Posted in Television, The Rant on Oct 29th, 2009

“Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.” — Lucille Ball
Have you noticed all the gorgeous redheads on TV this season. Let me list them.
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men (drives all men mad)
Jayma Mays, Glee (too cute for words)
Nicole, America’s Next Top Model (great hair)
Jaime Ray Newman, [...]
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Posted in The Rant on Oct 21st, 2009

You may not know her name, but if you watch enough TV you recognize her face. Christina Chang popped up again Sunday night on “Brothers and Sisters.” She played a med school professor. The Asian-American actress, who radiates a combination of intelligence and sex appeal, has also been on “The Mentalist” and “The Forgotten” this [...]
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Posted in Television, The Rant on Oct 19th, 2009

“I don’t care about your marriage or your work or any of that, as long as I know that you’re with me.” — Suzanne Farrell
So what are we to make of Don Draper’s affair with the sexy and bold schoolteacher on “Mad Men?”
Don is definitely into Suzanne, a more complex woman than his previous flings, [...]
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Posted in Television, The Rant on Oct 5th, 2009

January Jones is impossibly beautiful, and a fine actress to boot. This week’s episode of “Mad Men” (”Souvenir”) put the spotlight on Jones and revealed a lot about her character Betty Draper. Mrs. Draper has been an irritating bore this season, an unhappy housewife and a miserable mother. But this week she came alive. First, [...]
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Posted in News, Television, The Rant on Sep 24th, 2009

I guess it’s just nice to see a couple on the cover of a magazine that isn’t Jon or Kate. I don’t care if they are fictional.
Read the article accompanying this cover over at EW.
“I don’t think it’s the typical romance you see on TV,” says Steve Carell, who plays Jim and Pam’s extremely unself-aware [...]
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Posted in The Rant on Sep 10th, 2009

The wait is over. The NFL opens tonight with the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Tennessee Titans (8:30 p.m., NBC). Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, who replaces the retired John Madden, have the call. Tim McGraw and The Black Eyed Peas will perform with activities beginning at 4 p.m. (live TV on [...]
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Posted in Television, The Rant on May 21st, 2009

Back (Happily)
Dollhouse (ABC); Friday Night Lights (NBC); Chuck (NBC); Ugly Betty (ABC); Better Off Ted (ABC); Law and Order (NBC).
Gone (Sadly)
Life (NBC); Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox); Privileged (CW); Reaper (CW); The Unit (CBS); Pushing Daisies (ABC); Eli Stone (ABC).
Promising New Shows
Glee (Fox); Parenthood (NBC); Melrose Place (Fox); Flash Forward (ABC); Modern Family (ABC).
Missed [...]
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