I stopped by Best Buy this afternoon before work to see what new DVDs had come out, and saw on the shelf the DVD collection of LateLine, Al Franken’s sitcom about a late night television news program. Like most viewers, I saw not a single episode of the show when it was originally broadcast. IContinue reading “LateLine”
Category Archives: Television
The Practice – The Series Finale
The Practice, a show I’ve loved watching since its second season, went out with a whimper, not a bang. Knowing that some of the characters will carry on next season–in Fleet Street, the Alan Shore-centered legal drama, and the untitled sitcom featuring Ellenor Frutt–tempers the disappointment, but only some of the disappointment. Spoilers, obviously.
On Last Son of Krypton
Yesterday the animated Superman pilot, “Last Son of Krypton,” came out on DVD, and I picked it up at Wal-Mart for something like eight or nine dollars. I never really followed the animated Superman, catching an episode here, an episode there, over the course of its run, so the only extended visit I paid toContinue reading “On Last Son of Krypton”
On Hornblower III
I received Hornblower III on DVD today; it’s only been out for a week, I ordered it from Amazon, to take advantage of a really deep discount, no tax, and free shipping, and it finally arrived today. I’ve watched the first movie. Some of the reviews I’ve seen online suggested that it all looked aContinue reading “On Hornblower III”
A new Charlie Brown Christmas
In the last years of the Peanuts comic strip, Rerun became a major character, with a lot of focus being placed upon going to school and his want of a dog. Rerun got one of the best strips in the run, when Lucy hands him the football because she can’t be Charlie Brown’s placeholder oneContinue reading “A new Charlie Brown Christmas”
The Warner Brothers, and the Warner Sister, Dot
In going through a box of tee-shirts this morning, I found several Animaniacs shirts I had bought a number of years ago and forgotten. Ah, the fickleness of memory. I loved Animaniacs. It was a fantastic show, and in many ways one of the best animated television programs of all time. Certainly, it was amongContinue reading “The Warner Brothers, and the Warner Sister, Dot”
Mr. St. Nick
I don’t often watch television these days–there’s so little time as it is, and so little I really want to watch–but this evening I saw a made-for-television film on ABC Family entitled Mr. St. Nick and starring Kelsey Grammer. The premise was simple–Grammer was Nick St. Nicholas, eligible bachelor and millionairre fundraiser. He was alsoContinue reading “Mr. St. Nick”
Talking The Practice
I wouldn’t call tonight’s episode of The Practice classic, but it certainly reminded me of why I started with the show and why I kept watching. We had an interesting legal case, defendants who were the underdogs, a legal dilemma, and some intriguing character moments. First, the case itself. Christian Scientists on trial for secondContinue reading “Talking The Practice”
The Friday Five – Highday, 28 Winterfilth
This week’s questions from the Friday Five: 1. How many TVs do you have in your home? Three. 2. On average, how much TV do you watch in a week? Maybe three, four hours. Some weeks not at all. In other words, not very much. 3. Do you feel that television is bad for youngContinue reading “The Friday Five – Highday, 28 Winterfilth”
The Birds of Prey Premiere
The first episode of Birds of Prey was interesting. The plot didn’t hang together all that well, and I’m leery of some of the changes made to the characters, settings, etc. I’ve no complaints with Oracle, and I liked the nod toward Earth-2 continuity with Helena Wayne, erm, Kyle, even if the angst she hadContinue reading “The Birds of Prey Premiere”