Pop culture with a hangover

Short List: The 10 TV Shows I Never Miss

March 6, 2009
1. Lost2. Gossip Girl3. Weeds4. Big Love5. The L Word (only one more episode, boo!)6. The Colbert Report7. The Daily Show8. 30 Rock9. The Office10. Dexter

The 5 Best Shows on TV Right Now

December 7, 2007
1. WeedsYes, I’ve written about Weeds before (see Weeds: The Best Show Ever Made, which was quoted on the official Weeds website), but I can’t help but continue to sing its praises. This show’s writers are fantastic at getting characters, especially our hapless lady protagonist, out of seemingly impossible situations, but seriously, after watching the [...]

Big Love: Polygamy Never Looked so Good

July 24, 2007
Big Love is an odd show about an odd topic. It combines two things that appeal to very different audiences — devout religion and abnormal sexual practices — but is completely justifiable in its juxtaposition of these two elements in that it’s based on real life…sort of. Our protagonists, a large (to say [...]

The Golden Globe Nominations

December 15, 2006
As a film and television buff, and someone generally fascinated by celebrities and their fabulous lives, I usually look forward to the release of a list of nominations for a Hollywood awards show like a baseball fan might eagerly anticipate the release of a new player, uh, list.  Or something.The Golden Globes are an exception to many rules, though, [...]