TV
Suburgatory Is Sitcom Hell
This season’s crop of new TV shows seems to have an overabundance of sitcoms. Just a few years ago, critics were bemoaning the fact that the TV comedy seemed to be a dead genre, but from the ones that the networks decided to give air time it seems like it should be dead. Just like […]
Most Annoying Things About the 2012 Presidential Race
Any time you turn on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, or the major network news shows, there’s a good chance that you’ll be hearing about the 2012 Presidential election (HLN doesn’t count because all they broadcast is this week’s trial of the century). Everyone knows politics is dirty. The country’s in a mess so the Republicans […]
Dear Cable TV – I Don’t Care About Dancing with the Stars
When did the results of a reality/game show become breaking news? It seems that lately every time I turn on TV, in particular certain cable TV networks, all they want to discuss is the latest details of what happened on Dancing with the Stars. I don’t watch that show, I have no interest in watching […]
American Horror Story
Horror in a continuing TV series is a tricky thing. It requires a compelling concept that has to be scary in every episode. The Twilight Zone had some creepy episodes, but mixed horror with science fiction and fantasy; regardless, it was the twist endings and heavy-hitting morality plays that kept people watching. The Night Stalker […]
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