As I wind down my summer series of looking at how different shows deal with their MacGuffins, I want to talk about Desperate Housewives. I have to start by disclosing an important bit of information: I only watched the first two seasons of Desperate Housewives, so I can’t really comment on the latest few seasons. […]
(Season 5, Episode 12 – Series Finale) There have been a lot of great finales over the course of television history. I’m not going to make this post a discussion of the best of them. However, one of my all time favorite finales was for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It wasn’t that it was an […]
Ten years ago, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire graced the US airwaves. It marked the beginning of an avalanche of reality programming that started from across the Pacific (including Dancing with the Stars, and that beast American Idol). It was a downright phenomenon, capturing the attention of nation. Unfortunately, ABC bashed America over the […]
The summer schedule is winding down as the real TV season is right around the corner. Of course, that will also mark the end of summer, so you can decide how excited you are about it. I, for one, can’t wait to get my favorites shows back on the air. Here is what’s in repeats […]
(Season 5, Episodes 9-11) One episode left of Six Feet Under. I’m saving a whole post for the finale because you all have hyped it up as the greatest finale in all of television history. My expectations are high, folks. There is some business to attend to before the finale, however. These episodes leading up […]
So you had to figure that sooner or later I was going to bring Lost into my summer long discussion about MacGuffins, mysteries, and storylines, right? After all, I’m a little obsessed. Beyond my own fascination with the show, however, it is a perfect program to look at when talking about MacGuffins — after all, […]
(Season 2, Episodes 17-19) I’m heading into the final handful of episodes of the second season of Veronica Mars and things are beginning to come together. This season has certainly been a lot murkier than the first, but I’m still enjoying it. Season one was really tight, whereas this second one seems to be more […]
