Not long ago, our own Myndi and EJ reviewed some of TV’s best-loved restaurants. Afterwards, they realized that they really needed a drink. And so, they headed back to review fictional bars. They didn’t limit it to traditional bars, either. Strip clubs, saloons, nightclubs – if there’s a liquor license, […]
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The First Annual Spunky Awards – Part Two
Welcome back! It’s the end of 2010, and we’re wrapping up our year with part two of the First Annual Spunky Awards. This time, we’re awarding individual achievement. So once we change into our formal wear, we’ll be giving out Spunkies for our Favorite Celebrity Couple, Badass of the Year, […]
The First Annual Spunky Awards – Part One
Welcome! We’re interrupting your regularly scheduled Moments of Joy for this special presentation – the First Annual Spunky Awards! We’re looking back at the most notable shows, events, characters, performers, and fruit-based injuries of 2010. So if you wouldn’t mind helping us roll out the red carpet, we’ve got a […]
TV’s Greatest Restaurants – A Handy Guide
It’s happened to all of us – you tune into your favorite show and suddenly you’re hungry. There’s a proud tradition of TV restaurants, and we often find ourselves wondering if the chicken at Mr. Cluck’s is any good or whether Breadsticks lives up to its reputation. So Myndi and […]
The Crowded Snowglobe
A couple of weeks ago, Myndi mentioned the controversial St. Elsewhere finale in our “Moments of Joy” column. You know, where the entire series turned out to be in the mind of autistic Tommy Westphall, as he stared into a snowglobe. Some people love this finale, some hate it, and […]
What’s Happened to Rescue Me?
I thought it was odd that Rescue Me didn’t make a lot of summer preview round ups. How does an original drama with a star of Denis Leary’s caliber (not to mention the stellar supporting cast) going into its sixth season not merit inclusion from Entertainment Weekly, for example? The […]