Hell, yes! First of all, I’m thrilled to see that some of my favorites made it to the wild card eight. However, expletives seemed to flow from my mouth as the judges were announcing some of their choices. Not very ladylike, I know. Something about Idol brings out the worst in people. I disgust myself. […]
One of the more minor-seeming storylines on Big Love actually has the most potential to be an explosive plot. It occurred to me, though, that viewers who don’t have intimate knowledge of Mormon history, particularly from the past 20 years, may not realize how important that story is. It’s hard to write this without seeming […]
Super heroes are cool (especially in a house with a four-year-old boy); just look at the success of Iron Man and The Dark Night. Smallville has just been renewed, even though this season was slated to be its last — how could they cancel with the best ratings ever? It just seems the proper time […]
My ex-girlfriend was fond of shitty television. She had a sixth sense when it came to locating the most vacuous, albeit addictive, shows on the DirecTV lineup. One of her must-sees was How Clean Is Your House?, airing weekdays at 4pm on BBC America. Domestic divas Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie, along with their army […]
After a long wait, the highlight of the mid-season schedule — my midseason schedule anyway — is finally here. The boys from the ‘Bench are back with work to do, and as the title says, it all feels very familiar. That’s both a good, and a not-so-good, thing. Also adding fuel to the season two […]
Oh, how I wish I had live-blogged this week’s American Idol performances. It was ripe — ripe, I tell you! — with fodder for discussion. Part comedy, part tragedy, it was akin to Shakespeare … well, no. But let’s try to relive it through my stream-of-consciousness post; I hope it doesn’t make you miss the […]
Ron D. Moore’s latest podcast is up for last week’s episode, and it’s full of behind-the-scenes stuff that is much more interesting for true fans of the series than casual ones. He goes into a lot of the background for the characters of Helo, the Eights and Starbuck, and the actors who play them. You […]
