UncategorizedAn Election-Year Campaign Video That’s Kind of NastyFor some reason I find it interesting that up until the late ’60s, many of the really hardball U.S. campaign advertising tactics...
UncategorizedFavourite Lesser-Known Monty Python Sketches?Here’s a question for the Monty Python 40th anniversary festivities: what’s your favourite Monty Python sketch that isn’t (in your...
UncategorizedMusic Madness and DVR DepressionTwo completely unrelated things that, on their own, wouldn’t really be full-scale posts: 1. This Brian Lowry piece from Variety...
UncategorizedWhy Was DOLLHOUSE Renewed?The ratings for the first two episodes of Dollhouse have been so bad that it’s in serious danger of being taken off the air within...
UncategorizedYou Take A Piece From The Bottom And You Put It On TopIt’s been a while since I highlighted a commercial, from the past or the present. And of the many ’80s/early ’90s commercials with...
UncategorizedA TV-DVD Release of Genuine Historic ImportNot a lot of animation has been released on DVD this year (studios called off most cartoon releases aimed at grown-ups), so I’m...
UncategorizedLOST Is a Soap OperaDenis McGrath prints a letter from a reader who makes a pretty good point about Lost : following the show can be frustrating once...
UncategorizedHe’s Not That GuyThis has come up a couple of times in other venues, so I thought I’d mention this in a post: the co-creator of Modern Family and...
UncategorizedA Guide To Blogosphere JargonWhenever I write about TV political punditry, I feel tempted to use some terms that are unfamiliar to people who are sane and/or...
Uncategorized"My World And Welcome To It"A new golden age of U.S. TV comedy began in the 1970-1 season, with shows like Mary Tyler Moore and All In the Family that took...