One of the many things I like about Modern Family is how, even within all of the antics and humor, they can fit in some sort of touching message that makes sense and, dare I say, choke you up a little. No? Just me? Well, it happens to me, dammit, and usually it’s at the […]

Syfy debuted the first two hours of their latest original movies/mini-series, Alice, this past Sunday night, then the rest of it Monday night. First of all, in the interest of full disclosure, I’m still sore over not having received the screener for it. I’ve had a really good relationship with the Syfy folks for years, […]

When you consider the fact that I’m evaluating 29 years of programming options on one night and one network, it’s kind of surprising to hit a complete wall. Granted a lot of that has to do with my unfamiliarity with some older shows, but you have to figure that I’ve been up on this stuff […]

As promised, here are today’s notable deals on TV-related items over on Amazon.com. Many of these deals carry through the entire month, as well as those we’ve already mentioned. The IT Crowd: The Complete Third Season: 46% off. OK, not on par with the other savings, but it’s on DVD! Other seasons also discounted. All […]

I realize that Joel just played a small part, but it seems better to kick the post off with a happy thought. And if we learned nothing else from the return of The Closer, we surely know that adorable little Joel traffics in nothing but happy thoughts. That’s a very good thing, because the rest […]

OK, it really wasn’t, but that was a funny gag. Castle returned this week with another fantastic case in “The Fifth Bullet.” It was helped along right away with the casting of Marc Blucas as Jeremy. I’m enough of a Buffy nerd to always enjoy seeing any of the actors pop up in other things. […]

If you were watching the series finale of Monk on Friday night (and, apparently, millions of you did) you probably caught a new ad for USA’s Psych that brought a smile to your face. That is, if you didn’t immediately channel surf at the break.