– December movies. It’s Oscar movie season and so far this year I’m loving it. I saw The Reader yesterday and Milk the day before that and loved them both. I was pleasantly surprised by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and was happy when Frost/Nixon met my high expectations, though I am of the […]
-Danny DeVito on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The gang is so funny on their own, why do they need a little fat man to make them more absurd? – Mandy on Privileged. Seriously, where did that meltdown come from? – TV online viewing area limitations. I can’t watch anything on Hulu, NBC, ABC, FOX, […]
Sitcoms adhere to a pretty stagnant format, but there are a couple of shows that circumvent the system spectacularly. MASH was an early one, weaving dramatic tension into it’s comedic base. Arrested Development was another, a pioneer in both comedy and production style. This week I finished the DVDs of 2 series that exemplify […]
This week we found out that Peyton (the 23 year old record producer)’s pregnant. Mia (the 18 year old rock star) returned and taught Chase (the born-again 23 year old) how to make a long island iced tea. Lucas (the 23 year old best selling author/high school basketball coach) attended Hollywood meetings about his movie. […]
Rina Mimoun has written for some of my favourite TV shows. She’s given voice to Lorelai Gilmore, Ned the Piemaker, Ephram Brown and Dawson Leery, and what voices those were. But what Ms. Mimoun can’t seem to do is run her own show. Privileged is so uneven that it sometimes makes me dizzy. The casting […]
Brothers & Sisters returned to ABC tonight and I had yet another epiphany about what makes this show good. Despite what sibling squabbles and Nora’s bi-monthly breakdowns may lead you to believe, the Walkers are adults. The writers aren’t afraid to marry them off or let them recover from their afflictions or let them make […]
When I started Gossip Girl a measly five days ago, I expected a soapy, fashionable dramady. Thanks to Kelly’s enthusiasm, I also expected to like it. I didn’t know how much I’d love it. See when Gossip Girl first premiered, I watched the Pilot and found a barrel full of meh awaiting my troubles. […]
Now that 2009 is here I think it’s time to look back at what’s been accomplished in 2008 and forward to what I’m hoping to achieve in the new year. In 2008 I caught up on, rewatched or enjoyed the whole of: – Angel – Firefly – Sex and the City – Dexter (seasons 1 […]