UncategorizedRight As the Rain; Also, What’s the Use of Smellin’ Watermelon?As a fan of musicals and TV history, I wish I could see more of the musicals that were produced live for TV in the ’50s. New York...
UncategorizedHarmon-izingHaving discussed Community in comments to my last post (I was kind of agin it after the pilot, but by the end of the season I was...
UncategorizedTwo Key Moments In TV Comedy History -- Both Bad OnesThis isn’t exactly a current topic, but when we look back on the modern history of the traditional sitcom, I think two flop shows...
UncategorizedShowblockersThe AV Club’s latest inventory features "Showblockers: 22 characters who stop good TV shows in their tracks." The list has the...
UncategorizedThis Post May Be For Ontarians OnlyI don’t know how many people outside Ontario watched Polka Dot Door (it did run in the U.S. for a while). Anyone who did watch it...
UncategorizedNBC: Easy But Irresistible TargetThe Hollywood Reporter has this look at the NBC 2010-11 schedule . The sharpest joke is the copyright logo. It’s already been...
CultureCorrupt bankers sing at StratfordA new musical at the famous festival is about an economic crash eerily similar to our own
UncategorizedAnd Now For Something Completely ConanTBS has released another, very short, promo for The Conan O’Brien Show , done in the style of Terry Gilliam.
UncategorizedThe NBC Identity CrisisAlan Sepinwall’s interview with Parks and Recreation co-creator Mike Schur is something that can tide us over while we’re waiting...
UncategorizedEmma Thompson Hates Audrey HepburnEmma Thompson, who’s writing the script for a remake of My Fair Lady , gave an interview to the Telegraph about the project. The...