Independence Day & Other Summer Holidays TV Ignores
We’ve just come off the Fourth of July weekend here in the U.S., with umpteen TV marathons airing all over cable, but where were all the special holiday episodes from our favorite shows? Oh, that’s right, almost every show is on hiatus right now. Even the original summer content like True Blood and The Good [...]
Weird Mental TV Connections
Do you have a television show that reminds you of something in real life? Or vice versa? I do. When you watch as much TV as the Nice Girls do, it’s inevitable that some odd mental connections develop. Here are a couple of mine: Law & Order: SVU & Bejeweled Blitz: A couple of months [...]
Gearing Up For Comic Con
I booked my flights for Comic Con today. It’s becoming an annual ritual. Obsessively search for the best rates beginning in April. Hem and haw around debating whether or not to book that early. External factors make me wait. External factors get resolved. Search for best rates again. Gulp over increase since April. Wrangle my [...]
Firefly Reunion at Comic Con
No, Firefly isn’t returning to our screens and (so far) there isn’t a formal Firefly reunion happening at Comic Con this year, but advance leaks for the networks’ panels indicates that several alumni of one of my all-time favorite shows will be in San Diego in July. Nathan Fillion (Captain Malcolm Reynolds) will be there [...]
Calm Before the Summer Storm
It’s been a quiet couple of weeks in TV land for this Nice Girl. With my regular season shows finishing up and the summer premieres holding off until this week, I’ve been able to catch up on some movies (don’t hate me, but I thought The Hangover was hilarious) and some reading plus watch some [...]
Pound Puppies, Strawberry Shortcake Returning to TV
When I was just a young TV watcher in the ’80s, Pound Puppies was one of my favorite cartoons. My brothers and I would watch the show on Saturday mornings, and “icky poo” is still a catchphrase we use. I even had a couple of the stuffed animals, rescued from “the pound”! Now, more years [...]
Spring Fever: It’s Upfront Week!
This week the networks unveil their Fall 2010 schedules for advertisers, giving them and us eager television viewers a look at what we’ll be watching in a few months. There are always some surprises during this week, whether it’s a show unexpectedly getting axed, a bubble show getting picked up, or that totally buzzed about [...]
Mental Potpourri
I have so many things running through my head right now that coming up with a single topic for today’s column has been impossible. After several false starts over the course of the past few hours, I’ve decided to just bullet point what’s on my mind. Robin Hood‘s Lara Pulver has been cast as Claudine [...]
Of Chuck, Mobs, and Fans!
It’s been a busy couple of weeks around Chez Melissa. In addition to writing about various shows here on NGTV, Liz and I also run ChuckTV.net, a fansite dedicated to NBC’s Chuck (watch it live tonight at 8/7c!). Chuck is on the bubble for renewal this year, so once again fans are taking it to [...]
Glee-fully Sitting In The Castle With Ugly Betty
I have some thoughts, about TV, and fortunately I have a column where I can post them. Last week served up some thought-provoking episodes of some of my favorite shows; not, like, really deep thoughts, but thoughts nonetheless. Castle – Was anyone else a little squicked that Castle slept with the actress who looked and [...]
