UncategorizedWhy MacGyver?It’s not news that the quality of a Saturday Night Live show can’t be predicted from just looking at the name of the host. Some of...
UncategorizedYou Can Never Have Too Many SimpsonsOkay, remember last year when the CW was trying to promote 90210 by spending every single day leaking a new bit of casting news to...
CultureShould she stay or should she go?Can Katherine Heigl make it as a movie star without ‘Grey’s Anatomy’?
UncategorizedIn Stereo Where AvailableTwo more things I remembered while watching the season 5 DVD of Family Ties : 1. The early seasons were in mono, but this season...
UncategorizedWeekend Viewing: Married With the Wrong ChildrenHere’s another unaired pilot for a series that was considerably improved by casting changes. Married... With Children was already...
UncategorizedWhat Does a Show Do When It’s On the Bubble?Michael Schneider has an article on "bubble" shows : shows that aren’t canceled yet but aren’t doing well enough to be assured of...
UncategorizedEverybody’s Already Linked to This, But I Don’t CareI can’t not embed Harry Partridge’s main title for a Watchmen Saturday morning cartoon .
UncategorizedCHUCK Is a Potentially Great Show, But What Kind of Show?Regular commenter Justin had an interesting comment on Chuck yesterday: As I said in comments, I have the exact opposite...
UncategorizedMore Upcoming TV Shows On DVDI’m just going to collect some thoughts on some new and upcoming TV-on-DVD releases -- most of them from Shout! Factory, not...
CultureOur very ‘hummable’ new seasonIn times of crisis, don’t expect to see opera companies staging risky, lesser-known works