Bob Schieffer is used to wrangling politicians as the moderator of CBS’s Face the Nation. So maybe he thinks that he has a better handle on what people who watch the presidential debates want to hear. It sure seems that way, as he’s determined to moderate a debate that’s actually informative and interesting; something that, […]

I remember the first time my son saw the Pink Panther. Yep, you guessed it: Right on the side of a bag of home insulation. He peeked his head into the attic, his eyes locked on the iconic, pink creature on the side of the bag and said: “What’s THAT?!” Thinking nothing of it, I […]

It’s been another week of winners and losers in the reality games. And, I’m here to clack about the events! I don’t want any flack about my clack from those who don’t like the genre. After all, it’s right there in the title. See it up there? Reality. Thankfully, it’s not a reality in which […]

(Season 17, Episode 4) Well, the blurb doesn’t say much about this episode. Someone elicits sympathy from the tribe with waterworks but no mentions of any dead grandmothers. Someone else loves Exile Island. But the main thing that could shake this season up, and early, is the challenge wherein the tribes must rank their tribemembers […]

Another day, another show canceled.  Guess that’s the way things go in Hollywood.  Today it was The Riches, FX’s drama about a con artist family.  Reports today say that the show is kaput.  I was a viewer of the show, but honestly, I’m a little ambivalent about this news.  The show was OK, never attaining […]

For the past several weeks, Tina Fey has helped lead SNL to a creative and ratings resurgence with her freakishly spot-on impression of VP hopeful, Sarah Palin. Now, according to reports, there is serious talk in the McCain camp of preparing a response. One possibility? Palin may appear on Saturday Night Live, not as herself, […]

Yes, it’s that time again! It’s time to check in with what’s been happening on some of the reality television shows out and about in the world. Oh, I know some folks pooh-pooh the genre. Well, no one’s making you watch the shows or even read this entry. But I hope you’ll read on past […]