One of the strange things about my life in writing about TV, if by “strange” you mean “eminently predictable by anyone who finished Psych 101,” is that my parents allowed me to watch almost no …

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 …

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 Movie: Mystery, Alaska
The Crush Object: Ron Eldard
The Story: Co-written by David E. Kelley and directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents), Mystery, Alaska opens on the town awaiting the arrival of a Sports Illustrated …

The Plot: A teacher with financial problems gets beaten up, and because notorious loan shark Tony Delaplant’s son Hoagy (…seriously) attends the school, it’s assumed that one of them is involved. Hanson is sent in …

What I’m watching — or no longer watching — and why.
NEW SHOWS
Boardwalk Empire. I have to catch up on recent episodes, but so far, A-minus — the minus is for the pacing, which is very …

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 …

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 …

Law & Order: SVU. Really?   A cockroach?   Just going to rip Papillon and Brazil off, but without the insight?
Meloni’s “the walls, they breeeeeeathe” acting choices looked a lot like the ones he made …

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, …