UncategorizedCaptain Nemo Was Rarely EmoIn lieu of a second post today, here’s another "how many other Canadians grew up watching this?" question. This cartoon was also...
UncategorizedTV and the Power to PreserveSidney Lumet, the great film director who died recently at the age of 86, was one of the most famous of the generation of film...
UncategorizedPolice Squad! Played StraightSpeaking of procedurals, via Marty McKee , here’s a main title I’d never seen before: one of the last shows produced by the...
UncategorizedPeople On TV Are WeirdAnother thing I’d add to Ken Levine’s rules for writing a procedural (see below) is that you should make sure everyone except your...
CultureJackie Kennedy meets ’Dawson’s Creek’The Kennedys miniseries controversy distracts attention from its other problems
UncategorizedHow To Write Your Very Own ProceduralMaking fun of the formulaic and unrealistic nature of TV procedurals is almost as tradition-bound as the prodceurals...
UncategorizedTV: Holding Out For a HeroLast night’s Justified was a terrific episode that ended with a perfect, powerful "funny/serious" moment masterfully played by...
UncategorizedGlenn Beck to end his show (again)The Fox show will end having lasted only a little longer than his CNN Headline News show
UncategorizedThe Birth of TV ContrarianismI once read an article about the quality TV -- this was in a book of essays we were assigned for school, and this one wasn’t...
UncategorizedThe U.S. News BluesIt looks like Scott Pelley will, as expected, replace Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News when she steps down soon. I don’t know...