Tell Me (Dramatic Pause) You Love Me: I love you and I’m not sure why…

Recently I was skimming through the 500s on my living room TV and I came across the last twenty minutes of a show called “Tell Me You Love Me” on HBO8 or HBO45 or whatever. I clicked on the show and watched for two reasons. I needed a study break and the scene was an [...]

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Goulet: That’s A Wrap

Last night, Robert Goulet died while waiting for a lung transplant He was 73-years-old.

What does most of our generation know about Goulet? Will Ferrel doing a bad-ass impression of him on SNL. Or that Emerald Nuts commerical where the man himself is sneaking around an office, messing with people’s stuff.

But he was a [...]

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A New Branch of Dunder-Mifflin?

Too soon!

For the most part, the readers of this blog know the two of us personally. This means you know our collective favorite show is of course, “The Office.”

For me, it’s more than a fun thing to watch. This show is one of the reasons I majored in Com Arts, it’s the reason my [...]

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Coolio’s Not-So-Fantastic Voyage

File this under: “Things That Make Me Embarrased to Say I Love TV.” I may have to get bigger folders.
Apparently, lady-friendly network Oxygen just greenlight a series starring former 90’s rap star and wacky hair-guy Coolio. The show, titled Coolio and the Gang, follows the OG on the trials and tribulations of being a single [...]

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DVR Dangerzone

I am back from a week-long trip to my folks’ house and I have a week of TV to catch up on. It is a daunting task to say the least. Those of you without DVRs may not know of the regret and sour feelings accompanying backed up shows, but let me tell you, it [...]

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I’m Just Catching Up: Weeds

I don’t have Showtime, but thanks to an extended stay at Chateau Mom & Dad’s, I’ve been catching up on my favorites.
Season 3 of Weeds is off to a refreshing start. Nancy and company were in quite a jumble at the end of season 2. Unlike “24″ she spent upwards of two episodes trying to [...]

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My Secret About Spending A Life In TV

Last night I went to see Frank Warren, creater of PostSecret, speak at a local bookstore. He was reverent, funny and passionate about the project. I felt a sense of warmth and community just sitting in the room. Sitting in a room of fans, at a concert, bookreading, speech, etc. is a one of a [...]

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What Happens In Laughlin, Sucks.

Why am I not surprised?

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Week In Review

Because it’s hard to keep up with a 24 hour medium, just ask CNN.
The Next Iron Chef
Food Network’s newest competition reality show pits 8 nationally renowned chefs against each other to see who can stand Alton Brown the longest. (Seriously that guy made a living on being everyone’s annoying third wheel friend.) It’s fun to [...]

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I Love Wisconsin

I am traveling back to my homeland tomorrow. Sweet Home Wisconsin.
In anticipation of my arrival and to celebrate the Badgers total domination of NIU today, I am blogging about my favorite shows which took place in the Dairy State. There are more than you’d think.

Step By Step : It’s not critically acclaimed…in fact, it’s hard [...]

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Viva Laughlin: Not So Much

CBS’ new musical-drama Viva Laughlin, starring Hugh Jackman, premiered last night. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s like Cop Rock meets Las Vegas. The best part? The whole is worse than the sum of its parts. No seriously, I’d rather eat my weight in the lukewarm, fuzzy pasta gracing every buffet in Laughlin [...]

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I Miss You Old Office

Maybe it’s because I’m 3 beers in now. Or maybe it’s because the rest of my week has been lackluster. But I am going to say something and I don’t care who knows it.
I am falling out of love with The Office.
Last night was charming. It wasn’t particularly funny. Or witty. It wasn’t quick, it [...]

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