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• Pilots Screened at Comic-Con 2014

  

  During the pilot episode of Constantine, the eponymous character (Matt Ryan) says something about impatience being a 21st century disease. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• What Makes a Good Sci-fi Pilot?

  

  Any fan of genre television probably has a mental list of dos and don’ts when it comes to pilots. With so many entries into the sci-fi category in the past few... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Wilfred

  

  is one of those high concept shows that was so bizarre when it was new, it was hard to imagine it could last. If you’ve hung with it over its four seasons,... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• The Last Ship, and Point of View

  

  Let’s talk about The Last Ship. It’s been on for several weeks now, so if you were planning to watch it you probably already are. It’s what you’d expect from a... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Pilot Titles, Part 3

  

  Apologies for the wrong (i.e., unfinished) draft of this being published earlier.If you’ve read this blog before, you know I enjoy titles of pilot episodes,... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

  

  Now that its premiere season is behind us, it’s a good time to look back at the pilot of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and remember how we got here. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Orange is the New Black

  

  I almost didn’t give Orange is the New Black a chance, based simply on hating the title. It suggested to me that we’d be watching “Elle Woods Goes to the Big... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Orphan Black

  

  If you are lucky enough to have no idea what Orphan Black is about, don’t hit the jump. But do tune into the inevitable marathon that will take place before... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Why I Didn’t Hate the HIMYM Finale

  

  …because I feel very alone in my non-hatred. Need I warn you that there are major spoilers ahead? I never, for a second, bought Robin and Barney as a couple.... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Batgirl Mini-sode, 1967

  Arrow seems to be rolling out another DC character practically every week now. I don’t watch the show regularly, even though I keep hearing how much it’s... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Everything but the News

  

  I heard about Everything but the News on NPR. Public radio pushing public television; if they’re going for meta, they’re finding it. I don’t even know how to... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Ten Surprising Facts About the ‘Blossom’ Pilot

  

  How have I not blogged about this show by now? What finally prompted me was Mayim Bialik’s appearance on The Howard Stern Show, and a blog post she wrote about... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Perception

  

  Before Perception returns for a third season Feb. 25, you may want to know whether it’s worth watching. I did. As adorable as Eric McCormack looks with a 5... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Killer Women

  

  Hats off to the first cancelled new show of 2014! If you can still catch an episode of Killer Women before they stop airing it, you have to watch it to believe... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Happy Days (Backdoor Pilot)

  

  Happy Days turns 40 today, so people who felt dated by looking back at the 50s from the perspective of the 70s… well, they’re dead now. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Law & Order

  

  The Boy’s Club. Walking.The New York Times recently ran a review of two new cop shows, Killer Women and Chicago P.D., wherein the writer referenced Dick Wolf’s... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Common Law

  

  Having discovered Michael Ealy on the fun-if-not-groundbreaking Almost Human, I had to have a peek at his previous buddy cop show, USA’s Common Law. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Favorite Pilots of 2013

  

  Honestly, I didn’t watch a lot of TV in 2013. For more definitive lists of the “best of 2013″ may I suggest The Wire or The AV Club. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Susan 313

  

  This week, Sarah Silverman released the pilot of a show she made last year for NBC. I’m going to preface this by saying, I’m not a huge Sarah Silverman fan. I... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Under the Dome… and Other Apocalypses

  

  Under the Dome is the latest in a seeming mobius strip of apocalypse stories being forced down our gullet by the entertainment industry. “But wait,” you say,... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO