Wow, Macrovision really wanted to get rid of the print edition of TV Guide, didn’t they? Hot on the heels of news that they sold the 55-year-old print edition to OpenGate Capital is the news that the selling price was $1. No, I did not forget to write “million” or “billion” after that $1; OpenGate […]
Bob Schieffer is used to wrangling politicians as the moderator of CBS’s Face the Nation. So maybe he thinks that he has a better handle on what people who watch the presidential debates want to hear. It sure seems that way, as he’s determined to moderate a debate that’s actually informative and interesting; something that, […]
Fringe was “meh.” Gary Unmarried was unmemorable. Worst Week wasn’t the worst, but it wasn’t the best. Kath & Kim was a disaster, and The Ex List was a piffle. 90210 was neither interesting or salacious enough. But last night at 10, we finally got a new show whose pilot was well-done enough to get […]
I just love it when ads are odd. Not so odd that you don’t know what’s being sold, mind you. But odd enough that the first couple of half-assed times you’re watching a commercial, you have no idea what’s going on, but are intrigued enough to pay attention the next time it comes on. Then, […]
Something’s just not right with J.J. Abrams’ latest baby. I’ve been watching Fringe for three weeks now, and something about the show just isn’t adding up to me. Unlike his more compelling shows, like Lost and Alias, Fringe just sits there like a lox and doesn’t offer any excitement whatsover. It’s to the point that […]
You’d think that someone like me, who loves TV and writes about it for a living, would have stared at the TV, riveted by last night’s Emmycast. Well, you’d be wrong. Since I wasn’t assigned to do anything Emmy-related last night, I watched the final regular-season game at Yankee Stadium instead (how optimistic that they […]
