Monthly Archives: September 2010

Wednesday Night All Stars: Terriers, Modern Family, Cougar Town, The Middle

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

LAW & ORDER: LA debuted last night and at 10p on broadcast television there were 3 iterations of the same law procedural, each with it own unique twist. LOLA in particular felt like the original show with a new cast … Continue reading →

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After LONE STAR and TERRIERS, I recommend…

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

NO ORDINARY FAMILY So the first week of the ‘10-‘11 season has come and gone and I’ve now seen all the pilots of the new season… AND the critics are right. This is the weakest season for new series in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Night TV has lots of drama

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

Tonight there are no shortage of options for quality TV: AMC has RUBICON and MAD MEN, HBO has the 2nd episode of the critically adored BOARDWALK EMPIRE and I’d assume, on cable, the most eagerly anticipated show is on Showtime, … Continue reading →

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Some more snap ratings reactions, predictions and suggestions

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

After seeing Friday’s ratings some more thoughts: FOX – HELL’S KITCHEN will remain 2 hours every Wednesday for its entire run. FOX came in 2nd on Wed and shouldn’t and won’t mess with that. I expect Fridays to either be … Continue reading →

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After 4 days, my ridiculously snap prediction of what ABC will do:

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

I wrote this post on Monday, hours before the 10-11 season commenced. Here is it is again, but after 4 days of the new season, I am more confident in my ABC predictions. I think the “announced” ABC Friday shows … Continue reading →

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The best drama at 10pm last night was on FX:

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

While broadcast is sticking to standard (boring) procedurals at 10p, FX has the most unique and compelling show on TV There were 2 new legal procedurals on broadcast last night with different “new” hooks in each to make them seem … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Night TV – Friends and Family:

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

I am a huge fan of JJ Abrams, going back to Felicity. I was a huge ALIAS fan. I think LOST is the best show of all time. I even loved TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS and REGARDING HENRY, features he wrote, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Tues Night TV: GLEE, P-HOOD & LUX

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

GLEE There are many things I love about GLEE, Mike O Malley and Chris Colfer at the top of that list. I have some issues with other parts of it and I won’t whine about those here and now. That being … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on RAISING HOPE & RUNNING WILDE:

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Last week I saw both of FOX’s new comedy pilots with an audience at The Paley Center in NY. Most  critics love RAISING HOPE and are not so kind to RUNNING WILDE. Either way they are FOX’s best efforts in live … Continue reading →

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Why is a DWTS results show 2 hours??????

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

UPDATE 2: Wed 9/22 11:50am – Clearly I don’t know anything because the DWTS rerun got a 2.6 at 8p and the results show at 10p got a 4.3. I can’t remember the last time a results show did that … Continue reading →

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