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 [...]

Monday Poll Results

So, my friends and readers are not so much into the reality television.

Chuck was the big winner on our poll, with 24% of the vote.
How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory tied for second, with 18%.
Everything else tied for third place, with 12%: Heroes, House and Gossip Girl.
24 brought up the rear, with [...]

Lost Makes Me Feel Dumb

I watched the season premiere of Lost last night, and as usual, it made me feel dumb for not paying better attention. I typically read or write while I watch tv, but this is a huge mistake with shows like Lost that have a ridiculously rich mythology and 30 Rock that have subtle and clever [...]

The Nail in Pushing Daisies' Coffin?

There has been some talk of other networks picking up when it ends its run on ABC. Sadly, this rumor appears to be false.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller will be rejoining the writers of Heroes as they strive to fix what’s broken on their show: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i5a49077a0f8280a05381cedfd646ed1a
As a fan of both [...]

Watching Out of Habit

Ani Difranco sang a song called Out of Habit. It has some of my favorite song lyrics ever: “The coffee is just water dressed in brown” “My thighs have been involved in many accidents, and now I can’t get insured”
While I was watching Heroes Monday night, that song got stuck in my head. I watch [...]

Chuck versus the Boring Superhero Show

Last year, Heroes was appointment television, and Chuck was something I recorded to watch on the wasteland that is Tuesday night.
A few episodes into this season, I’ve become a flip-flopper. Chuck is now my favorite part of Monday night, and Heroes, well, I watch it, but while I’m reading or playing WOW or playing with [...]