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By Pat Bataillon
I am not going to lie; I did watch television last night. I want to write about what I watched last night. But I had a little mishap involving a knife last night, so I am operating with a bit of a handicap this morning, typing a little slower than usual. I would like to explain, because this was not a cooking accident, nor a hunting accident. It was a MacGyver accident.
Posted on September 14, 2006
By Pat Bataillon
Word Wars is a documentary about four Scrabble players on their way to the National Scrabble Championship in San Diego. Scrabble is a crossword game and a fun one at that. However, playing at the national level takes a considerable amount of skill and personal problems.
Posted on September 13, 2006
By Pat Bataillon
Monday Night Football premiered last night; my Monday nights have been saved. Football has once again proven to be a viable entertainment option.
Posted on September 12, 2006
By Pat Bataillon
Imagine a man wearing a king’s crown and a red satin robe pouring champagne on a purple shag rug in the foyer of his home.
Now imagine him doing so on TV. That’s right, the second season of VH1’s Flavor of Love, starring Flavor Flav, is underway.
Posted on September 11, 2006
By Natasha Julius
With the success of programs like Lost and Prison Break, the Big Five networks have approached the 2006-7 television season with a clutch of new shows based around similar, seemingly unsustainable premises. If a show doesn’t boast an evil conspiracy pervading every aspect of civilian life, it’s bound to have an odd supernatural twist.
Here we examine the eight (count ’em!) new network offerings fitting this pattern that are set to hit your screen this fall.
Posted on September 4, 2006
By Don Jacobson
This is supposed to be the year of the serialized drama, which according to erudite TV critics indicates darker, more grown-up and reflective audience tastes, presumably because 9/11 has taught us that life sucks and then you die. This means we’re now more willing to tolerate season-long storylines where nothing really gets resolved because, by gosh, that’s how it is in the real world of terrorism and $3 per gallon gas prices.
Posted on September 4, 2006
By The Beachwood Fall TV Preview Desk
It may be the Year of The Superspiracy and New Comedies, Old Jokes, but that’s it’s also time to check in with the likes of the Gilmores in Stars Hollow, the Teletubbies, and Lou Dobbs, each of whom may go off the rails for different reasons this fall. A few more capsules from the Beachwood Fall TV Preview Desk.
Posted on September 4, 2006
Pat Bataillon is on hiatus. Unlike many of your favorite shows, he will return shortly.
Posted on September 3, 2006
By Pat Bataillon
As of today, I am an out-of-the-closet Waterworld fan.
Yes, the acting is horrible and the dialogue is not exactly deserving of an Oscar. But the story is intriguing. And whenever Waterworld is on television, like it was last night on Bravo, I find myself watching it.
Maybe I like it so much because, according to recent reports, this is where the human species is heading.
Posted on September 1, 2006
