At one point early on in The West Wing John Spencer’s character Leo McGarry was outed as a recovering alcoholic to the press. When the intern that leaked the information attempts to resign Leo refuses to accept it and tells her that she was doing what she thought was right. (I don’t remember [...]
If you haven’t seen the SNL music video Lazy Sunday starring Chris Parnell and Adam Samberg then please do yourself a favor and watch it. This may be the funniest video this year.
Note: Lazy Sunday has been removed because NBC is run by douchebags. Sorry - the video is available for $1.99 on [...]
In the words of the Weavers - THANK THE LORD! (those that watch The Amazing Race understand).
First off - I love the Linzes, am happy they won, but in no way would they have competed in a normal race. They made too many mistakes and only their tenacity brought them through. That [...]
I just read this post on Television Without Pity and to a tee it sums up my thoughts about last night’s West Wing episode:
I really wanted to like this episode, if only because I like seeing people try new things from time to time, and a live episode always strikes me as intriguing.
In this regard, [...]
Three weeks until another Lost? Dang it. Not sure what I learned from tonight’s Lost, but they’re now using promos like ER - “The one episode that everyone will be talking about”.
I read a story about the Fox show Prison Break where the executive producer Paul Scheuring has the first two years mapped [...]
The following is from an article previewing The Amazing Race: Family Edition:
One of the first thing that hits you is the diversity of the casting. The producers, including Jerry Bruckheimer found a winning formula from the beginning, pulling on the diversity of the nation. What makes a couple? Man-woman? Man-man? Father-son? Siblings? Every year, they [...]
Has anyone seen the Andy Milonakis show? It’s this weird sketch comedy featuring Milonakis, a 29 year-old man that basically plays a goofy 12 year-old. I have two thoughts.
Is it weird for a 29 year-old man to be so wrapped into a 12 year-old character? I mean, once I learned how old [...]
From my girlfriend/correspondent Kristen (thanks Kristen)
LIVE 8 REDUX: After being roundly criticized for their coverage of Live 8, MTV and VH1 re-airing 10 hours of coverage of the concerts commercial-free on Saturday.
Full article: After debacle, MTV, VH1 will rerun Live 8 shows
Good catch on MTV’s part.
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