You would think after running for 11 seasons I would have seen Top Gear, but it wasn’t until a a couple months ago that I caught a few episodes of this highly entertaining motor show. I’m glad I did because I dig exotic cars and the Brits’ dry sense of humor. Top Gear has plenty […]
MTV’s longest-running show — The Real World – launched its 21st season Wednesday night. The latest chapter takes us to the hip-happenin’ Big-Apple borough of Brooklyn. To mix things up, I guess, the producers elected to go with eight strangers instead of seven. This was probably due to the increased number of “Real Worlders” who […]
The last British invasion not to involve Francis Scott Key or Hessians took place in the late seventies and was led by the likes of Johnny Rotten and Elvis Costello. It was called “punk” and it would change music for the better at a time when the medium needed it most. MTV helped champion the […]
While house-sitting for my brother over the holidays, I had the opportunity to plant my ass in front of his 50-inch high-def television and soak in the HD experience for the first time since the groundbreaking technology hit the market. Let me tell you, once you’ve watched an NHL Hockey game or Ben Hur in […]
From the neon lights of Biscayne Boulevard to the feral swamps of the Everglades, the mid-1980s belonged to Miami Vice. Debuting in 1984 — on NBC at 10pm — the series not only altered cop shows, it influenced all of television by bringing a movie-like look and feel to the small screen. By setting and […]
Season 1 of FX’s newest ribald comedy – Testees – wrapped its inaugural season last night. If you’re not familiar with this hilarious series, it follows the bizarre antics of lifelong friends Peter and Ron, who both earn livings as professional medical guinea pigs at a testing facility called Testico. What would possess two healthy […]
HBO’s middle-east mafia mini-series, House of Saddam, came to a rousing conclusion Sunday night. Personally, I would have liked another two hours to properly tell the tale of Iraq’s vile dictator and his wacky family, but beggars can’t be choosers. There’s more than enough blood and betrayal in the final two chapters to satisfy. Part […]
