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 […]
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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 […]
View-Do List: Honey, could you pass the schedule?
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. […]
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 […]