TV

  I love Anderson Cooper. Not simply because he is a fine dish of a man; but also because he’s a top notch reporter with the ability to get to the heart of a story, and a versatile enough journalist that he can even host his own day time chat Continue Reading

  It’s been well touted that the final season of Fringe will largely take place in 2036, when the mysterious Observers, who have been present throughout the series, and share a predilection to play god, and do more than just look on benignly, are in control. Their rule is the Continue Reading

  When I first heard that the opening episode of the new Doctor Who season was going to be about his long time enemies the Daleks, my heart sank a little. It’s not that the Daleks aren’t scary, remorseless, and one of the most nightmarish baddies to emerge from a Continue Reading

  As I have made abundantly clear in posts past, the idea of zombies in general scare the proverbial out of me, and I have, until now, with the exception of the brilliantly crafted 28 Days Later and its sequel, 28 Weeks Later, avoided the undead like, well, the plague. Continue Reading

  Elementary is part of the crop of new Fall TV shows due to launch on US TV. Following in the footsteps of the contemporary British re-imagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular detective, and the Sherlock movies starring Robert Downey Jr Continue Reading

  One of my favourite sitcoms is due back on TV in 2013 on US cable channel TBS and the gang behind the show are going all out across the web to heighten the anticipation. Their Facebook page is particular is going great guns and is filled great photos and Continue Reading

  I am all for teaser campaigns. Especially for my favourite TV shows. They build interest in the upcoming season, are a treat for long time fans wanting a window into what lies ahead for their favourite character/s, and can be a whole world of fun in themselves. If they’re Continue Reading

  Last week, as my friend Warren and I sat discussing what we had and hadn’t enjoyed about the new iteration of Total Recall starring Colin Farrell and former 7th Heaven star Jessica Biel – for the record we liked it much more than many critics did – we started Continue Reading

  THE SHOW Based on the novel of (almost) the same name by Kim Gatlin – the title was shortened in deference to the fact that the comic drama was shown one of the main broadcast networks in the US, ABC, which operate under far stricter criteria than their cable Continue Reading

  I have written often of my enduring love affair with Sesame Street, a magical TV program that is as funny as it is clever and educational. Central to the show from the beginning were the wonderful Muppet characters that, despite warnings from child psychologists in the late 1960s that Continue Reading