“Kings” debuts to poor ratings, strong reviews

NBC’s  David and Goliath-themed new show “Kings” debuted last night to a meager 6 million average over the two-hour premiere. I’m surprised at how low the ratings were — the promos appeared promising, and the conceit of a modern day monarchy is more original than most other broadcast shows. Maybe the show will steadily gain [...]

The Best Show You’re Not Watching: True Blood

“True Blood” is awesome. Think civil rights movement transposed onto a race of recently emerged vampires. Think deep south Bayou prejudice with a Dracula twist. ”True Blood” is camp mixed with thriller, lots of sex with that girl from “The Piano” thrown in (Anna Paquin, looking much hotter than a few years ago in ”X-Men”). HBO is so confident [...]

Confessions of a TV Watcher

Dear Educated Upper-Middle Class White People,
I have a serious admission to make. I tell you this truth with great humility and embarrassment. As a media blogger and University student, I am shamed to admit that prior to last night I had never seen a full episode of “The Office.” I’d caught bits and pieces here [...]

Olympics Update

Dear China,
We know what you are up to. Stop stealing small children from their families and forcing them to do somersaults all day. See this NBC News story for proof.
Sincerely,
The World.
P.S. Stop lying.
In other news, NBC has been dominating the ratings with its Olympics coverage. Thanks to Michael Phelps (Go Blue!) and strong interest in Chinese [...]

Mad Men – The Best Show You’re Not Watching

I know you are completely sick of hearing about this show. You don’t care that it’s the most buzzed about program on TV this summer or that it “captures a moment in time” or that it recently snagged 16 Emmy noms. You feel you’ve already missed the boat so why jump in trying [...]