UncategorizedThe Trouble With ClassicalAfter noticing the increased use of classical music as a young-people repellent -- in libraries, in subway stations, in the...
UncategorizedGlee and the coma plotComedy comas are predictable, but Glee gets away with it by being earnest
UncategorizedIs Justin Bieber Hosting Punk’d?Several people, starting with Josef Adalian , have reported that MTV and Ashton Kutcher are planning to do a revival of Punk’d...
UncategorizedGreat Opening Lines, Political Ad DivisionThis Christine O’Donnell campaign ad features an opening line that has become an instant classic. I actually am a little surprised...
UncategorizedTelevision ItemsThis new TV season is so lacklustre so far, it seems even the news about TV is a bit dull -- Jeff Zucker leaving NBC is...
UncategorizedDonald Duck In "Right Wing Radio Duck"This was the viral video of the weekend, a full-length Donald Duck cartoon built by Jonathan McIntosh out of dozens of clips from...
UncategorizedStephen J. Cannell DiesWell, this is a really depressing piece of news: TV writer and producer Stephen J. Cannell has died of complications associated...
UncategorizedYo, Coop!I’m not really sure who Anderson Cooper’s upcoming daytime talk show is supposed to reach -- he’s no replacement Oprah, that’s for...
UncategorizedWhy TV Still Needs Mainstream HitsThe cancellation of Lone Star has touched off, in addition to the usual irritating snobbery, some discussion about whether there’s...
UncategorizedHow I Met Your Mother Without Laugh Track (Literally)Because canned laughter is mostly a thing of the past, most "without laugh track" clips are really nothing of the kind (just...