Ben Cossar, through his intermediaries, approached me to write for this thing we call Spunkybean. There were certain tests I had to pass, of course. Actually, I think they could better be described as ‘rites’. I don’t want to talk about the specifics, but let’s just say, well, I’ve been […]
Author: EJ Feddes
Lost Revisited (Week 2)
Am I correct in thinking that the entire Lost viewing audiences makes the same noise at the end of every episode? It’s sort of a horrified impatience with the sheer length of a week. To me, it sounds like “Buh!” Plus, I flutter my arms slightly. Your mileage may vary. […]
Lost Revisited
You guys? That was really good. And not just in the way where we’re all excited about Lost being back. That was flat-out really good. Before we start on the premiere, a friend of mine put forth the theory that it’s actually a woman in the coffin in last season’s […]
Icons
The new Entertainment Weekly has a feature on the “100 Greatest TV Icons”. Strangely, both the cover and article title claim it’s the “50 Greatest TV Icons”, though my copy very clearly includes numbers 51-100. This is where the problems with the list begin. Obviously, any list like this is […]
Cloverfield: Monster & His Origins
I had planned to write a piece connecting “Cloverfield” to J.J. Abrams’ other work. I assumed that there would be either thematic or literal ties that I could work with. And then I saw the movie and found out it was completely absent of father issues, numerology, characters named after […]
Celebrity Apprentice (Week 2)
Previously on Celebrity Apprentice: A young woman was fired for not selling Hugh Hefner a hot dog. There. You’re caught up. Carol Alt and Omarosa return to the suite, where both teams are waiting, and no doubt making the most awkward small talk in history. Immediately, Piers Morgan takes a […]