UncategorizedComedy Tonight -- Which Is To Say, Comedy Last NightSome Friday comedy thoughts: - The excellent season finale of The Office didn’t have a tag (a scene before the closing credits but...
UncategorizedMUSIC: Mozart, The Generation Gap, and The GodsMozart’s first great opera, Idomeneo , is getting more attention lately; the very fine new recording from Harmonia Mundi and its...
OttawaIt’s The Neil Patrick Harris Show, Featuring The TonysThe Tony awards don’t excite me much, but Neil Patrick Harris is an excellent choice as host of the show (June 7). And who knows...
UncategorizedNo More Historically-Normal Commercial LoadsThis was announced unofficially a while ago, but it’s now more or less official (and therefore okay for me to mention a second...
UncategorizedWe Won’t Broadcast It, But We Might Let People Think We’re Broadcasting ItWhile the CW has already made it clear that it’s not interested in a third season of Reaper , the show may not be dead: James...
UncategorizedUnderrated Theme SongsDoes anybody have an example of a TV theme song that is underrated -- one that is not usually named among the all-time great...
UncategorizedOh, You Beautiful, Or At Least Not Entirely Unsightly, Doll[house]After doing all those "Is Dollhouse in trouble?" posts (for which I don’t apologize -- it was fascinating to see a show’s...
UncategorizedThe Owl Explains Why I’m On TwitterI finally started using a Twitter feed this May , mostly for stray observations and YouTube clips that wouldn’t work as a blog...
UncategorizedIs It Really All Part of HOUSE’s Master Plan?I’ve seen this idea thrown around a few times, but rarely as explicitly as in this comment on a House season finale review . In...
UncategorizedHarry and Louise: A PrimerWith the U.S. discussing health-care reform again, a lot of people are bringing up the classic ’90s TV characters "Harry and...