UncategorizedExposition!Preliminary thought after watching act 1 of 90210 (I’ll finish the rest very soon and talk about it tomorrow): nothing has really...
UncategorizedBut The Success of Their Trailer Depended On... One ManEveryone I know is saddened by the death of trailer voice-over god Don LaFontaine ; he’s been a part of our lives, and his...
UncategorizedPutting Some English On ItRemember Diane English, the creator of Murphy Brown ? She’s back as of next week, when her remake of The Women opens at a theatre...
UncategorizedSo What’s New?So September starts and we don’t even get a chance to catch our breath; new episodes are upon us already, including an episode...
UncategorizedWeekend Viewing: "Meet John Brain"This Pinky and the Brain cartoon (which starts at about 1:39 into this clip, after a couple of other short segments) first aired...
UncategorizedThere’s a Younger Generation Knock Knock Knocking At the DoorEarl Pomerantz has a really fascinating post on the question of ageism in the hiring of TV writers (Via Will ). He notes that...
UncategorizedRandomosityBe back to daily blogging next week, but for now, some semi-random thoughts: Missing out on the chance to do a fall TV preview is...
UncategorizedManny Farber, King of CriticsI wanted to pop back in to say a little something about the critic Manny Farber, who died last week at the age of 91 . For the...
UncategorizedWeekend Viewing: THE FALL GUYAnother Glen A. Larson production, perhaps his most entertainingly stupid show of all: starring Lee Majors and his many stunt...
UncategorizedA Terrifying ComparisonMark Evanier makes an interesting point, and one I hadn’t thought of: Joe Biden does kind of look like McLean Stevenson. And I’m...