Now that it’s upfronts season, we’re back to reading the trades, anticipating pick-ups, and speculating on what Fall 2009 will look like. It’s a funny time of year when being able to parse TV speak comes in handy. Who’s on the bubble? How many new laffers did the Peacock go for? What pilots were picked [...]
Imagine a show where the protagonist is exceedingly brilliant. So brilliant , in fact, that his or her abiliy to solve seemingly intractable problems verges on the paranormal. Every word out of his or her mouth advances the plot without any other character’s assistance! Forget deux ex machina — this deux is frickin’ IN the [...]
AMC is currently in production on a remake of The Prisoner, the classic 1967 series starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan. As an early promotion for the AMC mini-series, AMCtv.com is presenting the original series in full.
The science fiction/spy thriller only lasted for seventeen episodes but has remained a cult classic for over forty years. [...]
The winter hiatus has been long, dark and quiet (at least here on the blog). But with the New Year comes the promise of new television. Here’s an informal list of a couple of things I’m looking forward to this month:
Lost (premieres January 21 on ABC) Every once in a while I think I know [...]