TIFF Journal: ‘Mascots’
Even after his patented mockumentary style was co-opted by countless TV shows, there’s still only one Christopher Guest. His latest comedy, ‘Mascots’, serves up almost everything you could want from one of his hy...
Even after his patented mockumentary style was co-opted by countless TV shows, there’s still only one Christopher Guest. His latest comedy, ‘Mascots’, serves up almost everything you could want from one of his hy...
Remember all that hoopla from earlier this year about how the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences made the bold move of nominating the online-only Netflix series ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Arrested Development&...
I believe that the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences needs to implement a major overhaul of the Emmy nomination process, such that once a person (in a specific role) or show wins a category, they should be retired from that ...
The Fox network promoted last week’s episode of ‘Glee’ like crazy with a huge tease that one of the show’s characters would die. As if that didn’t sound enough like a cheap ratings stunt, ‘Funer...
Tradition has it that the network airing the Super Bowl usually schedules a high-profile show immediately afterwards in the expectation of a ratings bump. This year, Fox programmed ‘Glee’ for the coveted time slot. Tha...
It’s that time of year for TV shows to roll out their very special Christmas-themed episodes before taking a break until after the holidays. ‘Glee’ dutifully obliged the tradition with last week’s entry, de...
All of my recent traveling resulted in my falling behind in critical TV watching. Consequently, I’ve also fallen behind in recapping some of the shows I watch. So let’s do some quick catching up with ‘Glee’...
With the success of the Madonna-themed episode last season, the producers of ‘Glee’ decided to jump right in this year with a much-hyped Britney Spears episode. The potential here is enormous. Does it live up?
After its whirlwind first season, ‘Glee’ returns for a second year of musical madness. The kids are back. (I guess none of them were seniors.) Sue and Will are back. Even the Slushies are back. This is both a cause for...
When the Emmy nominations were announced back in July, I predicted that ‘Glee’ would sweep. Well, it looks like I severely misjudged the ability of Emmy voters to stay in touch with or comprehend such a pop culture phe...
The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced yesterday morning. ‘Glee’ and ‘The Pacific’ led the pack with 19 nominations and 24 nominations respectively. I’m sure both programs will bring...
I find ‘Glee’ the perfect cool-down show after finishing up a stressful episode of ‘Lost’. It’s light and frothy, has interesting characters, genuinely funny comedy, and all those hugely entertaining ...