Weep Not for NBC: TV Comedy Alive and Well
We have all watched the stormclouds gather over Rockefeller Center (and whatever cool NBC building is in LA). This is rumored to be the final year for the majority of the solidly 4th place network’s...
View ArticleSpinterest: Crossing Unmarked Gender Lines
(Editor’s note: this is from my old blog Cleverything but with slight adaptations. You may call this “lazy,” but I dub it “dancing around writer’s block.”) Gender equality. The idea behind these two...
View ArticleTV’s Five Faces of Evil
In a previous article about my love of Breaking Bad, I called to attention America’s everlasting love of villainy. From westerns about train robbers at the dawn of American cinema to organized crime...
View ArticleHobbes Lives Presents: All the Marbles – Introduction
March holds many key milestones and dates within its weeks. For instance, there’s the day that Julius Caesar fell onto a bunch of knifes (don’t feel comfortable just declaring others as murderers), a...
View ArticleAll the Marbles: Thirsty 32 – First Round
With the NCAA’s March Madness hitting the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 this weekend, it’s time to revisit the inaugural All the Marbles Tournament, presented by your favorite site that your eyes are currently...
View ArticleAll the Marbles: Sweaty 16 – YOU VOTE!
You asked for it, and it’s here: your chance to vote in the Hobbes Lives All the Marbles Tournament! Click here if you want to check out how last round unfolded. Before we begin, let’s go over a few...
View ArticleAll the Marbles: Sweaty 16 – RESULTS
After a week of voting by both readers and writers, we’ve got the results to advance our Sweaty 16 into their championship rounds. But we’ve got words that you need to read. What’re you waiting for?...
View ArticleThe Seasons Turn: Seeking the Perfect Length for a TV Series
This past week, NBC’s The Office aired its emotional final episode. Also within the last week, NBC made some surprising announcements about shows that would be sticking around longer than expected, and...
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