Monthly Archives: January 2007
Shippers Anonymous
An Open Letter to the World: Hi, my name is Myles. (This is where you all say “Hi, Myles!” With exclamation mark, too, I want excited listeners). I have a problem. (Here you give me helpful, reassuring looks). You see, … Continue reading
Filed under Television, Veronica Mars
Talkin’ Oscar with the Elder: And the Winner is…ME!
Well folks, I didn’t know how things were going to work out. A Crossblog extravaganza was a lot of pressure for me, and I wasn’t sure if my predictions were going to be on the mark or not. The Oscars … Continue reading
Filed under Award Shows, Cinema
The Superpower Bauer Hour Showdown: Week One
As covered in yesterday’s Cultural News Bytes, the epic battle between Heroes and 24 kicked off last evening. For the purpose of covering this epic battle, I’m going to divide it into Three Rounds: Overall Quality, Ratings, and the OMGWTFBBQ … Continue reading
Filed under 24, Heroes, Television
Talkin’ Oscar with the Elder: And the Nominees Are…
In a tradition that was established in August, and has now grown to the point of being a dual blog event, I bring you Talkin’ Oscar with the Elder. The Elder in question is my brother Ryan, whose own blog … Continue reading
Filed under Award Shows, Cinema
Cultural News Bytes – January 22nd
Television Perhaps as the column on the right suggests, tonight is an interesting night for TV. NBC has created quite the phenomenon in Heroes this season, and they’ve done quite a good job of establishing it as event programming. However, … Continue reading
Filed under Award Shows, Cinema, Television
Cultural News Bytes
A Look at the news of Today in Short Form Television A little memo to the CW: I appreciate you renewing Veronica Mars, but I really wish you’d stop piling on the obstacles to the show getting a fourth season. … Continue reading
Filed under Box Office, Cinema, Television, Veronica Mars
A Night at the Cinema: ‘Brick’
Four hours. From the time I left my residence to the time I returned, four hours passed by. In that four hours, a rainy spring day turned into an icy winter wonderland. We survived two projector unspoolings, resulting in a … Continue reading
Filed under Cinema
Thursday Night TV Club – January 18th, 2007
Thursday is clearly the biggest TV night of the week at this point; no three hours of primetime offers nearly as many worthy programs, and the variety is truly stunning. Starting in February you’ll have a dose of reality … Continue reading
Filed under Television
A Lesson in Post-Superbowl Programming
So, one of the most coveted slots in television is the hour that follows the Super Bowl each year. (Full History of the slot on Wikipedia)It has been used in the past to launch shows into the ratings stratosphere; it … Continue reading
Filed under Television
