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5 Great Film Actors That We Met On TV
Poor TV. It often gets such a bad rap in comparison to its larger screened cousin, cinema. No matter how much respect TV has earned over the years, and how many wonderful opportunities it provides actors, most TV actors seem to long for movie roles at some point in their careers. Of course, for most [...]
Continue reading...5 Predictions for the 2008 Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards are on Sunday night, and once again the Emmy voters will give awards to lots of very good shows, if not the best ones. Or perhaps I am still bitter about the shut-out of The Wire. In any case, it’s as good a time as any to predict who I think will [...]
Continue reading...5 Best TV Pilots
12. September 2008 Posted by Marcia
Last week, TV Guide came up with its list of the ten best pilots ever, a list that was clearly written by insane people. While it’s hard to argue with the inclusion of Lost (which is, in fact, on this list as well), the presence of Football Wives and Desperate Housewives is a bit harder [...]
Continue reading...5 Most Ridiculous Seasons of Television
5. September 2008 Posted by Marcia
With all the new fall shows kicking off, there’s an awful lot of talk about which ones are worth your time. Like any television season, this year’s selection offers lots of average fare, a few great ones, and an awful lot of truly dreadful shows. Before we get too far into the always entertaining mockery [...]
Continue reading...5 Shows I’ve Never Seen, Not Even Once
1. August 2008 Posted by Marcia
Before last week, I never had any interest in watching So You Think You Can Dance. It’s not that I have any aversion to dance; in fact, I rather like it. However, when it first premiered, several seasons ago, I got it in my head that the show was the bastard love child of Dancing [...]
Continue reading...5 Video Clips To Help You Avoid Work
25. July 2008 Posted by Marcia
I’ve been saving up a bunch of YouTube videos with the intention of posting them, but then keep forgetting. The fact that I finally acquired a Wii this week might have something to do with my forgetfulness, I fear. Still, in the interest of helping you waste time on a Friday afternoon, this week’s Friday [...]
Continue reading...5 Thoughts About the Emmy Nominations
18. July 2008 Posted by Marcia
The Emmy nominations were announced yesterday and, as usual, the list contained its fair share of expected names along with a few surprises. Here, then, are five utterly random thoughts about the nominations. 5. HBO’s John Adams led the pack with 23 nominations. Huh. Maybe I should have watched that, historical inaccuracies be damned. 4. While the [...]
Continue reading...5 Things to Tide You Over Until There’s a Proper Friday 5
27. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
There has been a sad lack of Friday 5s lately. Since I’m moving in a week, I’ve been forced to spend less time writing and more time wrapping up my life in England and packing up the small mountain of stuff that clearly mates and multiplies every time I leave the house. It’s not right [...]
Continue reading...5 New Shows You Can Skip
23. May 2008 Posted by Marcia
All our old favorites are wrapping up their seasons (with varying degrees of success, sadly), and we are facing a long summer, barren of quality original programming. But wait! The networks have already released their 2008-2009 schedules, teasing us with all the brilliant new shows we can expect come September. Yes, some interesting series are [...]
Continue reading...5 Great Plot Twists
9. May 2008 Posted by Marcia
Sometimes, there is a fine line between surprising the audience with a completely unexpected plot development and jumping the shark, but when a show does it right, the viewers will be discussing it for weeks, and sometimes years, after the fact. I’m not talking about some “Bobby in the shower” kind of plot twist, either. [...]
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17. October 2008 Posted by Marcia
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