(Season 8, Episodes 1 & 2 – “My Jerks” & “My Last Words” – Season Premiere) The first words of the shiny new season on ABC are “That’s new,” as JD points to the ABC logo in the bottom right corner. This segueways us into a discussion between him and the janitor about his new […]

The last British invasion not to involve Francis Scott Key or Hessians took place in the late seventies and was led by the likes of Johnny Rotten and Elvis Costello. It was called “punk” and it would change music for the better at a time when the medium needed it most. MTV helped champion the […]

(Season 1, Episodes 1-4) Beyond being young, female and a little gossipy, I don’t consider myself part of Gossip Girl‘s sexy target demographic. Trust funds and body shimmer aren’t particularly important to me, so I shouldn’t be interested in GG, right? As it turns out, my rebellious streak, surly demeanor and the ominous theremin music […]

(Season 1, Episode 6 – “The Stork Job”) After a bit of scheduling weirdness last week, the show  returned to the original episode order with a job that took the team to Belgrade. An odd mix of circumstances that included gun runners, orphans, and what appeared to be the set of a Sci Fi Original […]

With all my recent watching of The Wire, I’ve had Lance Reddick on the brain. These days he’s busy playing Broyles on Fringe, but last season he was one of Lost‘s most intriguing new faces: Matthew Abaddon. He wasn’t a featured player, but I think any Lost fan will remember Abaddon as the man behind […]

Ivey West is back Guest-clacking for us again this week…. Imagine a two minute glimpse into your future: Where are you and what are you doing…? Most importantly, who are you doing it with? Having a dinner with your wife? Watching the news? Reading Keith’s post about the BSG finale (can someone let me know […]

(Season 1, Episode 12 – “Hello, Goodbye, Amen”) 90210 has been off the air for so long that if it weren’t for the fact that I review it, I probably would have forgotten about its existence. While we don’t exactly pick up where we left off, we may as well have, because nothing has actually […]