Reading Hour
A couple of weeks ago I came to the realization (which should come as no surprise to all two loyal readers) that I watch too much damn TV. I look at the stacks of unread comics and books, unlistened-to music, and unwatched DVDs and think to myself “When am I going to have time [...]
Another Distraction
So… this video iPod thing. I don’t get it. Does anyone really want to watch TV shows on a 2.5″ handheld screen? I suppose it might be cool if you ride the bus to work every day and want to catch last night’s Daily Show, but I really don’t see that function [...]
Thar She Blows!
Enough time has passed and enough episodes watched for me to comment properly on the three new network “alien invasion” shows: NBC’s Surface, CBS’s Threshold, and ABC’s Invasion. There’s a clear winner among the three, at least for me.
Girl, We Couldn’t Get Much HIGHER
I can’t swear this is the last time I’ll talk about the New Pornographers for awhile, but I had to mention their appearance last night on Last Call with Carson Daly. They did two songs from the new album, Use It and Twin Cinema. However, they changed one of the lyrics in Use [...]
Drivin’ N’ Talkin’
This is another in my series of TV/movie conventions I’m tired of. I guess previous entries in this series are here and here.
Today’s “What Planet Are They On?” TV Cliché: The End Of The Drive Car Conversation.
How come whenever two people are in a car and have something really important to discuss, they always [...]
What Do You Get When You Cross an Analyst with a Therapist?
I’ve been watching the show Arrested Development from the beginning, but it was only just this morning, when watching the latest episode, that I realized that the title of the show is something of a pun. See, the Bluth family business is Real Estate Development. D’oh! I’m slow, but I eventually come [...]
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