The Big C premiere elicits a yawn
It’s hard to fairly judge a show by it’s pilot. I try not to, although if it has a really terrible pilot that I couldn’t even sit through, then I don’t expect subsequent episodes to be any better. Showtime’s new half hour offering, The Big C did not have a great pilot. It was filled [...]
18 to Life hits the U.S.
18 to Life is a charming Canadian sitcom about two best friends and neighbors who get married shortly after turning eighteen. Originally developed with ABC, the CW now has the American rights to it, and began by airing the first two episodes this past Tuesday night. All twelve first season installments have already run in [...]
Shark Week bites again
Discovery Channel’s annual predator-extravaganza has begun. Shark Week kicked off a couple of new specials last night, and will continue throughout the week. Why are sharks the only animals to get such a feature on the channel? Perhaps it’s their mysterious nature. Living below the water, humans don’t often get to see them. Whatever the [...]
What is Childrens Hospital?
What is Childrens Hospital? The title of the first episode, which aired last Sunday on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, is “Hospital Isn’t a Place”. Wikipedia tells me that it is named after Dr. Childrens. It also says that it is a web series for TheWB.com created by Rob Corddry (The Daily Show). Rob not only [...]
Rizzoli & Isles pilot something special
TNT is presented something special last night: the premiere of their new drama, Rizzoli & Isles. The show, set in Boston, stars Angie Harmon (Law & Order) as homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander (NCIS, Dawson’s Creek) as medical examiner Maura Isles, the title characters. Both characters are drawn from the books of Tess [...]
Persons Unknown makes summer a little more mysterious
NBC‘s Persons Unknown has already aired five episodes, but I hesitated to do an initial review because the first episode left me confused and didn’t seem like a fair representation of the series. Seven strangers woke up in a hotel, not knowing where they were or how they got there. Now that a few episodes [...]
Drama and rumors fly for both the Bachelor & Bachelorette
The Fourth of July Festivities may be over for most of us but tune into ABC Monday night for the fireworks! What’s up with poor Jake and Ali? Perhaps they should both cut their losses and give their relationship another shot at true love. Monday night at 8pm on ABC, Jake and Vienna will go [...]
True Blood goes bump in the night
Two weeks ago, HBO‘s True Blood returned for it’s third season. I didn’t get around to posting a season premiere review right away, but since the show is taking next Sunday off (I guess even vampires celebrate Independence Day), it seemed like the perfect time. This week’s episode was called “It Hurts Me Too”, and [...]
Good news everyone! Futurama has returned!
In 2003, after five seasons on the air (released in four DVD volumes; Wikipedia wrongly lists the four volumes as four seasons), Fox canceled Futurama. Like so many bad decisions the network has made (canceling the amazingly awesome Firefly and Dollhouse and renewing the terrible Human Target spring to mind), this one was unacceptable. However, [...]
Hot in Cleveland just lukewarm
TVLand is trying their hand at making a sitcom instead of just airing old ones from the other networks. Their first project of the type, Hot in Cleveland, feels incredibly dated. Which may not be a bad thing. Considering who TVLand’s target audience is, Hot in Cleveland should fit in nicely. Perhaps it’s the humor, [...]
