An interesting phenomenon is taking place in Hollywood. There are two summer releases connected to extremely popular action figures of the 1980s. The first is the sequel to The Transformers, which premiered earlier in the season. The second, which enters the fray on August 7th, is G.I. Joe. Not the G.I. Joe that featured the […]

(Season 1, Episodes 1-6) I got myself suckered into this gig. One mention of how I didn’t know Dylan McDermott from anything landed me an ultimatum: watch The Practice, or die. Okay, not die, but Rich can be a hard-nosed guy sometimes. Oreo, too. Let me ask you all a question; what does it say […]

True Blood has been hitting on all cylinders this entire season. Bill has finally woken up from his coma, Jason is getting himself into all sorts of trouble, and we are finally getting into the vampire mythology outside of Bon Temps. Oh, and Lafayette…. You’ve got to love Lafayette. I do have to admit I’m […]

As with most of the series that I’ve chosen to flashback to, writing about The Sopranos frightens me. How in the world is it possible to reflect on the magnitude of this work in just a (relatively) short post? There’s only one place to start: this 86-episode opus, which spanned eight and-a-half years, and six […]

(Season 3, Episodes 13-15) I’ve got to say one thing for the Weeds folks: they keep you on your toes. I like how they seem to almost reboot the series at the end of every season. They change the dynamics enough to keep it interesting. After watching the season 3 finale, I have no idea what […]

To say that I hate reality television unfortunately isn’t much of an overstatement. I recognize that there is some quality programming in the genre, but I think that the genre, in general, has done more to hurt scripted programming than they have to help television in general. Shows like Survivor, American Idol, and The Amazing […]

Back-to-back ho-hum episodes for Rescue Me. I call these last couple the calm before the storm. Only five chapters remain in what has been, in my opinion, the best season since number two. The drama has been ratcheted up big time, so a short hiatus to goof off comes as a welcome reprieve. Since there […]