Category Archives: Entertainment

Melrose Place, The Recaps! S1, Ep2: Friends and Lovers

  Okay, they fixed the credits. Grant Show is naked in front of the refrigerator; everyone has a new set of round-lensed sunglasses and a bodysuit under jeans. Andrew Shue looks less coked out in his action headshot. Essentially, this … Continue reading

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Melrose Place: The Recaps! S1, Ep1: Pilot

Unlike “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Melrose Place,” its Spelling Spinoff, was never an obsessive rewatch for me. Now, don’t get me wrong. I watched pretty much every episode up until around the time that Kristin Davis showed up. No offense to … Continue reading

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“90210” Is Once Again On My DVR!

Weird as it may be, my high school could have a five-year reunion reunion! That was the last time that I wrote about “90210.” It was during about a year-long stretch wherein I had access to SOAPnet and a DVR … Continue reading

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5 Reasons to Watch “Girl Fight” (2011)

  It is no secret that I love Lifetime movies, the more mockworthy the better. So I was fully unprepared for how genuinely good “Girl Fight” was. Perhaps it started out as not a TV movie? Not that TV movies … Continue reading

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From Page to Stage

I spent my formative years in a one-bedroom apartment in Hempstead, circa the ’70s. Television was rarely an option; my TV youth experience was relegated to the PBS kids lineup (“Sesame Street,” “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” and “The Electric Company.”) Here … Continue reading

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Goodbye, TWoP :(

27 years ago, my life was changed forever by “The Baby-Sitters’ Club.” I was 12, and it had been nine long years since I fell in love with Little Women, two years that felt like two decades since Anne Shirley … Continue reading

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The “Veronica Mars” Movie!

Stepping into the movie theater for the “Veronica Mars” movie last night reminded me of going to Nassau Coliseum back in the day. Nothing added fuel to anticipation fire like stepping into a stadium full of people sharing the same … Continue reading

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Advertisements, Addiction, & Advice

My message today is twofold. The first fold is as follows: I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the number of entertaining commercials that are currently running. Offhand, I can think of two, one being that cell phone ad with the cheerleader. … Continue reading

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5 Reasons to Watch “The Mindy Project”

So while I loved Mindy Kaling as Kelly on “The Office,” it’s rare for me to get into a new sitcom. I’ve got a lot of shows on my plate, you know? But I found myself chuckling at the ads … Continue reading

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5 Television Rock Stars

So as y’all probably know, I kind of am in love with television. And in my ever-humble opinion, those who say that everything on TV sucks? Haven’t been paying attention for the past 19 years. Hopefully that disclaimer will show … Continue reading

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