Features
Monday, August 6 2012
Defending Oprah
The Oprah Winfrey Network's shortfalls have come not by aiming too low, but instead in trying to buck the trends of the current cable landscape.
Tuesday, September 13 2011
Joke's on Us: Reality TV Always Gets the Last Laugh
The "rich" and "famous" are NOT like us... at least not on TV. Reality 'stars': Whether we love them or loathe them, if we watch them, they win.
Monday, July 22 2002
Reality Slights
That first U.S. 'Big Brother' may not have made 'great television,' but the cast and producers of 'Big Brother' -- whether they intended to or not -- offered a positive take on about human nature.
Tuesday, June 18 2002
When Does Reality TV Become Child Abuse?
Why would anyone, let alone TV producers, construct an environment that might result in hunger, where youngsters have to go to bed with empty stomachs?
Reviews
Monday, June 21 2004
Joe Schmo 2
Tim and Ingrid must also contend with a pretentious host who, with deadly seriousness, delivers the most hackneyed speeches this side of Jeff Probst.
Monday, October 13 2003
I'm With Her
I'm With Her is hopeful. When was the last time we saw that on TV?.
Monday, August 11 2003
Less Than Perfect
Will Butler doesn't figure much in the class warfare -- he's too busy checking his hair in the mirror.
Tuesday, July 22 2003
Big Brother 4
Perhaps a couple of exes will decide to rehash their broken relationship, leading to loud fights and slammed doors. You know, the stuff we like on reality TV.
Blogs
Wednesday, May 8 2013
An Age-Old Problem
Aging actors paired with significantly younger female co-stars? It's nothing new for Hollywood.
Tuesday, May 7 2013
Who Watches These Things?: An Examination of Daytime TV's New Era
It's still nearly all talk all the time, but is daytime's audience changing?
Tuesday, April 23 2013
Is Nudity Really Necessary?
In light of Seth McFarlane's controversial performance at the Oscars, maybe it's time we rethink all the bare bodies.
Thursday, April 18 2013
Bad (Office) Romance: TV's Most Enduring Trope
Mixing business with pleasure is now, as ever, the norm on TV... even if it shouldn't be.
Wednesday, March 27 2013
Why Are So Many of Today's Movies So Bad?
All indicators are that the movies will not be getting, collectively, any better any time soon.
