With this week, we begin the “American Idol” era, otherwise known as the period of five months in which I suddenly don’t understand pop-culture references and Gordon Ramsay does not appear on FOX at all. And with the strike hobbling all the other shows, our whole society will be “Idol”-centric. […]
Author: EJ Feddes
Charlie Wilson’s War (movie)
Aaron Sorkin and I have a complicated relationship. Technically, all the complications are on my side, since he doesn’t know I exist. Regardless, he’s a tough guy to like. I enjoy a lot of his work, especially Sports Night, which ran on ABC for two seasons. I love Sports Night […]
Celebrity Apprentice (Week 1)
In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that I have an unhealthy obsession with The Apprentice.Originally, it was this interesting show that focused on people succeeding at things, and that was fine.After a couple of seasons, it got even better, because it went down the rabbit hole.Suddenly, […]
View-Do List: Schedule Schmedule
We’re still getting our faces striked off, but The Daily Show and The Colbert Report return without writers on Monday.This’ll be interesting – they’re both very funny comedians, but you can’t put together a half-hour of political satire by yourself.Also, as a Guild member, Stephen Colbert technically is prohibited from […]
The Simpsons Movie (dvd)
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of The Simpsons in popular culture.Actually, that’s not strictly true:“If it weren’t for The Simpsons, innocent people throughout America would be stabbed to death.”There, I’ve overstated its importance.Let’s instead say that The Simpsons is one of the most important fictional works of our time. […]
EJ’s Top 15
It’s hard for me to lump all my stimuli into a single list. Is a good book better than a good movie? Is a song better than a TV show? Are bears better than cheese? I don’t have the ability to toss everything I’ve seen, read, or heard this year […]