MissionImpossible-related stories
Posted Aug 19th 2009 11:26AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free

While this off-network summer season has reached a fevered pitch after last with
the return of Mad Men, not to be overlooked is that other cable shows have also been delivering the goods. Shows like
Burn Notice and
Leverage, for instance. Regarding
Leverage, there's good news to report.
TNT will air two extra Leverage episodes in the weeks ahead.
Continue reading TNT's giving us more Leverage
Posted Sep 10th 2008 2:01PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Emmys, Reality-Free

One of the highlights of this year's primetime Emmys is going to be musical. That's right, I'm psychic. I've looked into the future and can tell you without equivocation that
Josh Groban singing a medley of TV themes from 60 years of programs will stop the show.
On September 21, the night ABC broadcasts the big anniversary of the
Primetime Emmys, producer Ken Ehrlich has tapped balladeer Groban for a four-minute medley of TV themes. The mind reels with the possibilities of how many memorable melodies he can fit into 240 seconds.
Some choices seem obvious:
Cheers (where everybody knows your name),
The Jeffersons (movin' on up to the big time),
The Beverly Hillbillies (black gold, Texas T),
The Flintstones (they're a modern stone-aged family).
Like I said, the possibilities are vast, and the promise of a something hilarious is sure fire.
Continue reading Emmys to feature Josh Groban's TV theme medley
Posted Aug 8th 2008 8:42AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Burn Notice
(S02E05) "Sammy's gettin' some hammy tonight." - Sam Axe
How great was it seeing Michael and Fi still sitting in that car? I like to imagine that they were sitting there for an entire week while we waited for the new episode.
Not that I didn't enjoy Michael's how-to on exposing covert security but I feel bad for the delivery guy. As if it isn't bad enough to get to the delivery and realize you've been pranked, this poor guy is also going to get the crap beaten out of him. No wonder Michael helps everyone he meets. He has a lot of bad karma to make up for.
Continue reading Burn Notice: Scatter Point
Posted Jun 9th 2008 10:40AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Food/Home/DIY, Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Private Eye Shows

While channel-surfing on my little office TV last week around 1 a.m., looking for something to keep me company, I stumbled across an episode of
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (star Richard Basehart, pictured), followed by
Combat!.
"What is this channel that plays all these old shows I remember as a kid?" I asked the TV Gods.
"It's AmericanLife," they replied. "They feature classic family shows aimed at Baby Boomers -- shows like
Remington Steele, The Courtship of Eddie's Father,
Lost in Space, and
Welcome Back, Kotter."
Ok, the TV Gods didn't really say that. I looked it up on
the AmericanLife Web site, not to be confused with Showtime's
This American Life, the fab documentary series hosted by Ira Glass.
Continue reading AmericanLife: It's swell
Posted Dec 5th 2006 7:39AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
24 - Season 5
- Animaniacs - Vol. 2
- Dukes of Hazzard - Season 7
- Dungeons & Dragons - Complete Series
- Mission: Impossible - Season 1
- Pinky and the Brain - Vol. 2
- Roseanne - Season 6
- Saturday Night Live - Season 1
- Survivor: Vanuatu - Complete Season
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Vol. 6
- What's New Scooby-Doo? - Vol. 10