Of course, this past week the real reality shows took over our televisions. Three actual celebrities dying within a week will do that. You will note that none of the three — Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson — got their starts in the reality television genre. However, Ed McMahon played his own role in […]
The X-Files was a landmark television show. I don’t think anyone can deny that. It spawned two movies and more than one imitator (*cough* Fringe *cough*). When it comes to MacGuffins and how the show dealt with it, I think that The X-Files is a really interesting case. Last week, I discussed Twin Peaks, and […]
The surprise deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett made for a strange week in the numbers, as the networks quickly moved things around to get news programming on the air. The results were improved numbers, but that’s not saying much, given how a lot of the summer programming is going. There were some notable […]
Uh, not much. End of review. Just kidding, folks. I doubt the CliqueClack editors would let me get away with a three word review. They take pride in being relatively professional. Bummer for me. Nevertheless, I poured over the Life on Mars season one DVD extras and came away somewhat disappointed. The menu presentation is […]
