I’m not gonna lie to you — it’s the former. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, so long as the buddy cops are enjoyable … that’s kind of where things get dicey for me. They just lost me last night. I don’t know — something about the show just refuses to engage me. Which is […]

Dear Detectives Esposito and Ryan, I am writing this letter to sincerely apologize for not learning your names sooner. This week’s episode of Castle really helped cement your names for me, since this is the second episode in a row where you each actually had lines. I’m almost embarrassed to admit it, but I kind […]

Ah, the post that started it all. The West Wing Week is an outgrowth of this here weekly feature; the series was simply too mammoth to be contained in just one post. Either that, or I figured it was a good way to get everyone else to carry the load for me (a thought that […]

Standing in line at the supermarket a few days ago, the trash mags caught my eye. Don’t judge me — you know you read the headlines to pass the time. Scanning one of the soap opera weeklies, I noticed they had an article with the low-down on The Vampire Diaries. Wha…? Why would they have […]

Back when I was a freshman, the captain of my high school’s hockey team was a guy who held the position as both a junior and a senior — he was that good. Back when he was a sophomore rookie on the team, he was initiated into the brotherhood by being pinned to the ground, and […]

Yeah, I cheated on that one — so sue me. Or direct your anger at Rusty. What are you thinking, boy? Jordan? This is when sounds of a truck backing up should be screaming in your head. I think a large part of all of this is who he was pre-Jen K. Rusty’s years as […]

Dear TLC, I hate you. Not just a figurative hate, either. This is a hate that begins at the bottom of my toes and extends to the tips of whatever hair remains on my head. It’s a hatred I save for reality shows, Rush Limbaugh, and According to Jim. In other words, things that will […]