(1/12 – 1/18) No. Not really. In fact, it was the lowest rated premiere the show has ever had. Somehow though, ABC managed to massage those numbers so much that they felt ok producing a promo that called it bigger than ever. It’s lipstick on a pig. DVR, streaming, illicit downloads, no matter what spin […]
(Season 3, Episode 12 – “Earth, Wind, and… Wait For It”) Things were just a little bit different in Santa Barbara this week. Oh, there were still a lot of good gags, and a host of obscure references. At the same time though, there was a bit less of the psychic nuttery. Shawn and Gus […]
(1/12 – 1/18) Yes, of course, the big story this week was the return of American Idol. It didn’t disappoint, from a numbers perspective. Both installments easily won their nights. We all expected that though, right? The more interesting bit of the Idol story was the effect the show had, or didn’t have, on the […]
(Season 3, Episode 11 – “Lassie Did A Bad, Bad Thing” ) What’s the old saying? “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Our pal Lassiter got slapped with the Proverbs stick this week. He was in full Lassiter form after bringing in the notorious gangster, Chavez. But it didn’t last long. […]
(Season 4, Episode 11 – “Family Remains”) I fired up the TV to watch the new Supernatural not knowing one thing about what the episode was to entail. If you were in a similar state, you may have shared my expectations for the story to pick up where “Heaven And Hell” left off. Those were […]
I was flipping through the channels the other day when I saw what I assumed was a promo for a new show that had somehow slipped under my television radar. Right there on the big screen was TV’s Hunter himself, Mr. Fred Dryer. He was asking all kinds of questions to a cute girl. It […]
The countdown to the premiere of Dollhouse keeps chugging along. We’re inside of a month now, and with the TCAs underway, the press machine is firing up. Over the past few days there have been a number of stories flying around the internet, each signaling a different vibe. Let’s start with the good news, and […]
