Firstly: no one is as great a kid as Michael. He’s spectacular: hardworking, vastly intelligent, analytical, fair, kind, he has his priorities straight, he’s fond of the young kids, he knows when to speak and when to stay silent, he’s got an extraordinary gift of communication and leadership. I’m waiting for his flaw. he’s also […]
and for that matter. beautiful Hilda, beautiful Daniel, beautiful Justin, beautiful Mark, Christina, Claire, Alexis, Amanda, Wilhemina, Bradford, Santos and beautiful Henry. This show is just beautiful. The revelation of Alexis’ memory lapse made me gasp out loud (I’m sure my floor mates think I’m nuts), I almost started to cry when it was revealed […]
To the best cast ever: the best of Everwood, Alias, The West Wing, Ali McBeal, Prison Break, Six Feet Under, Reunion and an Oscar winning matriarch to tie them all together. Its lightning in a bottle when these people get together in front of a camera. To wonderful characters and relationships: no show has ever […]
I must confess that I got only half way through the pilot episode of Bionic Woman before turning it off in repulsion- and I had to force myself to get that far. I start of every new TV season with every intention of watching absolutely everything, at least giving it a couple episodes to win […]
She’s the best. Kate Walsh brought to life a character that was set up to be hated by an entire continent rooting for her husband to be with another woman. She turned Addison into one of the most complex and compelling characters on Grey’s and I would watch her in anything. That said, private practice […]
There are typically, in Boston Legal, moments when you just think to yourself “what is this?” it’s completely ridiculous and they take it too far and it’s kind of strange that it gets the Emmy attention it seems to… but… there there are moments when you realize that it’s so much more than the farce […]
OK, not amazing, kind of average but again, like most TV shows out there, worth the watch. Chuck is adorable and fun (though very badly edited), I liked seeing Sarah Lancaster (Everwood) back on screen and some elements are really cute (like Chuck’s affectionate nickname for his sister’s boyfriend ‘captain awesome’) but Journeyman is actually […]
How great is it to hear Kristin Bell’s voice on TV again? GREAT. Now I refused to read the books, they were a little too chick lit trashy for me but all my snobbish sensibilities could not keep me away from the series premiere of Gossip Girl on The CW. And I have to admit- […]
I really like Kid Nation!!! These kids are amazing. Even the ones you’re really not supposed to like (ie: Greg) have moments where they’re awesome (helping out the kid with the muscle spasm, offering to be Jimmy’s wing man, helping the younger kids on his team during the challenge, his pride in Sophia when she […]
The series premiere of Back to You was this week and I have to say…. thank god. This show was lovely. It wasn’t innovative, it wasn’t memorable, and it wasn’t brilliant but it was good and it was familiar. The sitcom King (Kelsey Grammar- Cheers/Frasier) and Queen (Patricia Heaton– Everybody Loves Raymond) together with legendary […]
I’ve just finished previewing the second season premier of Friday Night Lights (airing on NBC on Friday, Oct 5 @9pm). Its not as great as the first season but still wonderful. The complex characters and relationships are still there. Julie faces a dilemma in her relationship with Matt that Ive seen happen to real-life couples […]
My favourite show currently on the air is (no secret here: How I Met Your Mother). I was, however, disappointed in last night’s third season premier. While still better than most sitcoms out there (see the second half of this post), last night’s HIMYM was not up to their usual standard. After re-watching the entire […]
Last night’s second episode of the Prison Break season was certainly meh. The sleuthing should not be left to Lincoln. Susan B Anthony is clearly ridiculous- first off she’s completely unbelievable as an agent of whatever she’s an agent of, she’s also played by the bitchy prom queen from She’s All That, please. I hate […]
I just finished watching the first season of Friday Night Lights on nbc.com and can I just say it is not in the least bit over hyped by all those critics who’ve been swearing by its brilliance for a year. I’m the last person to ever watch something about football. I’m the last person to […]
As premieres rain upon us I thought Id give you an idea of what I’m going to be watching this season (because that’s what I’ll be talking about but its also what you should watch… hint, hint). RETURNING SHOWS: – Brothers & Sisters – Desperate Housewives – Prison Break – How I Met Your Mother […]
This is my appeal to you (not that anyone reads this- if anyone reads this please post a comment so I know you’re there). I have a thing where I can’t jump into a show if I haven’t seen the beginning. I couldn’t return to Lost after I skipped the end of season 1, I […]
I admit I love the Wentworth. I love his secretive eyes, his heart shaped face, his perfectly defined lips, the small mole on his temple, his strong hands, the way he exudes quietly intense intelligence, etc… but I have to admit that even if we put him aside for a moment I still love Prison […]
I have a confession to make. Though I on a regular basis sing the praises of intelligent television and curse the squalor that is reality television, I love, and have loved for some time now, Big Brother. I tried to give it up when 6th season rolled around but by the time I found out […]
I INTERUPT THE TV LOVE FOR A RANDOM, UNRELATED THEATRE POST!!!!!!!!! I’ve been failing as a theatre addict lately, though Ive seen a couple shows nothing has inspired me… until JRB came along. A couple weeks ago, thanks to my favourite blogs at the addict.com network, I found out about a Jason Robert Brown concert […]
Has anyone seen a cuter couple since Ross and Rachel? Jim and Pam’s chemistry is one of the greatest things about the amazing sitcom that is The Office. Their kiss at the end of last season was breathtaking and an entire continent held their breath until its resolution this September. Though the writers decided not […]
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. That’s all I have to say about the current state of television. There are all the reasons in the world to lose faith in television as an art form. Deal or no Deal has somehow replaced jeopardy, The OC and One Tree Hill are the only remains of Dawson’s […]
Once upon a time there was a multitude of great television encapsulated into succinct 23 minute installments. This was when sitcoms ruled the airways… not in syndication. My TV obsession came in the age of FRIENDS, Will & Grace, Frasier, Sex and the City, That 70s Show and Seinfeld. These days there are only 3 […]
All my intellectually snobbish friends look down their noses at me when I talk about the show that I watch every afternoon at 3pm. Well, of course I don’t actually watch it then (I don’t watch anything in its own time slot), I PVR it and watch it when I get home each night. This […]
Last night was the second episode of the year of the only show I’ve been faithful to since the beginning. This year, it’s 7th, is the last year of the wonderful show that is Gilmore Girls. Every other show I watch is either less than 3 years old or I picked up after it began. […]
Being a Canadian girl the age I am ensured two things. 1) I love Victor Garber for many reasons (Daddy Warbucks, the king in Cinderella, Jack Bristow, etc…) and 2) I was, in my time, a Dawson’s Creek fan. These two factors ensured that I tuned in to the new law drama Justice starring the […]
Though many new sitcoms are premiering this year, absolutely none have managed to stand out to me as (as the folks on HIMYM would say) “awesome” . To tell you the truth I haven’t even seen most of them: only 2. Both are critical flops and both lack the creative energy one might expect with […]