UncategorizedUpfronts, Infronts, All-Around-FrontsThis weekend has been full of news about the upcoming U.S. network seasons; it’s traditional for networks to leak news about the...
On CampusUniversities make their mark on big, small screensLanding placement on a TV show like Lost or House can be a double-edged sword
UncategorizedThe Late ’80s: Unheralded Golden Age of Something Or OtherI don’t have much to say about last night’s shows ( Scrubs finale which may or may not have been a finale, good episode; American...
UncategorizedTV, The Recession and EscapismBill Brioux has an article in the Toronto Star about how the recession is impacting television ; and he has more to say at his...
CultureIt was a gas‘Corner Gas’ is ending after six seasons. Jaime J. Weinman explains why it was such a huge success.
GeneralBoston doesn’t want Jay LenoAn NBC affiliate in Boston has refused to air Leno’s 10PM talk show
CultureBroadway’s dating a sitcom writerTV may not want family-friendly comedies anymore but tourist-dependent theatres do
UncategorizedI’m Not Actually Anti-AmbitionJust a quick meta-post: I’ve noticed a common thread in some of my recent posts and comments, and wanted to be the first one to...
UncategorizedRe-Tools Rip-Roaringly RevisitedThe AV Club has an article after my own heart: "’The Clown Show has been put on hiatus for retooling’: 20 cases of mutant TV." 20...
UncategorizedWeekend Viewing: "Real Families"I didn’t have time to seek out something to embed this weekend, so in honour(?) of Jerry Seinfeld’s "The Marriage Ref," here again...