Nice Girls Talk

A few weeks ago, I was out with some friends, attending the free screening of the upcoming movie “Easy A”. While waiting in line, we talked about different television-related subjects, which is actually a typical topic when I’m out with friends. One of those topics was “show killers”. Except this wasn’t an examination of actors who play murderers or the …

We are attempting a new series of articles, loosely titled Words & Music. Each week, we will highlight a musician or author’s work that has caught our eye. Beginning with Music, I want to focus on a young singer/songwriter, Jemma Griffiths, aka, Jem. My daughter brought Jem to my attention when she heard her song, 24, in the film Ultraviolet. …

For a number of years now, the Paley Center for Media – both in New York and Beverly Hills – have held their annual “Fall TV Preview Parties,” hosting a special night dedicated to each of the major networks. Each night’s parties includes airings of several pilots for new and/or returning shows on the networks as well as visits by …

It happens every year – the fall TV season starts in earnest every September, filling the evenings with new shows as well as bringing back favorites from the year before. Next month is no different than the years preceding. TV viewers will see a plethora of new and returning programs appearing on their TV screens from the major networks and, …

Melissa & Joey is my new favorite, half-hour, sitcom. I’ve always loved those shows that made you laugh and relax on a week night. Friends, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Coach, Frasier; I miss them all. When I had my second daughter, it was the first time I nursed, so I was often awake in the middle of the night when …

An article was recently posted at TV.com by one of the site’s staff writers that really caught my attention. The article’s title was “Network TV: One Foot in the Grave” and the writer stated how he felt that major network TV executives needed to realize that their audience is about to die. What made him make this kind of statement, …

NiceGirlsTV is all about television, I know, but music is becoming more and more a part of the shows we love to watch. In the last couple of years, my taste in music has changed drastically. I’ve gone from strictly country to more pop and indie artists. Also, I’m a product of the 70’s acid rock, so I find myself …

As any avid TV viewer can tell you, there is always that one show that got away too soon. Perhaps the show just lacked the right support from its network or there was behind-the-scenes drama that brought about its untimely demise. Or, in many instances, it was just a lack of ratings. While for other shows it was simply the …

Everyone hates being sick, right? There is nothing worse than coming down with a nasty head cold and cough especially after attending Comic Con, which is prone to causing many of its attendees to either get sick during or after the annual fete. The only good thing that comes out of being sick – if you can look at it …

It’s been three days since I arrived back home from Comic Con 2010, and I’m still recovering. It would be easy to say that the weekend is always difficult, but that implies that the lack of sleep for those days isn’t worth the great spots I had all weekend. Before all of my coverage goes up, it’s easy to recap …