A look back at the best and worst in the past week of TV, as well as a sneak peek at what's to come. Highlights 1. "Rescue Me." A few weeks ago we saw Callie Thorne's Emmy clip. This past week we saw Denis Leary's. Though the setup was a [...]
Last night's "Reaper" finale was a mixed bag, much like the series' two-season run. The show's always been likable, but it's never quite lived up to its potential. Like Sam, it's been an underachiever. But that hint of potential was always intriguing enough to keep me hooked. It felt like [...]
A look back at the best and worst in the past week of TV, as well as a sneak peek at what's to come. Highlights 1. "Gossip Girl." And so ends my first season as an inexplicable fan of this show. The finale offered mysteries (Is Serena too cool to [...]
I know this might sound crazy, but suddenly it seems like networks are actually listening to audiences. Credit the power of the fanboy for a cluster of just-announced series renewals. Despite low ratings, smart shows with loyal -- and vocal -- viewers are on the comeback trail. Fox might have [...]
A look back at the best and worst in the past week of TV, as well as a sneak peek at what's to come. Highlights 1. "Lost." I had super high expectations for the season finale, and they were met. Surpassed, even. The introduction of Jacob and his evil counterpart [...]
Maybe the "save our show" campaign is paying off for "Reaper" -- according to TVGuide.com, the show's ratings were up 19 percent last night.Nice as that sounds, it still drew more than a million fewer viewers than "According to Jim" on ABC, which is just sad. I swear I thought [...]
It's that time of year again. Networks will be announcing their fall lineups next month, and it's getting to be do-or-die time for shows that are on the bubble and may or may not be renewed. So start your e-mail-writing campaigns, fanboys and girls, here's a look at the most [...]
Tuesdays have suddenly become my favorite nights for TV. Between "Reaper," "My Boys" and "Rescue Me," there's a little bit of everything -- supernatural thrills, comedy and gripping drama.Things kicked off with another good episode of "Reaper." Mostly because it had a lot of Nina and saw the goodbye of [...]
A look back at the best and worst of the past week on TV, and a look ahead to what's coming up. Highlights 1. "Lost." Great episode, aside from the cheesy Smoke Monster and ridiculous wigs. Ben-centric episodes are always good, and this was no different. Nice to get a [...]
A look back at the best and worst of the past week on TV, and a look ahead to what's coming up. Highlights 1. The last five minutes of "Lost." It was a kinda slow, uneventful episode that didn't raise or answer many questions. One of those setting-the-stage episodes. Until [...]
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Greetings fellow television fans, fanatics, addicts and enthusiasts; welcome to our blog about TV for the Press Democrat Online. Together we will keep up with what’s coming up, examine new and existing programs in depth and from time to time take a moment to appreciate programs from the past. In addition, we’ll delve into the deep corners of Netflix and Hulu to recommend shows from around the world. My hope is together we will find enough quality programming to fill our TV viewing schedules and never again utter the words, “All these channels and nothing to watch!”
— Wallace Poulter