Backpatting, Wiki-style
As the three regular readers of my blog may know, I’ve been a Wikipedia-addict for the past two years. This is, perhaps not so coincidentally how long the series Lost has been on the air. Since last year, I’ve been [...]
Studio 60: Week 3, Still Weak
The short version: episode three of Studio 60 on Sunset Strip is “all over the place.” Still overly wordy (no duh!) and preachy, particularly in its anti-religion kick. And still missing the spark that made The West Wing watchable: actors [...]
Heroic cliches invade TV land
Hero Salad Recipe for a genre television high concept series. (Note: 20 year-old recipe, previously deemed “unfit for science”, remixed for modern palates.) Serve over: scrolling text that “a seemingly random group of individuals has emerged with what can only [...]
Studio 60 Tries Really, Really Hard…
At being clever. And clever is the antithesis of funny. On The West Wing, the “walk and talk” tracking shots and spit-fire dialogue provided gravitas when dealing with dramatic issues like nuclear proliferation and the Middle East conflict. But when [...]
LOST girls get the big kiss-off
Ana-Lucia and Libby, we hardly knew ya. The short version: Two dead tailies. Death due to too much partying. Last December, Lost actresses Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros got picked up for drunk driving. Watros pleaded out and got a [...]