In the last year or so Netflix has changed from one of my favorite companies to one of the ones I hate the most. When they suddenly changed their pricing and did away with the DVDs by mail I thought it was the worst PR blunder since New Coke. Then, a couple of days later, [...]
As I've mentioned before, I like some of the reality television shows although the longer they continue the worse the show gets. Top Chef being a prime example. This past week the ABS show, The Biggest Loser, so infuriated my wife that for us the show is now a "will not watch" EVER. I'll mention [...]
Let me lead of by saying that I think Top Chef has probably jumped the shark. The advertiser plugs are getting annoying, the "set ups" are ridiculous (right, there's a big black state trooper blocking the country road and by the way, the road from San Antonio to Austin or Dallas is an interstate, and [...]
I have an admission to make. I caught the show on Hulu. When I was flipping through the channels and saw "Last Man Standing" I assumed it was some type of reality show and so watched something else instead. Even though I had seen the commercials for the series, the name didn't stick with me [...]
Finally, FINALLY television execs are showing some sense and allowing an innovative television show that isn't dumbed down to go back on the air. Mitchell Hurwitz, the executive producer, announced at a cast reunion on Sunday that a 10 episode series will air on an undisclosed network. The limited number of episodes will be used [...]
I assure you that this blog isn't going to become primarily about reality shows but I find, now that I am working from home, that I watch more of them and tend to get into a ritual of certain shows on certain nights. Since I am now a bit of an entrepreneur in addition to [...]
