Have you ever noticed how the US media loves euphemisms? Somehow genocide has become “ethnic cleansing” and our current economic clusterfuck has been dubbed an “economic downturn.” What does this have to do with Lost? Well, the alternate reality game, that I’ve mentioned before has been canceled. Well, not completely canceled, but everything that had […]
We’ve all seen it happen. Some Hollywood TV star hits pay dirt with a super popular TV show. Their ego grows as fat as their wallet and they think they deserve to jump onto the “big screen.” Some make the leap graciously and successfully; a few names that come to mind include Tom Hanks, George […]
(Season 2, Episode 10 – “Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point”) “It’s just a logo, you crazy bitch!” – Alex Oh man, am I glad that this show is staying around! With all the recent cancellations, it’s glad to know that I’ll have Terminator around until May, at least. I’ll even follow it […]
Like many people, I usually have a song stuck in my head. For some reason these songs, more often than not, come from television commercials. It probably has more than a little to do with the fact that I watch a lot of TV. I swear, though, advertisers have some mad scientists writing these songs. […]
(Season 34, Episode 9) I was a little worried about this episode before I watched it. I’m always nervous when a non-actor hosts. Tim McGraw did a fine job, though. He was no Jon Hamm, and there was a lot of staring at the cue cards, but he sufficed. I think a lot of my […]
When I saw previews for some of the first episodes of Food Network Challenge, I didn’t know what to think. I mean, people baking cakes doesn’t strike me as the most compelling television. I think I avoided the show for quite a while, figuring it was just a silly filler program, nothing to be taken […]
(Season 3, Episode 4 – “Gavin Volure”) The parade of guest stars continued this week with Steve Martin. The constant stream of “big names” isn’t getting to me yet, but I can feel it starting. Just a break of a week or two would make a big difference, I think, but I won’t complain. For […]