In like a lion, out like a lamb
February sweeps gives way to a brief lull in the lineup
By Matt Lynch
February sweeps — a time of the year when TV networks show their best stuff to get the best ratings so that they can charge higher ad rates — is over.
A PhD in Hypocrisy
HBO’s In Treatment brings new meaning to “Physician, healthyself”
By Matt Lynch
Let’s start with the basics. In Treatment stars Gabriel Byrne as Paul, atherapist going through some sort of emotional crisis. He’s having troublewith his patients, and his marriage is falling apart. But this isn’t atypical HBO hourlong...
This Ain't Your Daddy's Cop Show
HBO’s The Wire is gritty, honest, and seriously entertaining
By Matt Lynch
Like Superman rescuing a cat out of a tree, HBO has arrived to save you from the writers' guild's collective bargaining by offering you the fifth and final season of The Wire. As I have said many, many times before, The Wire is the greatest piece of art that the medium of television has ever produced...
The Future is Now...Again
The hilarious cult-classic cartoon Futurama returns with new episodes on DVD
By Matt Lynch
Way back in 1999, Simpsons creator Matt Groening unleashed another groundbreaking animated series on an unsuspecting American public: Futurama. Cancelled in 2003, FOX has finally seen fit to commission 12 new episodes of the series, the first four of which comprise the new DVD release Bender’s Big Score...
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