I’m back in the loop for some of my favorite channels. With digital cable, I now get Encore. (I had the Starz channels for awhile, too, but maybe it was just a free week.) In any case, here’s some horror movie programming to keep in mind. THE FOG: Behind-The-Scenes Featurette I caught the trailer for […]

Morgan Spurlock (director of Super Size Me) has reported that his excellent documentary series “30 Days” has been renewed. It will air next summer on FX, and hopefully they’ll have more than 6 episodes this time. Back in the day, The Real World would occasionally be thought-provoking like this, but today most reality shows are […]

About a year ago I signed up for the Warren Ellis “Bad Signal” email list. I sign up for a lot of online newsletters, usually from filmmakers and movie websites. Ellis is a British comic book writer, and though I hadn’t read any of his work at the time, I soon found his style of […]

The last few issues of Television Week have been chock full of info on upcoming shows. Some sound great, some so bad they just might be good (see CBS). PBS Monty Python specials New Monty Python material! Except they’re not working together, so it’ll be something completely different (to coin a phrase). Each of the […]

What’s the definition of rock ‘n roll? Is holding a public audition in the form of a game show a rebellious move? Is this how true art is made? Or is this the ultimate example of “corporate” rock? Replacing a lead singer is always risky, of course. Even bands that made the shift successfully went […]

Nothing bleeds like a head wound. E.R. cranked up the ick-factor last night, perhaps to make up for the last two episodes, which were relatively bloodless. The gratuitous moment of the night involved a man, writhing in agony, who had some sort of accident with fire or chemicals or something. (That’s the sort of detail […]

I love E.R. I think the show continues to break new ground in terms of unique storytelling. Sometimes, however, I think they throw in certain gross-out moments just to see what they can get away with. This past week, a man is in the midst of an eye exam when he has a coughing fit. […]