Uncategorized"Breaking" NewsSomething else that occurred to me about Breaking Bad last night, while watching a scene with Bob Odenkirk’s sleazy lawyer: the...
UncategorizedThe Grand Unified Theory Of Jack Bauer’s CancellationThe rumour is that NBC won’t save 24 (which was its only chance at a ninth season after Fox announced it wouldn’t order one). One...
UncategorizedThe Great Betty White HopeI don’t know quite what to make of the recent outbreak of Betty White-mania , culminating in that huge campaign to get her on...
UncategorizedHappy 100th to BonesHave a look at Bill Brioux’s piece on the 100th episode of Bones -- sort of a more dramatic take on those "before the series...
UncategorizedSOUTH PARK On the EdgeSouth Park has had a bunch of cultural ups and downs: every time it seems to be "out," it comes back and becomes relevant...
UncategorizedMore CRTC Links and OpinionsAnother round-up of posts and articles on the CRTC’s recent decision: - Our own Andrew Coyne says that the CRTC got it mostly...
BooksPenguin classics get a makeoverNot everyone loves the inventive type covers on this new series from the famous publisher
UncategorizedFavourite Bad Sitcom-Within-A-Sitcom?I haven’t checked to see if TVTropes.org has an entry for this, but a common joke on television -- mostly comedies, but sometimes...
UncategorizedDavid Mamet’s Memorable MemoJust released today on Movieline.com, and likely to become a cult classic in the screenwriting how-to genre, is David Mamet’s 2005...
UncategorizedBREAKING BAD: The Good And BadSunday night’s season premiere of Breaking Bad sort of clarified what I like best and least about the show. It has certainly...