dirty harry-related stories
Posted Oct 26th 2009 9:00AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Dexter, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S04E05) -
"If anyone has ever deserved to be on your table, it's this son of a bitch." - Harry to Dexter
Shows like
Dexter are like Heinz Ketchup, good things come to those who wait.
The last few episodes, well, weren't the best of the season, maybe even of the series. They interspersed bits and pieces of the Trinity Killer's true identity with a bunch of dry and pointless plots surrounding the rest of the characters from Batista and Laguerta's closed door relationship to Quinn's "back door" policy with his nosy reporter girlfriend (not that kind sickos).
But it's finally starting to pay off with this week's episode. Some of those dull plotlines have brought together what appear to be some much needed closure and we finally learn another piece of the Trinity Killer's picture and it's starting to look like a Normal Rockwell as opposed to a blood-spattered Jackson Pollock.
Continue reading Review: Dexter - Dirty Harry
Posted Sep 27th 2009 11:39PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Reality-Free
(S07E01) As the seventh season commences, the cases continue. Tonight it's a flashback to 1966 and the events on a ship known for suicides, but the real crux of the show was more current. What's going on with Lily Rush since her near-death experience last year? When the case against Kitchener seems to be going soft, her reaction makes me wonder if our Lily is contemplating going
Dirty Harry (Harriet?) on us.
Continue reading Cold Case: The Crossing (season premiere)
Posted Jul 21st 2009 8:35AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E07) She's back. Clearly, the producers of
The Closer decided that Brenda needed an antagonist. Mary McDonnell has fit the bill. So far I think they've made her character a bit one-note, but I'm willing to see how she evolves over time. Or maybe it's just that I like Mary McDonnell.
Anyway, like internal affairs officers in most cop dramas, McDonnell's character, Captain Sharon Raydor of Force Investigation Division, seems to be anti-cop/pro-victim. Harry Callahan would hate her. She was better in this than
her previous episode, but not by much.
Continue reading The Closer: Strike Three
Posted Aug 7th 2008 2:43PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Casting
I knew it! In fact, in the comments to
Bob's post about who was rumored to be booked for the new season of Dancing with the Stars, I wrote the following: "I love Dan Marino. He's always been one of my all time favorites, but he was known for his arm and quick release, not his footwork!! If Danny is one of the contestants, only his blue eyes will keep him on past round one. I think In Touch is out of touch about this name!"
Well, today
Dan Marino's spokesman officially denied the rumor. While Dan was watching the Miami Dolphins scrimmage, his rep told the press that for every year since the show began,
Dancing with the Stars has invited Dan Marino to find the dancer in his soul, and every year he's turned them down. Good for Dan.
Continue reading Dan Marino will NOT be Dancing with the Stars
Posted Mar 11th 2008 8:06AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Obituaries
A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away.
- Boyd Coddington: He was a custom car designer and star of TLC's American Hot Rod. A former machinist at Disneyland, he opened up Boyd's Wheels in 1988 and won several awards for his car designs. He died of complications from surgery at age 63 in Whittier, CA.
Continue reading TV Obits: Coddington, Rosenmen, Pingitore, Heinz
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