Category Archives: TV and movies

Apparently, this is old news, but I hadn’t realized it until I saw a promo on USA while watching a “Law and Order: SVU” rerun: Ving Rhames is going to play Kojak in a new series set to debut in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Pete finally picks up the gauntlet I dropped on him awhile back regarding the BBC list of cheesy movie lines, and as expected, he comes up with a much better product. Check it out. Continue reading →

The Mickey Mouse Club is being released on DVD. Reviewer Bruce Westbrook is not impressed. Mouse Club discs have the first five shows from 1955, along with featurettes and intros by film critic Leonard Maltin. Sounding like he misses Ovaltine, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m sorry, but any list of cheesy movie lines that does not include a single Schwarzenegger quip is simply not representative. Not that they don’t have some cheesy lines here, but come on. Who were these so-called “moviegoers” that they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Nice atricle about the diversity of the cast of “Lost” and how it happened more or less naturally. And here’s a word about Staten Island’s newest breakout star-to-be: “What’s cool about that, actually, is that on an international flight, you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Chron TV writer Mike McDaniel recaps the missing episode of “Desperate Housewives” and notes that it still got a pretty good local rating, despite not starting until midnight. I’m still mad at KTRK, though, and I still think it’s lousy … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You know, it’s bad enough that local ABC affiliate KTRK bumped “Desperate Housewives” to 11:35 PM last night so it could simulcast the Texans-Packers game, but what really cheeses me off is that they couldn’t bother to wrap up their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s a great article on how the hit show “Lost” came to be in almost no time. There are times when I feel like the writers are going by the seat of their pants, and the heavy meet-the-characters plots of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Mark Evanier (of course), some more TiVo news of interest. Sometime in the next few months, your machine will quietly download a patch that makes it respond to a new copy protection scheme from software maker Macrovision. The app … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Want to know what fellow TiVoholics are watching? Via Mark Evanier, here are the Top 100 season passes. I’ll stipulate to having the following in my pass list: Continue reading →

After complaining about how ABC was running a couple of shows I like past their expected end time, thus causing TiVo to stop recording too soon, I was pleased to see an urgent programming note on my set the other … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For the last two weeks, “Lost” has run past the hour it’s scheduled for. That was no big deal for me the first time as I was watching it live, but this time I missed the ending since the TiVo … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just finished watching the last half of the Lost pilot, and I’m totally hooked. The characters are interesting, the premise is gripping, the way we’re getting backstories in dribs and drabs is a great device – did I mention that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So I’ve read about the new fall lineups, I’ve seen a few preview teasers, and I’ve set my TiVo accordingly: Season passes for old favorites “24” and “Law and Order: SVU” when they return, and trial-run recordings of “Lost” and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The latest Angry Alien production is out, and it’s another classic: “Jaws” In 30 Seconds And Reenacted By Bunnies. Well, bunnies and a shark, if you want to be technical. Like their previous re-imaginings such as “The Exorcist” and “Titanic”, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Not just anyone can recast A Midsummer Night’s Dream and other Shakespeare works with Muppets, but Lis Riba and her husband have done a brilliant job of it. Too bad Disney now owns the Muppet franchise and has reduced their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mark Evanier has some interesting TV tidbits, including this story about TiVo’s future as a business, and this news about the Trio network (who knew anyone was rerunning Battle of the Network Stars?), and this post about an unusual moment … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Alamo Drafthouse expansion, first noted here, has hit the AP wires. With a slightly new name but same attitude, Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Ltd. plans to expand to San Antonio this month, and by early next year to Tyler, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yesterday, my TiVo recorded Pulp Fiction. I just noticed that it’s now recording Jackie Brown. I have no idea what’s brought on this sudden Tarantino fetish. Our subscriptions right now are for The 4400, The Prisoner, and The Amazing Race. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Do I really need to tell you that when a character on The Simpsons is going to be coming out of the closet, your first stop for exhaustive speculation as to who that character might be should be A Perfectly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Boy, that got resolved in a hurry. Actors George Eads and Jorja Fox will both be back on the job next week at “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” after learning a lesson in hardball network politics. Eads reached an agreement Friday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Alamo Drafthouse is going nationwide. Tim and Karrie League have sold the franchise and marketing operations of Alamo Drafthouse to Terrell Braly, the company’s CEO; John Martin, the company’s principal partner; and a silent partner. The new company is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I think we can file this under Bad Career Moves. The firing of two “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” stars in a salary dispute was fair and intended to help the TV industry draw the fiscal line, CBS chief Les Moonves … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What would you do if you were confronted with a list of the 10 Dumbest Moments in Science Fiction Cinema? If you’re smart, you’ll head over to Pete‘s place to get the real straight skinny. Do be warned, here there … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So I watched USA’s The 4400 last night (three cheers for TiVo!), and I liked it. It’s a good concept – 4400 people who have been abducted by aliens since 1946 have suddenly been returned to Earth. None of them … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve not seen “Farenheit 9/11”, and to be honest, with the baby’s arrival, I probably won’t get to see it before it comes out on DVD. I just wanted to note, as a point of data, that the movie sold … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have no words to describe this: David Cassidy, Danny Bonaduce, and Shirley Jones are reviving The Partridge Family. Cassidy will co-executive produce both the reality-themed In Search of the Partridge Family for VH1 and a half-hour pilot for the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Mark Evanier comes this article on TiVo and its litigious strategy for long-term survival. I love me some TiVo, and we bought the lifetime pass on the theory that they’ll be around long enough to make it a better … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There are two op-eds in today’s Chron doing some kind of point-counterpoint about the “science” of the movie The Day After Tomorrow. Two. Freaking. Op-eds. People. Listen to me. This movie was written and directed by the same guy who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So Tiffany is a fan of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and I confess that in watching it with her I’ve been oddly fascinated by it as well. I’d love to know how the recipients of the newly remodeled homes are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Jim Capozzola at The Rittenhouse Review has asked for nominations to settle the burning question “Who is the worst actress in the world?” While his list certainly includes some suitable choices, I’m just gobsmacked that no one so far has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Which genius told the President that this was a good time for an all-too-rare news conference? The networks were scratching their heads Monday after the White House opted to schedule a primetime press conference for 8:30 p.m. ET tonight. If … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Argh! In a move that has completely blindsided producers and fans alike, the WB Network announced late Friday that it was cancelling its long-running Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoff, Angel. Dammit! I’m not ready for Angel to go away. Please, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Pete notes that while tomorrow may be Valentine’s Day, today is Friday the 13th, and if you’d rather celebrate that, he’s here to help by telling you which of the “Friday the 13th” movies are worth your time. Continue reading →