I Hate the Olympics

I can’t stand the Olympics or any other sporting event that interferes with my television viewing. I miss Chuck, Supernatural, and my other favorite shows, and I want the Olympics to just end already!
I used to believe that all sporting events belonged on ESPN, where they didn’t cause preemptions of what I like to call [...]

The Deep End Was an Atrocious Waste of My Time

I made it through 17 minutes of The Deep End last night. And those 17 minutes were so painful.
I didn’t have high hopes for the quality of the content, but I thought the performance by a talented cast might make it all somewhat pleasant. I was wrong. Not even Clancy Brown could overcome that nightmare.
Anyway, [...]

Top Time-Shifted Shows

Ad Age ran an interesting piece on time shifting of TV shows yesterday. They looked at the trends and what time shifting means for advertisers. But of the most interest to me was the list of the top time shifted shows:

House
Grey’s Anatomy
The Office
NCIS
The Mentalist
V
Deperate Housewives
The Big Bang [...]

If You Like Friday Night Lights, You’ll Love Homefront

I’m a huge fan of Friday Night Lights. There are myriad reasons for this, but one of the big ones is Kyle Chandler.
I first saw Chandler on a little show about a family growing and changing after World War II. Homefront ran for two seasons in the early 90s. In addition to Chandler, the show [...]

The TV Schedule Is Feast or Famine

I know I’ve rambled on about this before, but why do all the decent shows come on at the same time?
Mondays are okay right now, because Chuck is still on hiatus. So, I watch How I Met Your Mother, the second half hour of One Tree Hill, and Gossip Girl. I watch Castle live if [...]

Some of Our Favorites Return

By now, you’ve probably heard the news that Lauren Graham is joining the cast of NBC’s Parenthood.
You may also have heard that Matthew Perry is coming back to network television with a show for ABC and Amy Sherman-Palladino is writing a series for HBO.
I was happy to see Jenna Elfman, Courteney Cox, and Dan Byrd [...]

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, [...]

I Miss TV Gal

I have been an avid reader of Amy Amatangelo’s TV Gal column for a few years now.
Originally, her column was published on Mondays. Later, it was broken into three installments that were published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. A few weeks ago, her column was switched to Mondays and Fridays only. I miss my Wednesday [...]

Thursdays Will Be Super Stacked This Fall

Yet again, the networks, in their bizarre desire to dominate the lucrative Thursday night ad slots, have stacked all of their highest rated shows there.
In the 8:00 hour, I will have to choose to between Community, Flash Forward, and the Vampire Diaries. Yes, I have a DVR, but not in my living room, where I [...]

Emmy Noms

In case you didn’t feel like getting up early (5:30 am Pacific? Really?) to watch the Primetime Emmy nominations announced this morning, here is a link to the nominations from the major categories.
I’m excited to see a few drops of new blood in there. (Way to go, Flight of the Conchords!) But still nothing for [...]