Category: TV

  • Cinematic Interpretations

    As a writer, I’m fascinated by the various methods of transition from words on a page, whether from a bestselling book or that hot new screenplay some Hollywood upstart typed into Final Draft on his laptop in Starbucks, to thousands of video screens all over the world.

  • Starstuff

    Cosmos promised to use new “video technology” to make science more exciting and compelling than ever before. The host was an urbane fellow I’d seen on The Tonight Show, a patch-elbowed academic with a hyponasal voice and distinctive way of pronouncing the word “human.” That charismatic personage was Dr. Carl Sagan. His TV series would…

  • A Healthy Reminder

    I want you to think back and remember a verb you once used with no irony or self-judgment: enjoy.

  • Cold Turkey

    What if I just…stopped watching Mad Men?

  • My Favorites of 2010

    I’m cooking up a diatribe on the expression “TMI”–spoiler alert, it’s not one of my favorites–but first, here are ten things I dug in 2010. I should warn you at least one of them is not family-friendly. 1.) Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky Not only did Natalie Portman leave Annette Bening in her dust…

  • Clip Show: The Best TV of the Decade

    Let’s face it, this was the decade when TV got great, maybe even better than movies. For every show that made my list, there was a Firefly or Project Runway or Friday Night Lights or Deadwood or Flight of the Conchords or Glee that you’ll argue should be on the list instead, and you may…