Freaks And Geeks Reunion Show!!!1!!

Excuse me while I die of squee. Television reunion shows are usually a terrible, horrible idea, but a Freaks And Geeks reunion is like the best idea ever. Vanity Fair posted a stockpile of photos from the ten year reunion and, seriously people, it looks so amazing that I may have to forgive James Franco for his academic delusions of grandeur and pretend that Seth Rogen isn’t an overexposed, one-note actor.

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Terribly Sad Television: Flipping Out Loses Its Monkey

One of my most guilty television pleasures is Flipping Out, a reality television show about Jeff Lewis (the best/worst boss ever) and the people crazy enough to work for him. Houses get flipped, rooms get decorated in Jeff’s signature beige Generic Modern style, and I could go on and on about Jenny and Zoila and pretty little Gabe. But this isn’t about the people of Flipping Out. This is about the furry little beasts, Continue reading

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Terrible Trial + Fading Actor = Terrible Television

What’s your favorite Rob Lowe character? Is it Sodapop Curtis from The Outsiders? Or that other rebel, Billy Hicks, from St. Elmo’s Fire? Or how about something a little darker, like Rob Lowe in Hotel New Hampshire? And although I’ve never seen The West Wing (What? I’ve been saving it for a rainy day), I hear he did a bang-up job on the Bartlet campaign. And do you watch Parks And Recreation? Because I hear he’s on that, too. You know what you’ll never hear? “Rob Lowe was terrific in that made-for-TV movie.” Why? Because a made-for-TV movie is, by definition, terrible television. Continue reading

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