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Friday Tidbits
NBC has such faith in Chuck that it’s ordered a full season pickup a month before the show’s second season premiere. I know Chuck is a good show, but I rather think this decision says as much about the weakness of NBC’s fall lineup as it does about the longevity of the humorous spy drama. If [...]
Continue reading...TV with PV: May 2
Friday, May 2, 2008
Again, it’s Friday night, and there’s only one show I care about. Yep, it’s Battlestar Galactica night. This week, the crew finally finds Earth. No, not really. (Sci-Fi, 10:00) US viewers can also watch Doctor Who land in Pompeii at a most unfortunate time. (Sci-Fi, 9:00) In the UK, worlds collide when the fabulous Dame Helen Mirren [...]
Continue reading...5 Best TV Guest Stars
Friday, April 18, 2008
Television does love their guest stars. Ratings sinking? Show on the bubble? Bring in someone more famous than the regular stars and hope for the best. Sure, sometimes it ends up being little more than a ratings-grabbing stunt, and on a weaker show it is more likely to reveal the show’s flaws than to produce [...]
Continue reading...Pushing Daisies Loves You, Loves You Not
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
With its panel at the Paley Festival last week, Pushing Daisies has been in the news recently. Since guest poster Zoje George finally got around to watching the first nine episodes, she has a few concerns to share, although she fears she’ll need witness protection after writing unflattering words about people’s favorite show. A few [...]
Continue reading...5 Great Television Moments of 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
In a year full of some dreadful television moments (the cancellation of Veronica Mars, the slow death of scripted programming, the triumph of Eric and Danielle on The Amazing Race), we can at least give thanks for these glowing sparks of light in the broadcast darkness. 5. The Panthers win state! The Panthers win state! Forget [...]
Continue reading...Tidbits for December 13, 2007: Viewers’ Obsessions Edition
Thursday, December 13, 2007
X-Files may have gone off the air in 2002, but suddenly Gillian Anderson is everywhere. Next summer, loyal fans can finally get their Scully fix when the second X-Files movie is released. She will also be hosting the revamped Masterpiece Theatre on PBS and doing some old school radio drama for BBC Radio 4, performing [...]
Continue reading...5 Supporting Characters That Take the Lead
Friday, November 30, 2007
Today, I realized that I’m still watching Pushing Daisies for one reason: Emerson Cod. The rest bore me with their romantic trials and tribulations, but the grumpy knitting detective lures me in week after week — and inspired today’s Friday 5: which tertiary characters are far more interesting than the supposed stars? 5. Blair Waldorf. [...]
Continue reading...Kooks, Nutjobs and General Incompetents
Thursday, October 25, 2007
I have tried to make this entry funny. Really, I have. It turns out that there is a very fragile anger/snark balance, and right now I’m too annoyed to properly access the snark. You see, yesterday I gave the first two episodes of Samantha Who? a try. The show has received fairly warm reviews and [...]
Continue reading...Tidbits for October 24
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Continuing with yesterday’s theme of wholly expected news, The Pie Maker reports that Pushing Daisies has been given a full season order. Though I’m still on the fence about the future of the show, I am pleased that it is being given a fair chance to wear out its welcome. Whimsy will be served piping [...]
Continue reading...Same old, same old. Is ‘groundbreaking’ television a myth?
Monday, October 22, 2007
We’re about a month into this year’s crop of new shows and the victors are starting to emerge. Interestingly, the only clear winner so far is Pushing Daisies, a show that is being heralded for its originality in the midst of the startling mediocrity of the other programs. Fans and critics both agree: it’s [...]
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Tonight, the original big 3 networks are banding together to support cancer research with the star-studded Stand Up to Cancer. Certain to be a bit maudlin and sentimental at times, but I think we can all agree that cancer is a bad thing. Also, Neil Patrick Harris will be there. ABC, NBC and CBS, 8:00pm
ABC Family hopes to continue its recent trend of fun, quality programming that people actually watch with this weekend’s mini-series, Samurai Girl. ABC Family, 8:00pm
Friday, August 29, 2008
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