Week two of the new season brought with it more premieres. Some of those did better than others. The biggest story of the week was the jackboot to the jewels that ABC took on Wednesday night with Pushing Daisies, Private Practice, and Dirty Sexy Money. Numbers were down for all three shows across the board, […]

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 […]

(Season 2, Episode 10) “I hate my mother. What do you think of that?” – Pete, to Peggy It’s amazing how much terrain a single episode of Mad Men covers. It tonight’s show we get sadness and fear and jealousy and confusion and anger. Children dealing with difficult parents, couples unable to have kids of […]

(Season 3, Episode 2) Well, there you have it — Dexter’s officially going to be a daddy. This is where the term “jumped the shark” gets way, way overused, and fans start to tremble in fear, thinking their favorite show is going to introduce something that’s meant to be game-changing, only to have it puke […]

(Season 5, Episode 2) “Hey, this is what Edie and I do. We tease each other. I say she’s easier to get into than community college, she says my face looks like a knee. It’s fun.” – Mrs. McCluskey to Dave Williams This show is kind of tanking for me this season. I hate to […]

(Season 1, Episode 5) (Season 1, Episode 5) “You have no future with a vampire!” – Sam to Sookie Well, well, well … we sure learned a few things about Bill tonight. I’ve been wondering how he became a vampire, and all was revealed. It just figures that a girl would be the culprit, but […]

(Season 13, Episode 2) DVRs are great, but they’re not smart enough to make adjustments on the fly. What this means is that because of CBS’s football coverage in the afternoon, things get kicked back. And because I didn’t get home until after the episode aired, I got to see fifteen minutes of 60 Minutes […]