Category Archives: Television

Back to the Island: Live Together, Die Alone

It’s difficult to believe what LOST would’ve been like without Jack.  The show’s creators originally planned to kill the character off in the pilot.  In the end, though, Jack was the real through-line for many of us. Season One of … Continue reading

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Back to the Island: Ten Years of LOST

This month marks the tenth anniversary of the premiere of LOST.  It was ten years ago September 22 that ABC premiered the Hawaii-based show down on the beach in Waikiki.  The rest, for many of us, is history (and alternate … Continue reading

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Into Dalek-ness

It took a good while before the Daleks were brought back full-strength in the Doctor Who reboot a few years ago.  If memory serves, we only got one in the first season.  Looks like we’re getting one again  . . … Continue reading

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The Day of the (Different) Doctor

Breath deep, because the air is strangely fresh in the newest series of Doctor Who. At least that’s my take on it after watching the premiere of the new season at the theater.  I’m glad I waited this time around, … Continue reading

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Waiting for a Different Doctor

Big weekend for fans of Doctor Who.  It’s been months since we saw the quick flash  of Matt-Smith-into-Peter-Capaldi, which means its also an interesting weekend for Who fans.  It’s been some time since there’s been a dramatically older Doctor in … Continue reading

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One Minute and the New Doctor

I imagine that Clara Oswald won’t start the new season of Doctor Who with “run you clever boy and remember” seeing as how the new Doctor is a good bit older and possesses a questionable memory.  Even still, the new … Continue reading

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No Joe Like “Yo Joe!”

Community, the show that no one seems to watch, just did an episode based on the 80s G.I. Joe cartoon.  The episode played the way I imagine most adult-satire shows do these days, which means it was equal parts funny … Continue reading

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Being Mosby: Unending Story

A series finale can be a tricky thing. Do you take the approach of The Sopranos, cutting to an ambiguous black screen? Do you wrap things up neatly in bow like Everwood? Do you end on a sad note like … Continue reading

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Being Mosby: The Best Thing We Do

Big night tonight.  After nine seasons, Ted finally meets his match.  Lots of fun little “retrospectives” for a show that many thought wouldn’t make it past two or three seasons have been popping up.  Here’s TV Guide‘s article looking inside … Continue reading

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Quo Vadis?

Long before he helped bring the cinematic Avengers together as Agent Coulson, Clark Gregg played Calvin Trager, a mysterious entrepreneur who held the fate of Sports Night in his hands.  “Where are we going?” he would ask Dana, the fictional … Continue reading

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