on the air and never comes back to the show was something we only see on fictional...
UncategorizedMako, Tough Guy and Musical Leading ManI don’t have a Filler Clip™ right now that’s specifically TV-related, so here’s one that was at least broadcast on TV. I...