This is not a show that should interest me, but the more I think about it, the more excited I am about it. I mean, a submarine gets a dubious order to nuke Pakistan and decides to camp out onRead more…
Can ABC’s ‘Pan Am’ Stay in the Air?
By Stu Robinson, On Sunday ABC aired the season finale of Pan Am. Whether it was the series finale remains to be seen. The success of cable network AMC’s Mad Men prompted ABC and NBC to present their own 1960sRead more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’: Assessing the First Season
By Stu Robinson, A few weeks ago, I posted a recap of Hawaii Five-0‘s season finale. Now that I’ve had a few weeks to reflect on it, here are my big-picture thoughts on the show’s plot and character developments. TheRead more…
Shows More People Should Be Watching…
I seem to gravitate towards the lonely, ill-promoted shows, and have had my TV heart smashed several times. The Nielsens make me cranky. Once we hit late winter I visit TV by the Numbers more often than I would like toRead more…
Better Off Ted: Pretty funny, actually
Over two or three days last week, we watched the entire first season of one of the few sitcoms left on television, Better Off Ted. Part of why it works, I think, is because it doesn’t try to ground itselfRead more…