TGGB Top 7

Quick Hits: Doctor Who Heading to the States?

 It’s funny, because I was just having this discussion with bunnyfear the other day. I was telling her that while I felt Keenu Reeves did a good job portraying John in Constantine(this admission probably revokes my comic book geek card), at the end of the day, the casting was just 100 percent wrong, seeing [...]

The frog is back! TheWB.com competes with Hulu

and sucks at it. I respect that its in beta testing but it seems far more like alpha with its consistently breaking down. Though I know all online players have this weird thing where the commercials are louder than the show itself, The WB takes it to a whole other level. I’ve had to decrease [...]

Is there a place for a Steven Bochco drama in today’s TV world?

Every time I see ads for the new drama “Raising the Bar”, I think “really? another one?” It seems to follow the same formula for every other Steven Bochco drama.  Take a guy who just wants to do whats right in this world, throw in some cops or lawyers, add in a pinch of corruption [...]

What you’ve missed if you don’t have HBO a.k.a Why its worth every cent

We’ve all heard the slogan “It’s not TV, It’s HBO”.  Any of those who’ve watched an HBO series completely understands that phrase. Television shows, movies,  and events that never would’ve found their way onto television found a home on Home Box Office. HBO has continued each year to be innovative while producing the best of [...]

One reason less to order HBO

Newsarama is reporting that the long gestating Preacher television series has just been canceled. Mark Steven Johnson, best known for directing the Ghost Rider and Daredevil film adaptations announced today that the head of HBO cable network simply thought that the Preacher comic book “was just too dark, too violent, and too controversial.”
The comic [...]

The Middleman

I’ve watched each episode of The MIddleMan. At first finding it only mildly amusing then later truly enjoying it while laughing at its jokes.  The quick wit and dialogue is similar to that of Pushing Daisies and the story is a Men in Black meets Chuck. That all sounds great but Its easy to turn [...]

Quick Hits: True Blood

When it comes to  True Blood I am 50/50.  I can’t quite decide one way or another if its worth my time. I guess thats really how it should be considering I haven’t actually seen one episode. Alan Ball is a genius and has given me not only one of my favorite tv shows but [...]

Quick Hits: Venture Bros Season Finale

Venture Bros. is  a weird show. It started off as a parody of the old Johny Quest show, and since then it’s grown in not only one of Adult Swim’s most popular shows, but also one chock full of mythology that at time almost reaches level of something like Lost.
Season 3 just ended last [...]

Quick Hits: Fall Premiere Dates

Thanks to aintitcool we now have the official dates for the premiere of most of fall’s new and returning tv shows. Lot’s of good stuff, and look forward to articles popping up here with our thoughts of what’s going succeed and what will fail.
The Amazing Race (CBS) Sept. 28
Amazing Wedding Cakes (WE) Sept. 7
America’s Funniest [...]

5 shows that I’m pretty sure will suck it hard this Fall….

I remember listening to Kevin Smiths Smodcast in which he mentioned that all pilots which make it on air deserve respect due to the crap they go through just to get there. I agree and disagree. For these shows I currently disagree because from what I’ve seen they don’t deserve my respect, viewership, or time.  [...]