I watched some of the Emmy Awards last night when DH was disgusted with the Cowboys-Giants game. I know it’s heresy, but I was rooting for Eli Manning and the Giants. Don’t tell my Darling Husband though. Anyway, none of the shows I like most won awards. What’s wrong with these people when Burn Notice [...]
Tags: ballroom_dancing, bsg, burn_notice, castle, dancing_with_the_stars, emmy awards, eureka, in_plain_sight, iron chef, leverage, nathan fillion, television, tom delay, top_chef
Posted by Joan Reeves on Dec 27, 2008 in
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Let’s talk about Leverage, the new series from TNT that’s appearing on Tuesday nights. I won’t beat around the bush. Leverage has the earmarks of a winner. The action/drama series is about a team of thieves, hackers and grifters, led by an honest man played by the fabulous Timothy Hutton. The motly band of unlikely [...]
Tags: characters, christian kane, leverage, pacing, plot points, plot twists, timothy hutton, Writing
Posted by Joan Reeves on Dec 20, 2008 in
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Gosh, I really wanted to like this movie. I wanted to hear Keanu say those immortal words: Gort, Klaatu berada nikto. So DH, DD, and I were in the theater the first day of release. Sheesh! What a let down. This film had all the elements it needed plus one. Required elements consisted of: Keanu [...]
Tags: action movie, day earth stood still, gort, john cleese, kathy bates, keanu reeves, klaatu, leverage, Writing