 It’s that time of year again. Flower prices are skyrocketing, restaurant reservations are hard to come by, jewelry stores are bustling and all around North America people are wishing that life were as romantic as their TV. So in honour of this most auspicious holiday, that of St. Valentine, I thought I’d revisit the issue […]
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Friday Night Lightsis like nothing I’ve ever seen. This week’s episode, entitled “Hello, Goodbye” was a perfect example of everything that makes this show so remarkable. No one slept with their best friend’s brother or keeled over from a heart attack; there was no brain surgery, no malicious plotting, no robots, no aliens and no […]
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Each week, my two most hotly anticipated shows vary. But this week, after two weeks off, they were 100% Gossip Girl and How I Met Your Mother. Both of which had pretty “meh” episodes, with sprinklings of the brilliance we normally see. Gossip Girl this week told us the tale of Blair’s seemingly-apocalyptic […]
Every show, even the terrible ones, has at least one character who’s worth your time. Whether they’re the only one to make you laugh, the only one who’s remotely sane or the only one who you can relate to, they make the show worth watching. So here’s to the characters that have managed to shine […]
I haven’t been this excited about so new a show in a very long time. After only 4 episodes United States of Tarahas become one of my absolute favourite things on TV. With every half hour installment I invest more fully in the lives of the characters. As unfamiliar as the central premise of the […]