UncategorizedThe PlausiblesMy last post brought this great comment from Mark F. , who talks about something that nit-picky laymen (like me...
Uncategorized"It’s Too Late For That! I Want Revenge!"Just one more follow-up to my post on characters who don’t explain themselves : one commenter pointed out, rightly, that it...
UncategorizedMontalbaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn!He was on every television show ever made and always found a way to make a good impression, regardless of the material. Mark...
UncategorizedThe Ranger’s Not Gonna Like This, Amy PoehlerAt the press tour (remember those?) NBC finally revealed the premise of what was originally called "The Office Spinoff," but long...
UncategorizedA Bracing Dose of NastinessMaybe it’s wrong -- okay, drop the "maybe" -- but every year, I look forward to the "50 Most Loathsome People in America" list...
UncategorizedPatrick McGoohan: Gone But Still Not a NumberOne of the many admirable things about the late Patrick McGoohan is that he came up with a new and unique way of dealing with the...
UncategorizedAmerican Idol is Clean and Nice and Wonderful and PureMichael Markowitz at Should’ve Asked Me isn’t only a prolific Duckman writer-producer, he’s also one of the few TV writers in the...
UncategorizedPrison Break Breaks Down, Or "The Four Seasons"Fox didn’t surprise much of anyone when they announced the cancellation of Prison Break . The chief concern about the show was...
UncategorizedI Remember Alex Trebek’s PITFALLI enjoyed Noel Murray’s new piece on "The Evolution of Alex Trebek," an overview of the career (and hairstyles) of Canada’s most...
CultureCruella de LawyerA strange mix of art and trash, with the best cast on TV, ‘Damages’ leaves good-for-you legal shows in the dust