Category Archives: TV, Film and Radio

There were a couple of big comedy movies coming out last weekend — “Get Smart” and “The Love Guru.” Neither movie really received very good reviews from critics. While the films were being lambasted by critics. I was thinking of … Continue reading →

Blog stuff: If people are teed off about hearing “Press ‘1’ for English,” imagine the fervor if it was “Press ‘2’ for English.” There’s no title for “The Office” spin-off. May I humbly suggest that the show be titled, “That’s … Continue reading →

Just a quick follow-up to my last post, which touched on a questionable Super Bowl ad featuring cartoon pandas speaking in dubious Asian accents. According the New York Times, the ad has been withdrawn with an apology from Vinod Gupta, … Continue reading →

There are certain assumptions that people have about the Super Bowl — most people watch the commercials and the game itself is actually kinda dull. This year’s Super Bowl turned those assumptions on their heads by delivering an outstanding game. … Continue reading →

Commercials — As I said earlier, the commercials were almost an afterthought although three of the people attending my exclusive Super Bowl party were primarily interested in them. If you want a recap of the commercials, TV Squad is one … Continue reading →

Over the years, I’ve made some pretty weird trips for an event, but probably not as often or as far as others. I’ve never been compelled to travel hundreds of miles for a music festival (although the New Orleans Jazz … Continue reading →

I’m not going to make it habit of writing about sports on this supposedly entertainment-oriented blog, but I just watched the Chargers eek out a two-point win over the Colts. Although I’m a Chargers fan, I’m flabbergasted how the San … Continue reading →

I’ve seen a lot of things over the past few weeks that I’ve been meaning to write about, but haven’t got around to. So I want to launch my first-ever “Bang for your buck” round-up where I look at things … Continue reading →

… but it’s no Grammy. As I’m sure many know by now, Al Gore and a UN committee won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize (BBC News article). Earlier, I predicted Gore would be up for a Grammy for his spoken-word … Continue reading →

Odds are, you’ve got a friend who’s more than willing to say, “You should really watch this TV show.” At the very least, they’ll say something like, “Did you watch ‘Survivor’ last night?” Then you’ll have to shrug your shoulders … Continue reading →