The awkward pause is a trusty tool of the comedy. If done just right, it makes the actors themselves cringe, sending viewers into hysterics. The Office is the master, but only one show has come to dominate the genre of the awkward pause, for better or worse: Family Guy. How many times can Seth MacFarlane […]
I know we’ve got a lot of Leverage fans reading us here at CliqueClack, so you’re going to want to feast your eyes on this little treat. YouTube hosts a behind-the-scenes documentary of Leverage, with insights, interviews, and tid-bits galore. Leverage is arguably one of the most enjoyable 60 minutes you can spend on TV […]
Week of December 28 through January 3 Clever, insolent, creative, irreverent; even a little twisted. I speak of the writers here at CliqueClack, and the unique posts they churn out day after day. How could we let seven days go by without highlighting some of the week’s gems? Since there actually wasn’t any new programming […]
While house-sitting for my brother over the holidays, I had the opportunity to plant my ass in front of his 50-inch high-def television and soak in the HD experience for the first time since the groundbreaking technology hit the market. Let me tell you, once you’ve watched an NHL Hockey game or Ben Hur in […]
This week’s edition of See Jane Clack features my favorite characters of the Fall 2008 TV season. While some new shows tanked out of the starting gate, a few great new characters emerged, as well. My favorites: Sookie Stackhouse. The spunky waitress in HBO’s True Blood has guts to spare! Even though you know she’s […]
(Season 1, Episode 12 – “Revelations, Part 1″) This two-part finale brought “The Five” together, almost completely, and with this gang of nineteenth century legends working together to save the world, it reminded me a lot of Alan Moore’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I know, there’s no patent on having famous literary and historical […]
(Season 2, Episodes 1-4) During my diaries from season one, more than one commenter warned me about season two. I’m enjoying the season so far and there is a lot going on, but it is very different than the first season. All the characters that we got to know and love from the case during […]
This guy! No, that’s not the new drummer for whatever indie band the obnoxious teenager next door has stretched across his t-shirt, nor is that the obnoxious teenager himself. This is Matt Smith, the 11th Doctor of Doctor Who and, so far, the youngest to take on the role (born 1982). Check out this interview […]
Because the writers are doing their jobs, I guess. Because it’s a comedy. But there are a lot of comedies on television, and yet this one has that special something that makes me smile. The premise is simple enough: Christina Applegate as a cute thirty-something “bad girl” who loses her memories and tries to remake […]
(Season 2, Episode 12 – “Chapter Nineteen: Lovers’ Leaps”) This episode set things up nicely to move forward with the lovely ladies. Too bad there’s only one episode left! The season finale airs next week, and I’m preparing myself to be left hanging in limbo for the rest of my life. Maybe a miracle will […]
