GREY’S ANATOMY Season Finale: WOW…Just WOW!

This post probably counts as cheating against the other medical drama in my life. I hope the team at Princeton Plainsboro understands. If anyone thinks TV producers are any less competitive than elite athletes or politicians, I offer this theory. ABC has been promoting this Sunday’s LOST sendoff as the biggest of their season finales. […]

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: After the Fall

This episode began under the most dire of circumstances. Coach Eric Taylor had thrown in the towel, ending East Dillon’s first game of the season via forfeit. Principal Tami Taylor was caught squarely between an angry mob of parents and the arrogant boosters running her athletic department. Tim Riggins arrived home seeking the comforts of […]

HOUSE Season Finale: Help Me

Earlier today, I fessed up to having a sneak peek at House’s season finale. Now seems like an appropriate time to reveal another secret. The screener provided to TV critics did NOT include the final scene of the show. My preview faded to black as House decided what to do with his secret stash of […]

HOUSE Season Finale Preview…Are you Ready?

I have a confession. Due to the benevolence of Fox’s publicity department, I received a sneak preview of tonight’s HOUSE season finale. Since GMMR has always been a spoiler-free zone, I want to be very sensitive to discussing specific events or themes in the episode. Before I ask whether you want to take the blue […]

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: East of Dillon

Dillon, Texas is a special place. From a distance, it can be mistaken for a truck stop on the highway to suburbia. When the fanciest restaurant in your town is an Applebee’s, locals have to live with being judged as simple or unsophisticated. The uniqueness of Dillon cannot be measured by economic indicators or census […]

PARENTHOOD: Namaste No More

In a culture consumed with immediate gratification, we rarely think about the long-term consequences of our decisions. Whether you feast on the laughter elicited by an off-color joke, the bliss of ignoring financial hardships, or the warm affection of a new love, it is easy to ignore the consequences of building a legacy. Multiply these […]

HOUSE: The Choice

Even in a tough economy, most of us would not apply for a position as “Third Wheel.” The tricky job of being the odd man out at a dinner party or movie is far more taxing than a depleted bank account. Even experienced “plus ones” struggle to balance their obligations to contribute just enough to […]

PARENTHOOD: Perchance to Dream

Sorry folks. I went away on a mini-vacation and wasn’t able to post Erik’s review of “Parenthood” until now. It’s a fantastic read so don’t miss out. — Kath “Once you unleash the fever, it doesn’t stop.” If this warning were splashed across bulletin boards and city centers in an undeveloped country, residents would fear […]

HOUSE: Open and Shut

Though stand-up comedy has fallen from its peak of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, Chris Rock has defied convention and continued to sell out theaters around the country. What does his brand of humor have to do with this week’s House, you ask? In 1999, Rock made an assertion about infidelity in his HBO […]

HOUSE: Knight Fall

Amidst the chain mail and corsets of the Middle Ages, this week’s House sought to answer long-standing questions about honor. What are the boundaries of its impact among friends, family, even thieves? As the close of Season Six approaches, we are on the verge of a seismic shift at Princeton Plainsboro. Between the return of […]

HOUSE: Lockdown

For all the questions that we answer by using our powers of recall, intuition, and Google, the toughest ones to handle are rarely asked. Sheer force of habit tells me how many times to hit the snooze button and whether I want fries with that, but I would be hard pressed to deal with the […]

Review: PARENTHOOD – The Big ‘O’

True love, be it romantic or familial, is difficult to demonstrate within the confines of your HDTV. As viewers, we have been conditioned to anticipate big moments, cliffhangers, and provocative twists to keep us engaged with our favorite shows. If Parenthood followed the norm, Max would have already been miraculously cured of his Asperger’s, Joel […]

Review: PARENTHOOD – The Situation

NBC has seen better days. The Peacock Network has taken a precipitous drop in prestige and ratings over the past decade. Household names like Jerry Seinfeld, Kelsey Grammar, and the cast of Friends moved on, leaving huge holes in a once formidable lineup of appointment TV. In their place, NBC has misfired on relaunches of […]

AMERICAN IDOL Top 11 Performance Review

Since I’m traveling for work, I’ve been without internet access the past two days. Sadly that meant I wasn’t able to post Erik’s review of the Top 11 performances from Tuesday night. But I still wanted to share them with you so you had a chance to chime in and share your thoughts. PLEASE DO!!! […]

HOUSE: Black Hole

I do not know Greg Yaitanes personally. However, I would guess that he was an indoor child with a vivid imagination. Yaitanes, the director of this week’s House, previously showed a penchant for irreverent visuals in this season’s “Epic Fail,” which featured a series of virtual reality gaming segments. In “Black Hole,” older viewers were […]