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• Reading Rainbow

  

  If you ever watched Reading Rainbow growing up, either in school or on your own, you probably remember the basic idea. In each episode, the host, LeVar Burton,... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Munsters

  

  Growing up, I’m sure I caught reruns of The Munsters now and then but they didn’t make much of an impression. I basically thought of them as the other Addams... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Family Guy: Back to the Pilot

  

  If, like me, you have given up on Family Guy, you probably didn’t bother to watch the Nov. 20 episode. The show has become really repetitive and juvenile. They... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• American Gothic

  

  Okay, it’s compare-and-contrast time. American Horror Story fans, meet American Gothic. I’ve been thinking there is a resemblance there, beyond just the title,... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Unaired Sesame Street Pilot Clip

  

  I love discovering unaired pilots, even just clips of them. There is a story circulating the interwebs about how Sesame Street is searching for “the missing... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Point of Attack, Or Where to Start Your Pilot

  

  Anyone sitting down to write a story, whether it’s for television or any other medium, has to decide where to start. It seems like a simple question. You start... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• 21 Jump Street

  

  Even for the ’80s the 21 Jump Street theme song is cheesy. Its peppy, synthesized beat puts one more in the frame of mind to watch teenagers dance on cafeteria... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• American Horror Story

  

  It’s been a while since I’ve seen a pilot that convinced me that the ensuing show was going to be something different. American Horror Story employs a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Dream On

  

  “I’m sick of my generation being called the TV Generation. ‘All you guys did was watch TV.’ What’d you expect? We watched Lee Harvey Oswald get shot live on TV... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA

• New Girl

  

  Just in case you’re not one of the reported 10 million people who tuned in for the much-ballyhooed premiere of New Girl last week, here’s the deal. It’s... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Will It Fly?

  

  When I first heard that the movie Source Code, which I haven’t seen but which looks pretty cool, is being developed for TV, my instinctive first question was,... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Parks and Recreation

  

  When this show debuted, viewers went into it thinking they knew what to expect. It was another The Office, with a “female Michael Scott.” In fact, this... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Husbands, the Series

  

  Husbands, the Series premiered via UStream tonight at 6:30 PST. “Why now?” co-writer and star Cheeks was asked. “Why not?” he replied. Whether or not you think... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Dr. Who: The Eleventh Hour

  

  I have a confession. I’ve never watched Dr. Who. I have a passing familiarity with who The Doctor is and what a TARDIS is, mainly via geek osmosis... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Bob’s Burgers

  

  For my last post I tried to figure out what I disliked about the pilot of what sounded like a great show; now I’m trying to figure out what I love about the... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• The Middleman

  

  On paper The Middleman sounds like an amazing show: young struggling artist and gamer girl gets recruited by mysterious crime-fighting agency to battle comic... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Eureka

  

  When a character in TV or film stumbles into a Town with a Dark Secret… or Cleveland… they do so one of two ways: by relocating to make a fresh start, usually... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Manhattan, AZ

  

  I decided to look at Manhattan, AZ and Eureka* back-to-back since they both center around police officers finding themselves in strange, new towns. Both fit... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Three’s Company

  

  Watching the pilot episode of Three’s Company for the first time in–I’m gonna say 25 years–I was slightly horrified to discover that I not only remembered the... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  

  Attempts to describe It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia usually center around how despicable the characters are. If you have watched the show at all, you’ve... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO