I have to confess that, at first, I thought Vic was behind Sadie’s alleged rape. that episode primarily dealt with the now svelte Kavanaugh and the story behind his still-worn wedding ring. Though that turned out not to be the case at all, it certain seemed to help the Strike Team out in some...

Why? Some shows, like Friends and Seinfeld, painted themselves in a corner very early on with episode names, not thinking the show would last for 200 episodes or so. Some, amazingly abundant, offer titles that refer to something that happened in the episode.  Yawwwwn.  BOOORINNNG. I like...

Hi Kristi! Continue reading Medium: Sweet Child o’ Mine Permalink | Email this | Comments He calls her bluff, telling her to just drink tea, and she insists. She’s a sensitive soul. “I’ll be gone a few hours, I’ll cry without anyone hearing me, and...

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Cable, OpEd, The Shield I think the big event of that episode wasn’t all that shocking to most of us, given what was shown in last week’s preview. Vic was ready to throw out some incredibly lame excuses for taking $65k for his family, though his chose to take...

It plus co-stars Corbin Bernson as the main character’s father, who happens to be a real police officer. It’s about a wanna-be detective, played by James Roday, who cons the police into believing that he has psychic powers that will help them solve crimes. USA has ordered 11 episodes, for...

What an F-ing bastard Kavannaugh is, telling Corinne about the affair Vic had. Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Cable, OpEd, The Shield Forest Whitaker can certain play one nasty bastard. Can you just imagine the beating Vic would give Kavannaugh has he heard what he put Corinne through? He’s...

His presence actually helps the Strike Team, since he’s clueless to Vic’s dirty dealing past. From the looks of next week, Kavannaugh gives him the boot, at least out of his office. Continue reading The Shield: Trophy Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Other...

The creators went back to the drawing board, pitched it the next year, and now it’s a successful series. I actually kind-of prefer the original title considering it’s quirky. It’s a show about four Irish brothers who keep finding themselves tangled up in the mob. Another example...

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Sports, Food/Home/DIY, Cable, Programming, Monk If you’re not watching the Super Bowl today, you don’t have to go out and, like, do something outdoors. Sixteen episodes of Yes, Dear start at 7 pm ET. Continue reading...

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Cable, OpEd, Monk Monk and Natalie find themselves financially strapped due to a lack of cases. Seeing that as the reply to their problems, Natalie convinces Monk to try and solve the case. Continue reading Monk: Mr. Monk and the Big Reward Permalink | Email...

They have a bunch of cases and a bunch of small backstory tidbits and rather than take the moment to weave them together into a seamless episode, they simply bookend the two cases with the backstory at the beginning and end of the show making the cases and backstory completely independent of each other....