Pop Culture Roundup, January 21

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The Biz
Thinking Outside the Box: Web TVs Skirt Cable Giants
I can’t wait until we choose exactly what we want to watch, when we want to watch it without having to subscribe to a bunch of worthless channels. I mean, really, The Military Channel? No thank you, but to get E! and [...]

The Return of Happy TV

I like dark shows. Porbably more than the average person.
I loved the seedy underbelly of the small Pacific northwest town Twin Peaks.
I couldn’t get enough of the depressing and violent near-future depicted in Strange Days.
But even I have to throw up my hands sometimes and say, “Please show me some color, some light, some happiness.”
Pushing [...]

90210 and Melrose Place: In a word, meh

So, I watched 90210 and Melrose Place last night, and I was underwhelmed.
I don’t expect a lot from 90210, so it was fun but not as fun as some of last season’s episodes. The Annie story seemed disjointed and bizarre, and very little else caught my attention.
Melrose Place was also somewhat disjointed. Beginning a [...]

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The new fall TV season is a time of hope and excitement. We’ve seen the ads and the previews of the new shows and the season premieres of our returning favorites, and we expect them all to be good. We haven’t yet been disappointed by any that fail to live up to their  hype.
This week, [...]

Silver, It's Not All about You

I watched 90210 last night, and every time Silver was on the screen, I was yelling something to the effect of, “OMG, Silver. Sometimes it’s not all about you.”
It’s not that I expect a reasoned and rational portrayal of someone suffering from mental illness, but that seems to be the hallmark of the 90210 take [...]

90210

I’m still all about teen dramas, apparently, because I really enjoyed the new 90210. I did not watch the original, though I did watch Melrose Place for a year or two. So, I had no baggage and no expectations going into the new one.
I found most of the blatant shout-outs to the old show a [...]

Thoughts on the new fall season so far

Perhaps my sights were set very low, but I have been loving my little teen soaps so far this season.
Two episodes in, Greek has been fun to watch, full of pop culture references, and even full of life lessons–sometimes you just need a new R.A. to remind you why you love Silly Putty, or something [...]