Heroes – “Five Years Gone” Recap & Analysis

Why ‘Five Years Gone’ was a Colossal Misstep
Honestly, this episode was a bloody mess. It was chaotic, confusing, in the end fairly pointless, and to be entirely honest with you I thought it was comic book television at its worst. It didn’t build any characters outside of those directly involved, considering that won’t be taking [...]

Heroes Flashes Forward: Previewing ‘Five Years Gone’

So tonight, Heroes will be flashing forward five years into the future (As it will occur if the bomb goes off). Considering that the show had a great deal of success with flashing backwards with ‘Company Man’, will ‘Five Years Gone’ be able to achieve the same? Well, to be honest, I don’t really think [...]

Plagiarism Patrol: ‘Brothers & Sisters’ goes royal

Television writers are like any of us, really; they live normal lives with the same types of interactions with popular culture as the rest of us. They watch the same television shows, experience the same classic cinema, and likely watch the same Academy Award nominated films as we do. In fact, after watching tonight’s episode [...]

Dear Television: Enough with the Metaphors.

It’s now officially May Sweeps (It started on Thursday evening), which means that all serial dramas are heading into their final storylines leading into their season finales. This means that they’re working overtime to make sure that everything is lined up perfectly, and that we as viewers are along for the ride. And, trust me, [...]

An Open Letter to Zap2it.com Regarding Spoilers

Dear Zap2it.com,
I have been a reader of your site for the past number of years. I stumbled across it in my search to gain TV ratings data, and it has become a permanent stop on my entertainment news trawling ever since. It offers a wide range of commentary, quick news updates, and an occasionally biting [...]

Breaking News: Studio 60 returns May 24th at 10/9c

Well, this is a pleasant surprise. I was looking to see if perhaps Studio 60 might be replacing the finishing Raines after this week’s episode, and stumbled across something I was certainly not aware of.
According to NBC.com (And spread further by Zap2it), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip will be taking over for ER on [...]

What Should You Watch Tonight? – Friday April 27th

Let’s face it, the Box Office race isn’t too interesting this weekend (Nicholas Cage’s Next, Stone Cold Steve Austin’s The Condemned and Justin Chatwin’s (Locke’s FBI-investigator grow-up friend on “Lost”) The Invisible), so I figure that a night in with some television might well be in order. As a result, here’s three picks for the [...]

Thursday Night TV Club Showdown: April 26th, 2007

Three comedies. Three episodes. Two guest stars. One product recall. One season finale. And, in the end, one champion. Will the victor be The Office, recently named the show with the greatest percentage viewer increase through same-week DVR viewings? Or perhaps 30 Rock, the little show that could celebrating its 1st Season finale with a [...]

Catching up with ‘30 Rock’

So, tonight the best new comedy of the season finds itself ending its season outside of the usually comfy spot of May Sweeps. Usually, this would be a sign for concern, but against the odds NBC renewed the show for a second season. Instead, 30 Rock is ending early since it had to return earlier [...]

The Cultural Learnings Magic 8-Ball: Idol’s “Most Shocking Elimination” Prediction

I’ve shaken my magic 8-Ball with the following prediction:
Will American Idol’s most shocking elimination ever in fact be a complete lack of an elimination in a moment of spiritual togetherness and happiness?
“Count on it.”
It is now 8:51 EST. We’ll see if the 8-Ball is correct in believing that no one will be eliminated on tonight’s [...]