Wed, November 26

Rot and Death

The Survivor plot thickens as yet another person I kind of would have liked to win gets eliminated. It's not that the show is less fun to watch when you don't like the contestants; it's just "different fun." (Read more.)

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Thu, November 20

David Letterman: Paris Hilton

As a result of the media maelstrom surrounding her recent sex video, Paris Hilton canceled an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Herein, his remarks. (Read more.)

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The West Wing: "Shutdown"

For a while, it seemed like John "Drop A Helicopter On 'Em" Wells was going to turn The West Wing into another shameless thrill-a-minute thinly veiled soap opera like "ER." Now... maybe there's hope. (Read more.)

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New Dramas, Part II

Maybe the continuing report on this fall's new shows is a little weak, since they're continuing to drop like flies, but I've been very blocked and so I'll take whatever I can get. (Read more.)

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Fri, November 14

What, Me Worry?

The editing on Survivor has hit fever pitch, grinding the story line into an unrecognizable hash. Meanwhile, Burton catches a 1.21 jigowatt stingray, and rides to the top of the game. (Read more.)

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Fri, November 7

Worst. Merge. Ever.

I don't know whether to question Burnett when he seems to fumble the structure of Survivor or trust that everything will turn out okay. Fortunately, my confusion hasn't prevented CBS from continuing to air the show. (Read more.)

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Thu, November 6

Yeah, What If He Did It?

The trial of Kobe Bryant, and the media frenzy that it brings with it, paint a disappointing picture of our current era of misogyny and celebrity worship. (Read more.)

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Wed, November 5

Devolutions

The Matrix: Revolutions opens today, and this site is demonstrably less excited than it was six short months ago. We've all learned a valuable lesson: never make a threequel when you should've made a prequel. (Read more.)

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Mon, November 3

Best! Challenge! Ever!

The tribes go from two to three. Burton's nipples go from two to one. The twist-o-meter goes from 11 to 17. And Osten goes from puss to mere memory. Welcome to Survivor, kiddies! It's on! (Read more.)

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