Posts Tagged TV

Who’s Got Something For Me? I Do! What Is It? The State DVD Contest

By brian longtin • Aug 3rd, 2009 • Category: watching

Tell us your favorite The State moment, and you could win a DVD prize pack worth literally tens of dollars.



Summertime Notes: ‘Big Fan’, ‘The State’, ‘Thirst’, and More

By brian longtin • Jul 16th, 2009 • Category: side notes

Between breaks for holidays and vacations, a brief return with notes on Patton Oswalt in ‘Big Fan’, ‘The State’ on DVD, Chan-wook Park’s ‘Thirst’, New Flaming Lips, and ‘Modern Warfare 2′ (with goggles?).



Vampires Who Don’t Suck, Detectives Who Don’t Scowl, and Games Without Purpose

By brian longtin • Jul 1st, 2009 • Category: side notes

‘Daybreakers’ makes vampires badass again; ‘Bored to Death’ brings a new gumshoe to HBO; and ‘Trine’ brings beauty to puzzle-platforming while leaving story in the dark.



‘The Brothers Bloom’ Arrives, ‘Chuck’ Struggles, Celebrity Twitters

By brian longtin • May 9th, 2009 • Category: side notes

The long-awaited follow-up to ‘Brick’ finally comes to theatres, fans rally to save a failing show, and good and bad tweets from famous people.



Breaking Through Defenses: How ‘Friday Night Lights’ Will Make You Care About Football

By brian longtin • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: watching

FNL isn’t just worth watching despite the time spent on the field; it’s so well crafted, you might even find yourself suppressing the urge to cheer out loud.



An ‘Observe and Report’ review, a ‘Sit Down, Shut Up’ Preview, and a Scandal Overview

By brian longtin • Apr 18th, 2009 • Category: side notes

Jody Hill’s disturbing and dangerous new comedy, the ‘Arrested Development’ creator’s new cartoon, and Taibbi’s harsh look at what we should really be protesting.



‘Battlestar’ Spins Off, ‘Ong Bak 2′ Slices Up, Japandroids Pare Down

By brian longtin • Mar 20th, 2009 • Category: side notes

‘Caprica’ aims to pick up where BSG left off, Tony Jaa returns for more spectacular Muay Thai kung-fu action, and two very non-asian-robot guys get set to release a very human record.



Our Favorite Shit: 2008

By brian longtin • Jan 6th, 2009 • Category: side notes

Our panel of two sat down for an epic virtual discussion of our absolute favorite things of the year, in every category we could think of, and why each one made the list.



Hertzfeldt on Tour, Kring on ‘Heroes’, Hollywood on Palin

By brian longtin • Sep 20th, 2008 • Category: side notes

Animation Show founder debuts his latest, ‘I Am So Proud of You’; ‘Heroes’ creator assures us it’s back with a vengeance; Ebert and Damon come up with the best VP zingers.



Okkervil River Leaks, Barack Obama Speaks, Olympic Equine Cheats

By brian longtin • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: side notes

The Stand Ins debuts via cover songs, Obama pulls more viewers than the Oscars, and horses doping with chili peppers in Beijing.