When did Friday night stop being a television destination? Did the 2000s usher in a generation of youngsters who no longer stayed in to watch their favorite shows on the first night of the weekend? Everyone seems to forget that there’s Saturday night too, plenty of time to go out and get loaded. And for […]

Today’s Guest Clacker is Meredith O’Brien, a pop culture columnist who also blogs about TV and movies at Notes from the Asylum. I didn’t expect to laugh this much during Big Love’s premiere. I think the laughter was a defense mechanism, a response to the parade of craziness which appeared in one scene after another. […]

Dear Bays and Thomas, First off, I’d like to thank you for giving Neil Patrick Harris yet another opportunity to shine, by giving him a musical number in your 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother. It’s not like he doesn’t outshine every member of the cast on a weekly basis, but we all […]

We’re adding a new live-blog/chat to the CliqueClack repertoire. Castle is back tonight, and who can resist talking about the adorable Nathan Fillion? Alyssa Milano is guest-starring as Castle’s ex-girlfriend, whose wedding is ruined by the little matter of a dead bridesmaid. Further complicating matters is the fact that she and Castle may still be […]

The CliqueClack offices received a press release from FOX today, announcing that Glee‘s been picked up for a second season. No surprise there, and certainly no disappointment from this fan and Gleeks ’round the world. Incidentally, they also announced a Glee nationwide open casting call beginning in February that will be turned into a multi-part […]

At least, that’s the delusion that Angela Bromstad (President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios) seems to be operating under. Asked about the show at NBC’s TCA presentation, Bromstad said, “”It’s been performing very strongly in its 8 p.m. time slot.” I would argue that finishing in fourth place every week, and losing to […]

If you didn’t see, this year’s cast photo was released this week. In a showing of complete lack of creativity, the minds behind the photo decided to set the cast in a last supper-like spread. This would have been a great idea if it wasn’t such a cliche at this point. If you don’t recall, […]