“Buffy” at 14

On this day in 1997, The WB Network aired the first episode of a TV adaptation of a financially disappointing teen horror-comedy which had been neither horrifying or funny. We are forever indebted to their faith in the shortness of teenagers’ memories. It is a fortunate coincidence that this premeire happened during Women’s History Month; for it would produce the last [...]

Glenn Beck’s last year at Fox?

The New York Times reports–using mostly anonymous sources–that Fox is considering declining to renew Glenn Beck’s contract when it’s up in December. Which leads one to wonder–Why did it take them this long to grow a spine? Admittedly, it took evolution about 400 million years to grow spines after it figured out how to do animals, [...]

Mission Accomplished

Mitch Hurwitz, creator of Arrested Development, the exquisitely crafted metafictional cult sitcom which represents a pinnacle of 21st century humor and serial television storytelling,  says a film adaptation is a go, and might be done by the end of the year. Now if only Cabin in the Woods gets a release date, 2011 could be the best year [...]