I have a t-shirt that I wear often. It features a cartoon aardvark in papal robes (long story), and it reads “He doesn’t love you, he just wants all your money.” It occurs to me that you could make the exact same shirt with a picture of George Lucas. The […]

Earlier this year, Fred Simmons appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Billing himself as “King of the Demo”, this Tae Kwan Do instructor endured an awkward interview with Conan, punctuated by occasional pleas to “cut” and “start over”. He also managed to snap at fellow guest Will Ferrell. Then, […]

Much to my surprise, Hollywood has continued releasing movies that aren’t The Dark Knight. I would have thought they’d take a month or two off, but the entertainment industry rolls on unabated. Truly, they are the Dream Factory of legend. Two of last week’s new releases had me excited. After […]

How good was Season One of AMC’s Mad Men? So good that Don actually learned the names of some of the characters! Of course, one of those characters is a guy named Don, but still, that’s an impressive accomplishment. I, like many viewers, was expecting the finale to focus on […]

I’ve tried watching ABC Family, really I have. But for some reason, it always makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong, like I should pull the shades so the neighbors don’t see. Sure, they’ve had some good shows (Greek and, well….), but it just feels weird. Maybe the fact […]

Remember when HBO used to be awesome? Back in the days when they used to have an ongoing rotation of The Sopranos, Oz, The Wire, and Six Feet Under? And then they’d throw in Curb Your Enthusiasm every so often? Well, four of those five shows are gone. Deadwood never […]