TV Fall 2016: Thursdays
Thursdays used to be Must See TV and are now “Thank God It’s Thursday” as ABC dramas draw the most viral online attention (even if it is not always reflected in the ratings). A...
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TV Fall 2016: Wednesdays
Wednesday nights has been one of the slower nights of the week for my DVR, as the networks leave cop dramas and family comedies on the schedule with little of interest for me. But...
TV Fall 2016: Tuesdays
Tuesdays are unusually quiet for me this fall. There is only one new show I’m giving a chance, one returning show I like, and several shows I watch to fill the time. No Tomorrow,...
TV Fall 2016: Mondays
Most new shows on Monday nights are being delayed due to the Presidential Debate schedule, since networks didn’t want us to fall out of habit with the new show after just one episode. But...
Fall TV 2016: The 4-1-1 on Pilot Episodes
I watch a lot of television and for a while I even dabbled in screenwriting. My favorite part of any TV show is the first episode or “pilot.” It is supposed to serve the...
Star Trek Turns 50
Fifty years ago today, Star Trek first beamed its way onto television sets across America. A college friend of mine, Christian Waugh, is a bigger fan than I, and sums up Trek well: “Since then, it has inspired...
Shaken, Not Stirred
“Spectre,” the latest entry in the Bond film franchise, is an overly-long series of somewhat random acts and set pieces and mostly a disappointment. I won’t spoil the plot too much here, but here’s...
