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One Tree Hill… seriously?
 

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. […]

Why Rina Needs Help
 

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 […]

What Makes the Walkers Different

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 […]

Looking Back: Gossip Girl, Season One

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 […]

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 […]