I’ve never been much of a sitcom watcher; for me, the one-hour scripted shows have it, but a few throughout the years have caught my attention: Cheers, Frasier, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, even some seasons of Friends. Right now, the only sitcom I watch is How I Met Your […]

Yes, it’s another (fairly) new reality show. No fear for the anti-reality folks, though. With the premise of True Beauty, such as it is, chances are it’s only good for a season. You see, the contestants have only been told that they’re basically entering a beauty contest with challenges which eliminate a contestant each week. […]

My life was in flux during the 1990s. Fresh out of college, I ended up working in an office (but knew I was destined for greatness), and my husband and I wandered gypsy-like between homes while we were building our own high on a hill overlooking Lake Michigan. One of those places was his grandparents’ […]

(Season 2, Episode 10 – “Do No Harm”) Last we saw exiled super-spy Michael Westen, he was leaping clear of his exploding front door. After a four-month hiatus, Burn Notice returned last night with a proverbial bang. Don’t fret, Mike is fine, bruised and battered, but fine nonetheless. Good buddy Sam was there to dust […]

Guess what, American Idol. There are people all over this great country and there are all kinds of colloquialisms out there. Some might call it local flavor, but it’s all America so you’d do well to do a little bit of homework before you smear a guy’s name across national television. For those who were […]

(Season 21, Episode 3 – “The BFF-O-Meter”) Things are beginning to heat-up inside Brooklyn manor. Relationships are forming, flirtations are flying and Chet is still a virgin. I have to admit, despite my past reservations, I am beginning to like this cast of eight strangers. Yeah, they’re still whiny and preachy, but they do have […]

Maybe I’m being too protective of my favorite bunch o’ geeks. This is the second time that a character I don’t care for has all of a sudden been thrust into the limelight without rhyme or reason. The first one was the doctor (who seemed so un-doctor-esque) who became Leonard’s love sex interest, then vanished. […]