UncategorizedWill They Or Won’t They? Why Should They?In comments, Alan asks : I think the essential point about sexual tension is that while it’s a long-term trap for a show, it’s a...
UncategorizedPut Bleeding Gums Murphy Back In the Opening!The Simpsons and King of the Hill have both made the switch to HD, and both of them needed to create new main titles for the new...
UncategorizedWeekend Viewing: How To Steal From THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOWI mentioned in an earlier post that The Dick Van Dyke Show is one of the shows that frequently has plots "borrowed" by later...
Uncategorized"Retool Canadian TV" Sounds So Ominous, Doesn’t It?The CRTC is considering limiting the amount Canadian broadcasters can spend on U.S. programming
UncategorizedHelping People Vs. Punishing People On TVJust a quick follow-up to my last post: someone with a sociological bent could read some weird things into the way the "standard"...
UncategorizedBurn Notice, Keep On Bringing Those Old PlotsAlan Sepinwall points out that last night’s Burn Notice was a great variation on an old chestnut of a plot, the bank heist/hostage...
Uncategorized"I Stayed Up All Night Watching a Designing Women Marathon..."The latest of the Shout Factory licenses (along with the even more welcome announcements of Peyton Place and The Dana Carvey Show...
UncategorizedRemember When Network TV Stars Were Forced to "Host" Other Shows On the Same Network?Oh, this is a trip back to the glorious days of the first Bush presidency (just before the first recession that started during the...
UncategorizedJoaquin Phoenix, Performance Artist?Phoenix’s appearance on David Letterman last night is already a classic what-the-hell-was-that moment
UncategorizedThe Origin of "Previously On...?"Here’s a question for those with long TV-viewing memories: what was the first show to use the term "Previously on..." when...