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The greatest title ever attached to a television show

Folks, you know that in my last 57 years writing for CliqueClack that I have rarely posted an item related to any shows involving animals. Oh, there was that “Joey Fatone Eaten By Giant Rat” post a few years ago and the my controversial “Nixon Tortures Fiddler Crabs” post during Watergate; yet, for the most […]

by Richard Keller

The Wire virgin’s diary – Shootings all over the place

(Season 2, Episodes 8-10) I guess I was wrong in my last diary when I was lamenting McNulty’s future on the marine unit. It just took one more episode for Daniels to pull him off the boat, even with Rawls kicking and screaming the whole way. I really enjoy seeing the politics at work within […]

by Bob Degon

Grey’s Anatomy – Callie and Sloan vow not to get naked with interns

(Season 5, Episode 11 – “Wish You Were Here” ) “People die and other people get messed up about it.” – Alex to Izzie, after she tells him she’s been “seeing” Denny Even when Grey’s Anatomy isn’t that good or does stuff that makes me go, “That would never happen in a real hospital,” I still […]

by Jane Boursaw

Private Practice – Do vaccinations cause autism?

(Season 2, Episode 11 – “Contamination”) Wow, talk about conking us over the head with the Medical Dilemma of the Week! To vaccinate or not to vaccinate: that is the question. Most of this episode revolved around the kid who came in with an illness that ended up being measles. The mom was against vaccinations […]

by Jane Boursaw

Diary of a Weeds virgin – What? The suburbs aren’t perfect?

I understand that it’s well-written and well-acted. It has Jeffrey Dean Morgan playing a dead dude (who isn’t having gh0st sex with his very alive ex-fiancee!) and Mary-Louise Parker. What more can you ask for? Well, yes. All of that sounds good on paper, but I have one major problem with the show: I find potheads really annoying.

by Kona Gallagher

Worst Week: The understatement of the 2008-2009 television season

The hits just keep on coming for Sam Briggs (Kyle Bornheimer). Is Worst Week realistic? Of course not folks, it’s TV. But on its face, this is a show about the unluckiest man in the world. Hands down. For those of us who are married, any encounter with the in-laws is a mixture of resignation and nervousness. […]

by Aryeh S.

ER – And the series rounds the turn towards finish line

(Season 15, Episode 11 – “Separation Anxiety”) We now come to the final ten or so episodes left in the run of ER and, as we now know, an end of an era (for now) when it comes to scripted programming at 10:00 pm. Until then, there is plenty more story to tell of the valiant […]

by Richard Keller

TV Shows Off the Beaten Path – Cash Cab

It’s amazing how much useless trivia I carry around in my mind. I think a lot of folks are like me. Sometimes you just remember obscure facts you learned in junior high school decades later. Or you find that more recent news has actually seeped into your mind via osmosis or something. Jeopardy used to […]

by Jackie Schnoop

Does anyone still watch The Real World?

MTV’s longest-running show — The Real World – launched its 21st season Wednesday night. The latest chapter takes us to the hip-happenin’ Big-Apple borough of Brooklyn. To mix things up, I guess, the producers elected to go with eight strangers instead of seven. This was probably due to the increased number of “Real Worlders” who […]

by Scott Tunstall

30 Rock – Salma Hayek does the Macarena

(Season 3, Episode 7 – “Senor Macho Solo”) I feel like it’s been a while, and it was good to have 30 Rock back. The season of stunt casting continued this week with Salma Hayek starting her guest starring stint, as well as an appearance by Peter Dinklage (who I loved in Elf and Nip/Tuck). […]

by Bob Degon