Last night I watched the 3 most recent episodes of The Good Wife one after the other. This is a show which is particularly suited to binge watching due to its slow pace, wealth of detail and nuance. Only by watching several episodes at a time you can get a sense of satisfaction akin to eating...

I’ve always thought that one of the most important jobs in the entertainment industry is that of the casting director. We experience magic when an actor is perfectly matched to a role (think Daniel Day Lewis in Lincoln). The nature of the film industry and its final product, the movie,...

I’m on a Private Practice watching marathon.  I started a couple of days after the election.  Why?  After so much electoral stress, I needed a juicy relationship drama.  Also, I can’t stand waiting a whole week for the next episode of each of the TV series that I’m...

Dear Ms. Rhimes, So, you did it.  You killed off Lexie.  I thought I would be furious with you, but I’m not even angry .  I was sort of expecting it. For this, I have to give you credit.  You made sure everyone knew that a beloved character would be killed off, so we were somewhat...

I can’t stand it when people say that television is bad for kids.  Yes, letting kids sit in front of the TV for hours at a time is bad, but the real problem in this scenario is the parenting.  My kids learned about the alphabet, empathy and humor from Elmo and the rest of the Sesame...

Whenever I want to take a break from writing my rants about the latest ridiculous, stupid, close-minded,  hypocritical thing some Rep has done somewhere in these incredibly Dis-United (because of the Reps) States of America, I watch TV, TV series, that is.  I get the news on the internet and...