Now in stores the snappy crime show with political overtones ” Scandal” offering a look at the internal workings and dirt that surrounds the president of the United States. A story of creative fiction, but not too far fetched from the real thing. Now on DVD the ABC series has a very good cast under […]
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Scandal, Crime and Politics on DVD (Video Review)
June 14th, 2012 
John Delia 
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Final Installment of Can Any Show Survive Jumping the Shark?
March 31st, 2012 Geoffrey Geib One of the many debates that rage amongst those of us who have way too much time on our hands[1] is which Joss Whedon show is the best. It can’t be Dollhouse, because it clearly isn’t Dollhouse. It can’t be Firefly, though this is arguably only because the sample size is too small[2]. So it […]
South Park 15th Season, Tactless and Indiscreet, YES! (Video Review)
March 28th, 2012 John Delia The boys are back at it again in Blu-ray with the release of “South Park: The Complete Fifteenth Season” and it’s UNRATED. Of course, if you are a fan, you probably already knew that. The hilarious fourteen episodes are devoid of ads and any other interference so you don’t have a lag in the madness […]
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, BLU-RAY, John Delia, RANTS & REVIEWS, TELEVISION & CABLE, VIDEO Tags: Adult, Blu-ray, Comedy, Unrated No Comments »BEYOND THE MARQUEE’S: TOP 5 MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF THE 2012 ACADEMY AWARDS
February 27th, 2012 Mike Roma Over the past few years, the Oscar’s telecast has been the dullest “must-see” television on the air. Nowadays, there are simply too many award shows for exciting upsets, as the winners are pretty much solidified in the month leading up to the Academy Awards. So, the real chutzpah of the show rests on the overburdened […]
Part Three of Can Any Show Survive Jumping the Shark?
February 24th, 2012 Geoffrey Geib The six-month dating plan. This phrase should be its own pop-culture phenomenon right alongside jumping the shark, as Aaron Sorkin kicked off the second season of his superb half-hour dramedy about sports that wasn’t really about sports at all with a storyline that thirteen years later still makes me shake my head in wonder.[1]
Part Two of Can Any Show Survive Jumping the Shark?
January 21st, 2012 Geoffrey Geib Friday Night Lights had two small weaknesses throughout the course of its five-year run. The first was a tendency to devolve into melodrama and the other was its somewhat understandable yet pathological need to end nearly every episode with an improbable last minute victory for the good guys.
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Can Any Show Survive Jumping the Shark?
January 15th, 2012 Geoffrey Geib Jumping the shark is the ultimate death knell for any television show, the surefire, single-phrase description that lets everyone know the expiration date on the milk carton has come and gone. For those few who don’t instantly recognize the phrase, it was born decades ago from Happy Days when Fonzie was on waterskis and literally […]
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