NBC Thursday Night Comedy 1/20/11 Recap: “2011 is Coming Up Darry...
NBC’s Thursday night lineup returned this week bigger than ever. The addition of a new show is always interesting, but the return of ‘Parks and Recreation’ really has me excited.
‘Modern Family’ 2.13 Recap: “It Looks Like Dad
‘Modern Family’ kicks things up this week with one of the funniest episodes of the season. ‘Caught in the Act’ is absolutely hilarious – at least most of it is.
Ebert Reopens the Balcony Today
After many incarnations spanning a 35-year history, the movie review program most recently known as ‘At the Movies’ was canceled by production studio Buena Vista back in August of last year. Well, it turns out that you...
Once More, Without Feeling (Or Remorse)
At the end of November, I wrote about how Warner Bros. is planning to reboot the ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ franchise without any involvement from series creator Joss Whedon, the man whose singular voice informed every...
Sundance: Park City at Midnight Preview
A few years back, the Sundance Film Festival announced a new category called “Park City at Midnight.” This would be a way for extreme comedies and horror flicks to find a place at a film festival. It was a great move o...
‘Big Love’ 5.01 Recap: “You’re on Your Own… Boy...
‘Big Love’ may well be one of the most underrated series on television. Although continually overlooked in favor of HBO’s bigger, flashier shows (‘The Sopranos’, ‘True Blood’, ‘Board...
‘Dark Knight Rises’ May Redeem Ruined Batman Villains
Casting has been confirmed for the latest Batman movie from Christopher Nolan, and it’s big news for movie and comic book fans alike. Two of the caped crusader’s most exciting enemies are getting the big screen treatme...
Why Do Hollywood and the CE Industry Fear Component Video?
For years now, movie studios and the consumer electronics industry have been pushing to close the so-called “analog hole” – i.e. the ability of DVD and Blu-ray players to output unencrypted high-def video over analog c...
Statuesque: The Geeks Shall Inherent the Earth
Originally, when I began plotting this post last week (yes, there is some forethought associated with my writing, as hard as that may be to fathom), it was to be called “King vs. Dweebs,” about the rivalry between the ...
Leaving the Stream: Week of January 16th, 2011
After last week’s heavy casualties from the Netflix stream, it’s nice to see that we’re not losing too much this week. Still, we have to say goodbye to an underrated Kevin Smith movie, an amazing stand-up special...
Mid-Week Poll: Will You Buy ‘Star Wars’ on Blu-ray?
Now that Lucasfilm has officially announced that the entire ‘Star Wars’ film series will be released on Blu-ray later this year, I have to ask whether people are still willing to give George Lucas their hard-earned mon...
Reading Consumer Reports for TV Advice? Don’t.
The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show was an eye-opening experience in many regards. I was able to gain some knowledge from a roundtable with Samsung’s top brass, I was entertained and informed by the Panasonic director’s...