Category: TV

So, Kevin Mitnick and Steve Wozniak hosting The Screensavers – this sounds in theory as though it would be the dream show of all time. Woz is such a cool guy, and Kevin is interesting and seems articulate whenever I’ve seen him interviewed. The reality though was so stilted that even I, the king of…

I have to admit to never having read or seen anything by Samuel Beckett. That is, I hadn’t seen anything until tonight. I’ve been watching Beckett on Film . I’m unsure of what to make of it. Many of the characters seem to be traits or aspects of a person more than fully formed individuals,…

The Tivo keeps grabbing this show, So Graham Norton. I hate the fact that I just can’t get enough of this thing. It is just the basest, most crass, tee hee hee he’s talking about sex kind of program. But, there are times when I find it unbelievably funny. Take for instance tonight when his…

So, The Gilmore Girls. If you’ve not seen this show, but you are familiar with the premise, you may be tempted to dismiss it as trite crap. I can see how it might look that way from the outside looking in. But, it’s really much better than it sounds. If you’ve seen the show, then…

I have been watching a disturbing amount of Trading Spaces (link is to an interesting behind the scenes accounting of the show), and Mad About You. Given that all appearances to the contrary I’m actually not a woman, any viewing time greater than zero is probably disturbing, and I’m well past disturbing into problematic. Thing…

I’m entirely played out on the whole reality TV thing, but I sort of half watched Boston 24/7 tonight, and I have to say it’s a pretty good show. Not a huge fan of the slow blur transitions, but aside from that well worth checking out.

Let me tell you tonight’s episode of The Screensavers was outstanding. You know usually it’s chock full of geeky goodness – well not full, but sometimes there is a chewy geeky center. Tonight though they really came through with the funny. Like 3 major belly laughs, not least of which is this pointless shockwave presentation…

The Discovery Channel Documentary, The Unfolding Universe sounds really interesting. I only home my new lemon of a Direct Tivo box stays alive long enough to record it tonight.

Growing up as a kid, there wasn’t much better than Saturday morning TV. As the seasons past, shows tended to come and go – sometimes so fast they almost seemed a dream. Take for instance Monster Squad – which it turns out was not a dream. I don’t remember anything about it except that I…

So the TV show Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) starts off with one strike against it. Clever names never bode well – particularly when they are promoting the show based on the name. I probably wouldn’t have even seen it since Wednesdays are powerhouse nights for TV what with the West Wing and all. Still, they…