Day 38: Made For TV (For Now) – Hollywood On The Small Screen

originally published February 7, 2012 Is there anybody left who remembers Attack of the Killer Tomatoes? Keep in mind, I don’t mean this one: I’m talking about this one: The original Killer Tomatoes remains one of the finest B-movies in that smelliest of cinema vaults – really it’s a B-movie parody of the B-movie genre. […]

Day 36: Debating The South Park Republican

originally published February 5, 2012 Whether or not you are a fan of South Park – and I’d consider myself a fan – it’s impossible to deny that it’s a hit. Most episodes also tend to be brewed with political and topical issues. Given the show’s consistent mass appeal among the younger demographic with its […]

Day 2: Lady Blue and the Trough of TV Cop Shows

originally published January 2, 2012 Every year, approximately 35 new pilots are aired on network television (source: my propensity for made-up numbers). Of those, about 600 are cop shows, each looking for a unique slant on the genre: He’s a veteran cop from the gritty inner-city streets of Hartford. She’s a Holstein-Friesian, raised on corn […]