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Shows I Bought Music For

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

The most eclectic playlist on my iTunes has to be the “Purchased” tab, with free electronica soundtracks mingling with selections from musicals, and a couple classics I’ve rediscovered from my childhood. A particular group I have to highlight are the…

Spike’s SCREAM 2009 Nominees

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

If nothing, else this is quite the comprehensive list. I’ve also included my votes, where applicable. (Reading this makes me want to put all of the movies I haven’t yet seen on my Netflix immediately.)

Best Horror Movie
Dead Snow…

TV Towns That Need An NCIS Team

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Very, very funny — Zach Oat at TWoP argues that LA is at the bottom of the list of towns that need their own NCIS team. Check out the article for his picks, and my vote below:

NCIS: Beverly Hills…

This Is Why ‘True Blood’ Is Not A Sitcom

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

…mostly because it only has Arlene and Terry, who, will a cute couple, cannot carry the show on their own. I’m actually disappointed in this mash-up — I expected some clever riffs on Bill and Eric’s rivalry, the various monsters/creepies,…

‘True Blood’ Finale: Weddings, Thrills, and Amnesia

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Several reviewers have commented on the structure of the episode, and the fact that they wrapped up the Maryann storyline in a half hour. But that worked for me — this doesn’t strike me as a show that relies on…

Fandom Friday: Twitter is the Newest Platform for TV-Inspired RPGs

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Happy Fandom Friday! Today marks the start of my new column paying homage to the clever, creative, crazy fanbases that spring up around TV shows and movies, indie and mainstream alike. While Tropes & Props was more of an exercise…

Post-Katrina Murder Mystery

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

It was only a matter of time before Hurricane Katrina was immersed into our entertainment lexicon:

Bokeem Woodbine, Peter Jason, Noah Bean and Deborah Ann Woll have joined the cast of the supernatural thriller “Little Murder” from Mind in Motion…

Jerry Seinfeld is Jay Leno’s First Guest

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

When Jay Leno’s new talk show premieres on NBC in the fall, the first celebrities to grace his armchair will be Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, and Jerry Seinfeld.
I’m a little surprised, since honestly I had expected Leno’s people to…

TV Academy, CBS Drop Time-Shifting Plan

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

The Television Academy has abandoned its plan to pretape eight of the awards at this year’s Emmys, citing “pressure from the creative community [umm...] and a lack of public support from other Big Four nets”.
Variety presents this statement from…

Should The Emmys Pretape Certain Categories?

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

The Emmys are fast approaching, and in order to streamline the notoriously-long awards ceremony, the TV Academy has announced its plan to pre-tape eight of the twenty-eight categories.
This decision, of course, has been met with considerable uproar — partly…