UncategorizedDifferent Categories Of TV Intros (Part 1)Last week I was advocating a return to the full-length TV intro, as opposed to just the title or a 20-second blink-and-you-miss-it...
UncategorizedThe New Economics Of TV On DVDI wanted to say a bit more about the upcoming Mary Tyler Moore complete series box set. Everyone who already paid for the first...
UncategorizedLetterman Takes Licks Over Hicks TricksAs you probably know, David Letterman made a nice gesture on Friday night, apologizing for the famous incident (early in his CBS...
UncategorizedEliza Dushku, TV Star or Geek Girl God?I watched the first episode of Dollhouse -- not the first first episode, the second first episode, which will be the first episode...
UncategorizedWeekend Flop Viewing: ANGIEHere’s a show that’s fairly well-known and well-remembered for something that only ran a season and a half. If you’ve never seen...
UncategorizedRandom Thoughts On Upcoming Episodes I Haven’t Seen YetWhat comes to mind while browsing next week’s TV listings
UncategorizedThank You, Oprah (Three Words I Never Thought I’d Say)After Oprah Winfrey held a Mary Tyler Moore Show reunion last year and gave her audience copies of the four seasons that had been...
UncategorizedNetworks Really Don’t Want Long Title SequencesOne thing about Fox’s experiment with longer running times (and shorter commercial breaks) is that it’s given us a chance to see...
CultureChristopher Plummer time capsuleFilmgoers will now be able to appreciate what it’s like to see a magnificent stage actor
UncategorizedWhat Would Be Better, An ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT movie or a TAXI movie?I’m happy that Michael Cera appears to have dropped his opposition to doing an Arrested Development movie (I can’t be the only one...