Gentlebeings, welcome to the 2009-2010 fall season! Oh sure, there were some season/series premieres last week — mostly on The CW, which really isn’t a network — but a majority of them start this week and continue until through October (in time for the cancellations). It’s shaping up to be an interesting season. Traditional family sitcoms are […]
Those of you who’ve learned how to play this game are still drunk, or in jail, from the weekend…. At 8:00, TNT offers up last week’s episode of The Closer, “Identity Theft.” USA has a familiar NCIS caper, while TBS decides to go with the (kinda) funny stylings of Family Guy. Over on ABC, it’s […]
I don’t understand anyone who’s light on stuff to watch during the summer. We’re loaded with new shows, plus, summer’s a great opportunity for the networks to bombard us with reruns, must watch and not. I spent twenty minutes last night, searching for later showings of movies that I’ve recorded, so I can free up […]
I know, I know — you go out clubbing on Friday nights, so why on earth do you care about repeats? Lest you forget the power of the DVR, you might just want to revisit some gems this weekend: On CBS on Friday night, Melinda stalks new Jim on the Ghost Whisperer tonight. Weigh in […]
When I first watched Castle, I had such high hopes for this show. And if watching Nathan Fillion deliver great lines rapid-fire were enough, I might be happier with Castle. But it’s not. Watching the show this week felt like a chore. I found myself thinking, “Why is this show on the air? Does it […]
The whole time I was watching the premiere of Castle, I was comparing it to Lie to Me. Lie to Me has become my new NOT favorite show, the show I now dread, the show I pick at because I have ceased to hope that I will like it. I realize that I am tasting […]
I’ve seen the pilot and the third episode of Castle, ABC’s new procedural (yeah, but give it a chance!) starring Nathan Fillion. The news is all good, very good, in fact. The premise is that Rick Castle, best-selling murder mystery author, has a serial killer copycatting the murders from his books. This is the springboard […]
