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The Three Strike Rule: 10 for 10- A List of shows for My Daughter
Welcome back to The Three Strike Rule. You’d think I could come up with a better title for this week’s column than that, huh? Today is my daughter Sophie’s 10th birthday. When you hear
Read More »The Three Strike Rule: “Leverage”
A group of high-tech Robin Hoods take to the airwaves when TNT’s Leverage premieres tonight at 10 PM ET (on Tuesday, December 9, it sneaks into its regular 10:00 time slot). Leverage is part
Read More »The Three Strike Rule: Year-End Rants by Scott and Shaun
Well hey there. In case you didn’t know, this is the last week of The Three Strike Rule until the new year. Hey, don’t get mad at me, take it up with the Editor
Read More »DVD Review: “Torchwood: The Complete Second Season”
I’m hooked on Torchwood, the BBC’s latest sci-fi drama (a spinoff from their cult hit, Dr. Who). The entire second season has just been released on a five-disc DVD box set. If you’re a
Read More »The Three Strike Rule: “Life on Mars”
Shaun Hamid is back tossing his voice into the TV arena with me. We hope that in the coming weeks you, our readers, will help continue our conversations about television as art and entertainment.
Read More »The Three Strike Rule: “Mad Men”
This week, something new for the column: I invited my fellow TV critic, Shaun Hamid, to sit in and discuss the highly acclaimed Mad Men.  I hope that our discussion will draw more comments
Read More »The Three Strike Rule: “Fringe” and “Privileged”
Because of the stiff competition on Tuesday nights this fall, Fox and the CW premiered their 9:00 PM Tuesday shows in early September hoping to capture the particular audiences these shows would appeal to.
Read More »A Tribute to Paul Newman
Each year when a stalwart of the entertainment industry makes his or her final curtain call, I find myself wishing I’d paid closer attention to their work and inevitably fill up my Netflix queue
Read More »The Three Strike Rule: “90210″ and “Skins”
If you’re like me, you checked out the CW’s reboot of 90210 for nostalgia’s sake. I mean — Jennie Garth, come on! Even my wife thinks she looks good. Well, Jennie Garth’s hotness is
Read More »The Three Strike Rule: “Z Rock” and “Gavin & Stacey”
Two of the most pleasant surprises of the late summer have been a pair of new comedy series: Z Rock on IFC and Gavin & Stacey on BBC America. They couldn’t be farther apart
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