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In which I am gaslighted by my DVR remote
February 28, 2013 – 12:17 PM | 11 Comments
In which I am gaslighted by my DVR remote

Nobody else in my Twitter feed enjoyed last night’s “ripped from the Rihanna/Chris Brown headlines” episode of Law & Order: SVU either, which makes me feel a little better about the fact that nobody else in …

TV Question Qorner: TV Midseason Report Card, I-P
November 3, 2011 – 3:20 PM | 15 Comments
TV Question Qorner: TV Midseason Report Card, I-P

Jersey Shore. It’s sort of interesting to see how the relationships and interactions in the house have evolved from typical Real World-y “who ate my pickles”/”fuck you”-type fare to, basically, office politics among co-workers at …

The NC Double Scrooge: Family/Social Division
December 14, 2010 – 9:28 AM | 64 Comments
The NC Double Scrooge: Family/Social Division

“I think it says ‘fragile,’ honey.”
It’s the interpersonal aspects of the holidays that cause the most stress — not because we hate everyone, either, although rage does occasionally play a role. It’s more about performance …

Adventures In Random DVR-Pausing: You Forgot A Few Letters
November 22, 2010 – 10:56 AM | One Comment
Adventures In Random DVR-Pausing: You Forgot A Few Letters

“Pardon me, Major, but this rating is bullshit.”

N Candy AA II: Round of 32, Flight 2
November 2, 2010 – 9:09 AM | 30 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 32, Flight 2

by Sarah D. Bunting
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 1 close 11:59 AM ET on Thursday.
1 Skittles vs. 9 Sour Patch Kids. I have nothing to do with the newfangled tropical …

21 Jump Street: “Gotta Finish The Riff”
December 29, 2009 – 10:45 PM | 16 Comments
<I>21 Jump Street</I>: “Gotta Finish The Riff”

…Wait, it’s already the episode where Jenko gets killed? But he’s my favorite character! I ask you: who among us will honor his memory by cutting the rebop? Not this episode, which, although it contains …

Adventures In Random DVR-Pausing: Taking! It! Personally!
November 10, 2009 – 1:20 PM | 8 Comments
Adventures In Random DVR-Pausing: Taking! It! Personally!

In Hargitay’s defense, I think the guy taking her hostage had just gotten shot by Vincent Spano; I’d make that face too.   On the other hand, she could have just read yet another script …

Contest/Support Local Biz: Asirda, Greg Heffley, and PayPal
October 15, 2009 – 9:29 PM | 12 Comments
Contest/Support Local Biz: Asirda, Greg Heffley, and PayPal

I just said a mouthful!
An odd and an end first: 1) my review of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is up on Monkey See — great read, as usz (Kinney, not …

TV Question Qorner: Smizenheimers
September 29, 2009 – 4:30 PM | 33 Comments
TV Question Qorner: Smizenheimers

America’s Next Top Model. When did Mr. Jay become kind of rad?Or have I started identifying with my captors?Has Tyra herself become so unbearable to me that anyone who ever makes a shred of non-self-aggrandizing, …

TV Question Qorner: family affairs, charisma vacuums, and my busted gaydar
May 25, 2009 – 7:52 PM | 43 Comments
TV Question Qorner: family affairs, charisma vacuums, and my busted gaydar

I moved, I went to California for a week, and I’ve only just now started digging my way out from under a pile of season finales. And I have some questions. Answer them for me, …