Tag archive for ‘Television’
Canceled:MadTV,Knight Rider,Samantha,Earl Kyle XY. Not Canceled:Scrubs,Ted,Chuck,Kath & Kim. Weird Status:Reaper, The Game, Futurama
The 2009 TV season was just all over the place. So many shows were coming and going that it was a little hard to keep track. I think the dust has settled and we can finally start taking stock and make some definitive statements about the status of a lot of these shows.
A very long [...] Read more »
Did We Really Need Stacy Peralta’s Look at the Bloods and the Crips?
I’m torn. I mean, I’m really on the fence about this PBS special. It aired May 12th on the station’s Independent Lens series and I watched the whole thing. From Terrence Howards’ intro right on through to the credits. And as a Black man I’m torn. On the one hand I guess I feel like [...] Read more »
Better Off Ted. The Blackisode
So Wow. Tonight. Some episode huh? Wow. It’s title is “Operation White Shadow”. The episode has the Black character, Lem, played by Brooklyn born poet and improv comic from New York University, Malcolm Barrett, not being able to get the machines in the building to acknowledge his presence. I actually have a REAL LIFE case [...] Read more »
Better Off Ted Fulfills ABC and its 5 Percent Freaky Factor
So right off the bat, I should say I like this new show Better Off Ted. But it’s so weird you have to wonder how it got on the air. UNLESS. Unless, you think about what network the show is on; ABC. See, I’ve been thinking about shows on that station and as I look [...] Read more »
Surprise! Andy Dick is Not the Issue on Sober House. It’s a Celebrity Rehab Veteran
Annnnnnnd…we’re back! So Vh1 is up to their old tricks again; convincing celebrities that they’re “helping people by going public with their problems.” This, of course, is a joke. The goal is to make them look AWFUL and embarrassing for the amusement of a spiteful and fickle audience. Ah sweet, sweet, TV. Where would I [...] Read more »
