Category: TV

Guilty Is Good?

The MTV Video Awards aired recently. I didn’t watch them, but author and youth culture expert Walt Mueller did, and in his summarizing thoughts on

Guilt and Forgiveness at the VMAs … or Not

If there was a pop-culture-specific dictionary, and you looked up the word infamous, the entry would say, “See MTV Video Music Awards.” For a couple

The Smarmy Charm of Disney

I’ve found myself on Disney duty lately here at Plugged In. I’ve been buried underneath what seems like a mountain of inoffensive pop tunes, happy

Lost in Stuff

Ah, Lost. You’re a little like fake John Locke from Season 6: Gone, but still freakily among us somehow. ABC’s landmark show ended months ago,

Jumping the Shark … Literally

I’d like to begin today with a simple confession: My wife and I have always liked Shark Week. Ever since we met in 2003, Discovery

Swearing Off the FCC’s Ruling

Here’s a fact: If you don’t watch TV for about a year, it’s amazing how weird turning it back on feels. Your once desensitized self

Jersey Shore Ain’t All Snooki

I grew up at the Jersey Shore. So in defense of the folks back home, let me clarify that we aren’t all like the knuckleheads

The Descent of a Barcalounger

After a long week (and it was only Tuesday), I was tired enough to get under the covers and curl up with a cat before

Movie Making, the Syfy Way

Syfy, the oddly spelled cable outlet once known as the Sci-Fi Network, has never been known for its award-winning original programming. Known for such films

MTV’s Muddled Movie Awards

If you missed Sunday night’s presentation of this year’s MTV Movie Awards and you’re still wondering who won, the answer is, well, nobody. Nobody who

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