Tonight, NBC premiers it’s new “reality” show, Celebrity Circus. I, of course, won’t be watching it. (I’ll be watching a much more worthwhile “reality” show, Ghosthunters.) Here’s the thing about what I’ve seen of this show just from the previews–I’ve already seen a better version of this a decade or three ago. It was called [...]
Swingtown Starts With Fireworks
June 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
After being horribly disappointed by the Thursday night show I actually watched in real time, I was slightly hesitant to queue up Swingtown on the DVR. Very quickly, that hesitation turned to elation. This show could be really good. Yes, sex and swinging was a sizable part of this introductory episode. But it was done [...]
Nothing to Fear in Fear Itself
June 9, 2008 By 1 Comment
I won’t say I had high hopes for NBC’s Fear Itself, but I did have moderate ones. And still, I’m disappointed. After a promising beginning, the first installment of the new anthology series, The Sacrifice, quickly degraded into a melange of same-old, same-old flat characters and sad excuses for plot twists. We won’t even talk [...]
New On Thursday: Fear Itself and Swingtown
June 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Tonight: Lost Season Finale
May 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Hope everyone’s caught up… this one’s bound to be worth discussing. Unfortunately, this season has been a very short one. The pacing was much better than last season, which really just makes it seem all the shorter. We have seen some serious movement in plot (some of which was long over due) and more definition [...]
What’s Gone
May 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
The annual up fronts were presented in New York City a couple weeks ago. For those not in the know, that means that all of the networks have released their currently planned schedules for the Fall. Without a doubt, some things (like the days and times of shows) will change before September rolls around. Other [...]
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
May 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Right now there’s a documentary on the Sci Fi Channel called Mystery of the Crystal Skulls. Obviously, it’s timed to coincide with the release of the new Indiana Jones movie that focuses on the mysterious and controversial crystal skulls. That movie has been mentioned a few times. Mostly, though, this has been a prime example [...]
Beauty and the Geek: Gone Too Far
April 9, 2008 By 1 Comment
Since it first aired, I’ve been a fan of Beauty and the Geek. I thought the concept was fantastic and the execution infinitely better than most “reality” shows. The contestants grew and learned. The show wasn’t as much about competition as it was about becoming a better person–the prize money was just an extra added [...]
Two New Things and Two Returning Favorites
March 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment
New slew of remakes and sequels
Anyone who’s been paying attention to things showing up in the movies or on their television over the last few years has probably noticed that everything old is new again–either through a re-make (or re-boot, or re-visioning) or through a sequel. Well, it looks like the coming film and television season won’t change that much. [...]