The big news in ratings this week wasn’t another series high for True Blood, the further decline of Defying Gravity, or even the return of Millionaire. Instead, it was the announcement that several big media and advertising companies are joining forces to create an alternative to Nielsen. My kneejerk reaction? The announcement is full of […]
The big season (or is it series?) finale of The Philanthropist left us all with a challenge: what’s our great idea for helping the world? That’s the message I got from that last shot, the camera pulled in tight behind the guy holding up his hand… that’s us. What’s our great idea? Well, hopefully it will […]
Highlights of the Week Ohmygodohmygodohmygod it’s THE JONAS BROTHERS! They’re going to be at Teen Choice 2009, the awards show so cool they took “Award” right out of the title. How badass are they (Mon. 8pm, FOX)? If you’re a little older, how about: Ohmygodohmygodohmygod it’s Neil Diamond – Hot August Night: NYC (Fri. 8pm, […]
Cheesy, yes, but I’ll bet it’s a valid question for a billionaire philanthropist like Teddy Rist. Or, maybe not. Whatever. How many of you weren’t surprised when Teddy jumped into the swimming pool, fully clothed? I saw it coming, too, but it brought back a really funny moment in my life…. At a party to […]
The repetitive nature of the summer ratings have me so looking forward to the return of full schedules in the fall. Remember what that’s like? When CBS runs more than Big Brother, and The CW offers more than one burn-off episode of Easy Money. It was another week very much like so many of the […]
I’ve never read the Dostoevsky novel to which Teddy Rist (James Purefoy) referred in this week’s episode, but if “The Double” is as dense as “Crime and Punishment” (been there), or “The Brothers Karamazov” (done that), it’ll have to wait. What I do know, however, is that Dean didn’t quite fit the bill of doppelganger. […]
It’s that time of the year where it becomes painfully obvious just how lacking the summer television schedule is. Hopefully, you’re getting some nice weather in the exchange. The good news is that the summer television season is now half over. We can now start counting down the weeks until the fall premieres. As for […]
