Party Down is a comedy that ran for two seasons on Starz before being canceled. And, goddamn, what a pair of seasons. It burned bright and bailed just before its writing or premise grew stale, giving us some fantastic character growth and hysterical jokes in just twenty episodes. Party Down is about a catering company…
Whoo! After more than six months, we’ve finally made it to the tenth and final entry in the “10 Things Brian Likes” series. On that sentimental note, I thought I’d end with a tearjerker. Provided I ever actually finish my “Small-Screen 66 Countdown” over at Brian Terrill Movie Night, The Muppet Show is set to rank…
In my Top 100 Everything entry about How I Met Your Mother, I admitted that I gave up on the show during its sixth season. The show just became too miserable, too disappointing, too unsatisfying for me to tune in every week. Well, my wife and I have slowly been working through the series, and…
I have no logical reason for Ned’s ranking so highly. The notion that it’s “better” than many of the shows ranked lower on the list is ridiculous — mainly because the show is ridiculous. And yet I must follow my heart. I must chase that flutter of joy I get when I hear its cheesy…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) Brian and I got together sat down to discuss “things we haven’t seen yet.” This includes two topics: First, famous shows or movies we haven’t seen, and why we haven’t yet seen them. (Though neither of us have seen all of Seinfeld, we marvel at…
(Note: Brian and I recorded an accompanying podcast to this post, in which I addressed some of the points of this article.) I’ll get this out of the way first: Avatar: The Last Airbender is a cartoon marketed to kids, but it’s not a “kids show.” More accurately, it’s not JUST a kids show. Some of…
Bonus episode! During ETCast, Episode 4, Brian and I alluded to a show we wanted to discuss, but ran out of time to discuss. So we decided to record it as a mini bonus episode: Here’s our impassioned reflection on Avatar: The Last Airbender (approximately three beers in). (Here is my accompanying article in my Top…
Brian and I recently sat down to record the fourth episode of the Earn This Podcast. Our two main points of discussion: TV theme songs — what are our favorites, what are the different types, what separates good ones from bad ones. Also hear Brian and Dan sing a couple of their favorites. The show…
For the second episode of the ETCast, Grant and I sat down to reflect on the remarkable first season The OC ten years after it first aired. We discussed some of the highlights and lowlights, and tried to decode what made this show so memorable and original. Download link (you may have to right click and “Save…
Some shows, like Parks and Recreation and Game of Thrones, remind me of summer storms. You know exactly what you’re in for as soon as you see the first gray clouds: First it’ll become overcast, then rainy, then windy, then you’ll get a few minutes of heavy thunder and lightning, then a pleasant post-precipitation humidity…