Yes, the 2008-2009 network television season’s in the bag. But, you know what? It’s not all tears and depression. Let’s be honest; most nights, the networks air a pretty stinky lineup of shows. Apparently, it’s really hard to put on three straight hours of quality programming, and some networks even struggle to put on two (and when […]
With the 2008-2009 network television season in the bag, and a dreary 2009-2010 season to look forward to, I find my mind a wandering back in time. As easy as it is to stumble back on The West Wing anyway, my stroll was aided by a recent conversation being held over the highs and lows […]
What a tease! How does a show add a great character, guest or no, and then just yank them out from under us as soon as we’ve grown to love them? Unfortunately, I’m not sure that we’ll ever get an answer to the “Where’s Andy?” question. While I can’t find confirmation of it, I assume […]
Don’t you hate it when network television cheats with the length of their season? A 22-24 episode year ends up being 20-22, sometimes with a clips show thrown in to really annoy us. Well, cable’s picked up on the sneak as well; last night’s eighth episode of season three of The Tudors was the finale. […]
Rich’s piece last week about how USA Network’s Sunday was West Wing Reunion night got me to thinking a little bit about that old favorite. Unlike many other ensemble shows, The West Wing cast strong actors throughout, people who had careers before, and will continue to have careers long after, the series. While there are […]
A few months back, I took cursor to digital paper and wrote an ode to shows that I’ve lost over the years. With yet another network television season complete, I believe it’s time to revisit that list, and add an addendum cataloging the massacre that accompanies the close of each season. For all of you […]
Wow! I saw it for myself, and I still can’t believe it. Clark Duke on consecutive episodes of Greek? Can this be? Oh, it be, and Dale didn’t fail us this time. The fact that he and Cappie are phone buddies is awesome, and a great pickup from their all-nighter at last season’s honors polymer […]