Television

I had the unexpected pleasure of seeing David Cross perform at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor last night when my friend called me moments before the show to let me know it was happening….

  I suppose you could say that Heroes has jumped the shark in the past, but if there was ever an episode where shark-jumping was apparent, it was last night’s “Hysterical Blindness.”  Oddly enough, though,…

The third episode of Heroes proved to be a slight upgrade from the very disappointing two-hour premiere, so I was cautiously optimistic that the fourth installment would be decent.  Once again, Heroes has let me…

Last night’s Curb Your Enthusiasm had generated a lot of buzz due to the “non-reunion reunion” of the Seinfeld cast.  It’s been talked about for years, and it seemed like a pipe dream that the…

I’ll bet you never thought I’d lead this story with Joe E Tata.  But that’s just the kind of guy I am.   Anyone over the age of 25 can appreciate all that was Beverly…

Another Monday, and I keep coming back to Heroes, holding onto hope that the show will finally turn it around.  In the latest episode, we learn a little bit more about the head of the…

We just watched the Emmys the other day where a bunch of current TV stars won awards for playing various memorable characters. But stacked up in the annals of television history (or at least the…

  Like I did with True Blood, I was planning on reviewing every episode of this season of Heroes.  After sitting through the two-hour season premiere, I am strongly reconsidering.  Heroes has become the show…

  I happen to think that an overwhelming majority of comedies on television simply aren’t funny.  They’re often lame, predictable, and formulaic.  Two glaring exceptions, though, are It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Curb Your…