Pop Vultures

They Can Be Heroes

Now that we’ve all recovered from the powerful case of apathy brought on by the new fall shows, it’s time to check in with a few returning ones. After all, there’ve got to be some shows worth getting excited about, right? Now that I’m currently taking a long break from teaching, I’m starting to feel [...]

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Wednesday Tidbits

Katee Sackhoff has been tapped to play the lead in a new Dick Wolf cop show. I can safely say I would not care about this news in the slightest if it was about anyone else. Oh, Starbuck. How I miss you. Kristen Bell, another blond actress with a huge cult following, is getting a juicier [...]

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Tim Kring Speaks: The Future of Heroes

Tim Kring has words for fans of Heroes. Passionate. Obsessive, perhaps. And very, very demanding. “Our relationship with the audience is extremely tenuous,” he admits, before answering, yet again, the barrage of questions about exactly what went wrong in season two. It’s day two of the Edinburgh TV festival, and Kring is sitting at the front [...]

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5 Video Clips To Help You Avoid Work

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 [...]

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‘Lost’ In The Plot: Why TV Blockbusters Can’t Help But Disappoint You.

The body of a local beauty queen washes up on the beach…a group of airline crash survivors find themselves on a remote island inhabited by invisible monsters…a policeman finds himself transported thirty years into the past. These are great openings, and great openings demand a strong finish. How did he get back to 1973? How [...]

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Tidbits for December 6, 2007

I don’t think this is actually a story, but TV Squad is pretending that there might be a House musical someday. Apparently, everyone in the cast has some sort of musical experience. My first response: oh, hell yeah. You know the choreography for Hugh Laurie and his cane would be fabulous. My second response: that [...]

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Heroes Takes a Fall

Woe, but I am a mess this week. A mere month after recovering from the lurgy, I seem to have contracted some new and undoubtedly deadly disease. I am guessing it’s either consumption or rickets. It’s so hard to tell those two apart. Of course, as I rested on my sofa, whimpering gracefully, I had one [...]

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How to Kill a Hero

With so many characters developing regenerative abilities, it’s become very difficult for any heroes to actually stay dead. And, with a cast as bloated as this one, the show is in dire need of some pruning. Sure, Heroes may appear to be righting itself, but it still manages to stuff dull filler between the genuinely [...]

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Tidbits for November 18

Since we can’t have a tidbit without mentioning the strike, let’s get that out of the way immediately. The LA Times reports that the two sides have agreed to sit down for talks on November 26. Hopefully, both sides will approach the table so blissfully sated after a weekend of turkey and pumpkin pie that [...]

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The Week in Review: TV Haiku

One busy weekend, and already it feels like I will never catch up again. Well, not until January, at least, when I will suddenly have to sit through old episodes of The Cosby Show or TJ Hooker in order to find something to write about. There’s something to look forward to. In order to save time, [...]

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