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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 […]

The critics love it. People with some of the most sophisticated TV taste I know swear by it. It’s got an Emmy-winning star, a network on the rise and subject matter so edgy it’s almost too sharp to handle. So how does Breaking Badfare when evaluated by a slightly prissy TV nerd with a fondness […]

Kelly’s 50 Favourite People on TV in 2008

50. Michael Cassidy (Charlie Hogan, Privileged) 49. Padma Lakshmi (Host/Judge, Top Chef) 48. Chi McBride (Emerson Cod, Pushing Daisies) 47. Nick Spangler (Winner, The Amazing Race) 46. Jason Segal (Marshall Erikson, How I Met Your Mother) 45. Tabitha & Napoleon D’Umo (Judges/Choreographers, So You Think You Can Dance) 44. James Spader (Alan Shore, Boston Legal) […]

Fan-flippin’-tastic!
 

For the biggest laugh around, check out your favourite TV stars (from How I Met Your Mother, The Office, The West Wing, Scrubs, Saturday Night Live and more) starring in this fantastic video from FunnyorDie.com, directed and produced by Hollywood PoohBah and So You Think You Can Dancejudge Adam Shankman. You may even learn a […]

 

As the year comes to a close it seems only fitting to pay it tribute. So here are some of the highs, lows and in-betweens of the year, in my opinion. The Best Network Decisions of the Year:  – NBC giving new life to Friday Night Lights by striking a deal with Direct TV to […]

Little Mosque: “A Hard Day’s Fight”

There was nothing I didn’t like about the latest episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie. Let’s start with the small stuff: The B story involving Baber teaching at Layla’s school was both funny and sweet. Baber becoming the cool teacher was an inspired writing choice. It would have been so easy to have the […]

On the Eighth Day Before Christmas Shonda Gave to Me…

8 classy callgirls 7 awkward hookups 6 moral dilemmas 5 immature doctors 4 preachy sermons 3 yucky sex scenes 2 911 calls and an hour of moronic TV

Last week Rachael presumed to list a couple crush-worthy TV characters who hadn’t made my list because I was yet to discover their shows. So this week, I’ve decided that I need to fix her list of favourite Christmas episodes. See there’s one REALLY big hole in Rachael’s viewing history, The West Wing. One of, […]