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Sports Night: Ain’t nothing but a family thing

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 […]

by Ivey West

Hawkeye Pierce, John Carter, Joshua Lyman – It’s the characters, stupid

No drama can be truly great without well written and developed characters. It is why video game movies rarely work, it is why I think The Stand is one of the greatest works in contemporary literature, and it’s why I love television as a dramatic medium. TV, by its nature, gives the audience the opportunity […]

by Ivey West

The West Wing got it right

With the 2008-2009 network television season in the bag, and a dreary 2009-2010 season to look forward to, I find my mind a wandering back in time. As easy as it is to stumble back on The West Wing anyway, my stroll was aided by a recent conversation being held over the highs and lows […]

by Aryeh S.

TV presidents past – the worst to the best

With the real White House changing hands this week, I started to reminisce about some of my favorite TV presidents past. In no particular order (other than from worst to best): Allison Taylor, 24: No offense intended, President Taylor, but we just don’t know much about you yet. To be honest, I don’t know any […]

by Aryeh S.

CliqueClack Mini-Flashback – The West Wing, Season Five

The brief back-and-forth I recently had about shows and their creators (following a great review of the Scrubs premiere) led me to pay a visit to my DVD bookcase. Over the years, my wife and I have assembled quite the collection of TV on DVD, and every few months I cycle back to the beginning […]

by Aryeh S.

Psych is back in our lives!

That’s right everybody, Shawn and Gus are coming home (this Friday, January 9 at 10:00 on USA). Not that I didn’t appreciate last month’s Christmas special, but a themed-show doesn’t really allow the boys room to work. Now I know you’ve all been hearing some noise about how great The Mentalist is, and everyone’s arguing […]

by Aryeh S.
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