(Season 2, Episodes 20-22) Season two is over, and it would seem that quite a few people think I’ve seen all the Veronica Mars that’s worth seeing. I’m too curious, though, so I’ll be giving season three a chance. Overall, I didn’t think that season two was quite as tight as season one. The ending […]

Last Thursday, ’80s filmmaking icon John Hughes suffered a fatal heart attack. He was only 59 years old. As far as teen comedies are concerned, Hughes ruled the genre from 1983-1990. He only directed eight films during his ephemeral career, but wrote close to forty screenplays. The list of movies bearing his signature is impressive: […]

Those of you who’ve learned how to play this game are still drunk, or in jail, from the weekend…. At 8:00, TNT offers up last week’s episode of The Closer, “Identity Theft.”  USA has a familiar NCIS caper, while TBS decides to go with the (kinda) funny stylings of Family Guy. Over on ABC, it’s […]

Highlights of the Week Ohmygodohmygodohmygod it’s THE JONAS BROTHERS! They’re going to be at Teen Choice 2009, the awards show so cool they took “Award” right out of the title. How badass are they (Mon. 8pm, FOX)? If you’re a little older, how about: Ohmygodohmygodohmygod it’s Neil Diamond – Hot August Night: NYC (Fri. 8pm, […]

Full disclosure: I was so bored last night, I had to fight to stay awake. Wow; just not a good episode. And for a season finale? I think the writers of In Plain Sight may have tried to dig a bit too deep with this season, what with the additional three episodes over last. I’m […]

(Season 3, Episodes 9-11) Still chugging along; if only more shows were as consistently inventive and entertaining as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. FOX recently said they intend to let creator Joss Whedon just be Joss in the new season of Dollhouse, rather than interfere like they did with Firefly. Maybe they went back and watched Buffy […]

(Season Two, Episode Eight) Over the course of the first half of the season, True Blood has slowly diverged into two separate stories: one based in Dallas, and one in Bon Temps. While everyone (including myself) has been talking about how well the show has been doing, tonight’s episode put a very fine point on […]