I was recently having a conversation with Julia about the brilliance of the West Wing, and the topic of Sports Night came up. We were talking about how TWW’s CJ was a pretty well crafted female character, one who I always compared to Dana from Sports Night. I was challenged to talk about what such […]
Last year, I raced — absolutely raced — through the first three seasons of Weeds on DVD. It was one of those shows I couldn’t get enough of. Even though drugs are serious business, there was something so funny about suburban mom Nancy Botwin turning to the drug trade to make ends meet. Let’s face […]
Prior to this last episode of In Plain Sight, I’ll admit that I hadn’t given much thought to the fact that the one-and-done witnesses were little more than a distraction on the otherwise character-driven show. Instead, I spent my time complaining about various problems I’ve been having with the show’s second season, without offering up […]
Does the news that Heidi and Spencer have quite I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here left you jaded to the new series? Are you not interested in watching people getting smacked in the face by robotic punching gloves? Worry not, dear readers, because you can still find comfort in some of your favorite […]
When it comes to dramatic, whiny, overly angsty teenagers there is one and only one show that I will applaud: My So-Called Life. Unfortunately for me, and for this gem of a show, I was one of the many people who missed out on it when it was first on the air. My So-Called Life […]
I never kept a daily journal or diary as a kid. I would jot down random thoughts now and again, but it was nothing regular. Nowadays, I find that keeping a running diary is a great way to watch TV shows and sporting events. I’ve used Twitter to comment on episodes of Lost and NHL […]
