Archive for the 'television' Category
Either That Or I Have Some Sort Of Pop Culture Apophenia Thing Going On
Posted on January 23, 2010 by andrew- Filed Under The Wire, Watchmen, comics, television | Leave a Comment
This is random, but I’ve been occasionally re-watching Season 2 of The Wire while doing reading for school the last few weeks. I finished the reading I was doing a bit earlier, but I left the DVD going, so I’ve actually been paying attention for the last hour or so. Anyway, I’m on the seventh [...]
Incontrovertible Truth Of The Day
Posted on December 16, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under The Wire, television | Leave a Comment
Any professional critic who writes an article or enters into a public discussion about the best television shows of the decade and does not ultimately put The Wire at the top of his or her list is an idiot.
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Conan’s Debut
Posted on June 2, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show, television | 1 Comment
I have to be honest here: I didn’t laugh once during the entire hour (although I had mostly stopped paying attention by the time Will Ferrell showed up; maybe his interview was funny). I spent most of the time thinking, “Really? I’m skipping Colbert for this?” The opening “running across America” gag went on way [...]
It Sure Beats My “Sawyer And Hurley As Private Detectives” Idea
Posted on May 29, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Lost, television | Leave a Comment
More brilliant ideas from The Onion:
Executives at ABC announced Monday that the network will premier a new Lost spin-off series this fall based around that show’s popular smoke monster character.
The new series, a half-hour family-oriented comedy called Where There’s Smoke, is touted by ABC as the new anchor of its Thursday-night lineup.
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ABC sources reported that [...]
The Joke Isn’t That Complicated
Posted on March 10, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under CNBC, The Daily Show, television | Leave a Comment
This post reminds me of a tangentially related point that often occurs to me when the larger media comments upon Jon Stewart’s comedy:
There is an aspect to the satire contained in The Daily Show (and its spin-off, The Colbert Report,) that no one in the corporate media seems to consciously recognize (or, at the least, [...]
Three Official Television Pronouncements And One Reminder
Posted on February 12, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under 24, Comedy Central, Dollhouse, Joss Whedon, Lost, television | 1 Comment
1) 24, which I have watched religiously since 2002, is no longer much fun. I’ll probably stick it out for the rest of the season, but I don’t find myself caring very much about what happens. It isn’t dreadful like season six was, but it isn’t very good, either.
2) Lost, on the other hand, has [...]
24 Season Premiere Update
Posted on January 11, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under 24, Die Hard 2, television | Leave a Comment
We waited a year and a half for a rehash of Die Hard 2 with Kiefer as John McClane and a Zombie Tony in place of John Amos? Yippie-ki-yay, I guess.
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My Readers Aren’t Good For Much…
Posted on November 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Dollhouse, Joss Whedon, television | 3 Comments
…But I know they’re good for Joss Whedon news. Is it true that FOX has, for all intents and purposes, already killed Dollhouse?
If so, that fucking sucks.
I’ve Only Been Waiting A Year And A Half
Posted on November 21, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 24, A Colbert Christmas, television | Leave a Comment
I knew that A Colbert Christmas was this Sunday (at 10:00), but I was completely unaware that 24: Redemption, the two hour movie bridging the gap between Season 6 and the upcoming (and long delayed) Season 7, airs on Fox earlier in the evening (at 8:00). That’s right, Jack Bauer returns in a mere three [...]
Season Four Of The Wire
Posted on October 31, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under The Wire, television | 5 Comments
I just finished watching the season last night, and man were the last two episodes brutal. I wasn’t expecting things to end well for the kids, but that was still painful to watch. Wow. Poor Randy and Dukie. And Bubbles… Why did they have to do that to Bubbles?
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Just What We Needed, The Return Of “Barack Obama Isn’t Really Black” Stories
Posted on October 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, race, television, the media | Leave a Comment
Why doesn’t Barack Obama respect African-American culture? Jake Tapper:
In Attempt at Humor, Obama Conflates ‘Sanford and Son’ and ‘The Jeffersons’
So… much… stupidity…
Awesome Deal Alert
Posted on August 11, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under The Wire, television | Leave a Comment
Amazon’s deal of the day: Seasons 1-4 of The Wire are on sale for $95.49. That’s some pretty big savings over buying all of the seasons individually.
I just started watching Season 3, by the way. What an amazing show.
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South Park Analogies
Posted on July 31, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, South Park, race, television, the media | Leave a Comment
I want to be very clear on this first part: I’m not at all comparing McCain and Obama, or their campaigns, to Stan and Token. HOWEVER, reading the media’s latest mind-numbing discussions about “the race card” after I got home from work, a very clear image of Cartman in the following clip burst into my [...]
“And none of those issues were ever a problem again.”
Posted on July 2, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, 24, Barack Obama, Dennis Haysbert, television | Leave a Comment
The only thing Hollywood can’t do is cure cancer.
Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American U.S. president on Fox’s “24″ may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama.
“If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people,” said the actor, who [...]
“And that’s why you always leave a note.”
Posted on June 16, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Arrested Development, education, television | Leave a Comment
Can anyone read this and not think of George, Sr. using his one-armed friend to teach the Bluth children a lesson?
Yes, you say? Well, it’s all I could think of.
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Lost Returns
Posted on April 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Lost, television | Leave a Comment
Speculation/potential spoilers if I’m right…
