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Bradelor! DUN!: And Ah Love It
January 25, 2011 – 5:30 PM | 15 Comments
Bradelor! DUN!: And Ah Love It

Sars: Michello!
Miss Alli: Oh my GOD, seriously. SHE IS INSANE.
Sars: I had a few moments last night where I thought, fleetingly, that her whole shtick is a giant put-on. Because who can actually act like …

Bradelor! DUN!: Little Buddies
January 18, 2011 – 8:56 PM | 4 Comments
Bradelor! DUN!: Little Buddies

Sars: Bachello again.
Miss Alli: Bachello!
Sars: I’d just like to say right up front here that I kind of got a little for-real crush on Brad when he called that marshmallow “little buddy.”
Alli: I was watching …

Bradelor! DUN!: A Not New Enough Beginning
January 4, 2011 – 9:21 PM | 28 Comments
Bradelor! DUN!: A Not New Enough Beginning

To date, I’ve only seen one season of The Bachelor — the one I recapped for TWoP, which happened to feature Brad Womack and his “horrible” “rejection” of two women he barely knew and did …

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.”

DVR Break-Up: The Walking Dead
November 15, 2010 – 5:53 PM | 34 Comments
DVR Break-Up: <I>The Walking Dead</I>

From listening to Sepinwall and Fienberg’s excellent podcast, I’d anticipated a letdown after The Walking Dead‘s premiere episode. I hadn’t anticipated one during it, or that I’d bail on it after three episodes, but it’s …

TV Question Qorner: Midseason TV Report Card
October 26, 2010 – 2:23 PM | 43 Comments
TV Question Qorner: Midseason TV Report Card

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 …

The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Call to the Pen
October 25, 2010 – 11:10 AM | 15 Comments
The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Call to the Pen

I need some help from you guys on a few things.
I need you to watch Terriers on FX. All y’all Donal Logue fans will eat it up, and it’s a good show besides that. I’d …

The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Stand-Up Double
October 13, 2010 – 8:01 PM | 17 Comments
The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Stand-Up Double

But first, the TN Fall Classic/Adventures In Random DVR-Pausing crossover event, starring Messrs. Small and Large Salad, Kruk and Schilling. I didn’t recognize Schilling at all for a few minutes. (Sarah: “Is that Dick Cheney?” …

DVR Break-Up: The Event, House
September 28, 2010 – 2:32 PM | 20 Comments
DVR Break-Up: <I>The Event</I>, <I>House</I>

I had high hopes for The Event — a lot of actors I enjoy (Jason Ritter, Laura Innes), a tantalizing concept, and the opportunity to learn from the mistakes of Flash Forward.
But the actors can’t …

Recent Calendar Entries Reveal Synapses Burnt Beyond Repair
September 14, 2010 – 1:07 PM | 35 Comments
Recent Calendar Entries Reveal Synapses Burnt Beyond Repair

Hobey V-E-T / I realized yesterday that I spell out the word “vet” even when typing it, lest His Orange Eminence figure out what’s going on from the acoustics of the laptop keys and disappear. …