Scandal: Shonda Rhimes goes political
Ever since The West Wing stopped airing, there has been a notable and gaping hole in the television schedule for a smart, snappy political drama that takes viewers into the corridors of power in...
Category: TV
Seven season finales to watch
May is upon us, which means that season and in some cases series finales are about to start rolling out as the 2011-2012 television season wraps up and the cable networks prepare to take over the...
Where Did NBC’s Grimm Go Wrong?
At the start of this television season, I boldly pronounced that of the two fairytale shows competing for attention, Grimm was the superior, a cult series in the making, while Once Upon A Time lacked...
Who is HBO’s Girls For?
Watching HBO’s Girls felt like standing around at a party with a bunch of people trading insider jokes I don’t get; at the same time that I was being welcomed as part of the club, it was obvious...
Good, Clean, Bitchy Fun: Don’t Trust the B– In Apartment 23
ABC’s Don’t Trust the B--- In Apartment 23 premieres on 11 April as a midseason replacement. It would seem that the network is going both light and swear-avoidant with its midseason pickups; both...
Newfronts: A New Shift in the Television Advertising Model
The upfronts are a time-honored tradition of network media; in May, the biggest networks gather for a glitzy multi-day event in New York City to show off their new fall content. Advertisers flock to...
Bitches in Texas: ABC’s G.C.B takes aim at evangelical hypocrisy
The only thing bigger than their hair is their love for the Lord. G.C.B. brings viewers deep into the heart of white, wealthy, evangelical Plano, Texas. Amanda Vaughn (Leslie Bibb) is slinking back...
Watching Them Watching Us: Surveillance on TV
INT. POLICE STATION – AFTERNOON OUR HERO leans into his computer screen, reviewing surveillance footage. THE BAD GUY appears, and OUR HERO freezes and zooms. Widespread surveillance is becoming...
The Blue Butterfly: Castle goes noir
Last week, the networks dredged up their usual parade of dreck in advance of Valentine’s Day, apparently under the belief that viewers needed Very Special Love-Saturated Episodes to prepare...
The peculiar rite of watching the Super Bowl ads
One of the most anticipated annual television events of the year unfolded in the United States over the weekend. Akin to the Doctor Who Christmas Special in the UK, it is practically a national...