Trent Reznor Loves Having Fun And Working On Cool Stuff

Look, I don't really care about Trent Reznor or Nine Inch Nails, but I respect that people do care about that stuff. You want to fuck Trent Reznor like an animal, or whatever. He's the whole reason you got into... CONTINUE READING TRENT REZNOR LOVES HAVING FUN AND WORKING ON COOL STUFF»

Posted on October 22, 2009 in Bad Idea Jeans, Music Related Content (38 comments)
Tags: Fringe | JJ Abrams | Nine Inch Nails | Trent Reznor

Haha, Nice Try, Fringe!

Oh Fringe, with your almost insultingly ridiculous pseudo-science nonsense, your Canal Street X-Files knock-off mysteries, and your constant chase scenes. I gave up on you a long time ago. But secretly I did not give up on you! Fringe, I... CONTINUE READING HAHA, NICE TRY, FRINGE!»

Posted on July 15, 2009 in Viral Marketing (26 comments)
Tags: All Star Game | Fringe | JJ Abrams | X-Files

We Have To Talk About The Fringe Finale

OK, I lied. I said that I was going to stop watching Fringe, but I have not stopped watching Fringe. I have only stopped writing about it. Not that I don't wish every week that I was able to quit... CONTINUE READING WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE FRINGE FINALE»

Posted on May 14, 2009 in Hate-Watching (39 comments)
Tags: Fringe | JJ Abrams

We Have To Talk About The Fringe Finale

Posted on May 14, 2009 in Hate-Watching (39 comments)
Tags: Fringe | JJ Abrams

Leonard Nimoy Is Getting A New Driveway, You Guys

Leonard Nimoy, who is most famous for his work as the host of Standby: Lights! Camera! Action! (although he's widely regarded as a genius for his performance in Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player ) is the focus of... CONTINUE READING LEONARD NIMOY IS GETTING A NEW DRIVEWAY, YOU GUYS»

Posted on May 7, 2009 in Where Are They Now? (7 comments)
Tags: Driveways | Fringe | Leonard Nimoy | Star Trek

We've Got To Take Back "The Pattern" In The High Rises

Wait, Gbenga Akinnagbe, better known as Chris Partlow was on Fringe last night? First Chris Eigeman and now this? We are not going to start watching that show again, but this almost makes us want to start watching that show... CONTINUE READING WE'VE GOT TO TAKE BACK "THE PATTERN" IN THE HIGH RISES»

Posted on January 28, 2009 in Cameos (4 comments)
Tags: Fringe | Sheryl Crow | The Wire

Goodbye, Fringe

I think we're done here. You had your chance. Perhaps you would like to know where you went wrong. OK, let me tell you: A show's characters should NOT be constructed like a high school term paper. Once you've established... CONTINUE READING GOODBYE, FRINGE»

Posted on November 12, 2008 in Everyone's A Critic (11 comments)
Tags: Comic-Con | Fringe | JJ Abrams | Twilight | Vampire Weekend

Did This Week's Fringe Predict The Future Of Chuck Bass?

I meant to write about this yesterday, but did anyone notice Chris Eigeman on this week's Fringe? He played an evil pharmaceutical CEO who is using humans as experimental weapons blah blah blah the pattern. He was a real patternhead.... CONTINUE READING DID THIS WEEK'S FRINGE PREDICT THE FUTURE OF CHUCK BASS?»

Posted on October 23, 2008 in Where Are They Now? (6 comments)
Tags: Chris Eigeman | Chuck Bass | Ed Westwick | Fringe | Future

Here's The Problem With Fringe

Fringe has a few problems, actually. For one, it's completely devoid of any emotional impact. That's not completely unexpected in a show that deals primarily in the paranormal, but even X-Files, Fringe's closest reference point in recent history, had the... CONTINUE READING HERE'S THE PROBLEM WITH FRINGE»

Posted on October 15, 2008 in Everyone's A Critic (12 comments)
Tags: Fringe | JJ Abrams

It's Like Lost, But Somehow Less Probable

Fringe has been picked up for a second season. That's right, 22 new dead end mysteries to never solve and heavy handed examples of Walter Bishop's eccentricity. Congratulations, J.J. Abrams. You'll finally be able to afford that underwater helipad you've... CONTINUE READING IT'S LIKE LOST, BUT SOMEHOW LESS PROBABLE»

Posted on October 2, 2008 in What America Wants (3 comments)
Tags: Fringe | JJ Abrams

Fringe Finally Introduces Its Cigarette Smoking Man

On last night's Fringe there was a vibrating metallic object (that's what she said) and a machine that allowed you to read people's thoughts, but most importantly there was a weird bald guy. Who is that weird bald guy? What's... CONTINUE READING FRINGE FINALLY INTRODUCES ITS CIGARETTE SMOKING MAN»

Posted on October 1, 2008 (8 comments)
Tags: Fringe | JJ Abrams | X-Files

Which New TV Show Is The Most Popular Based On A Ridiculous Scale Of Measurement?

It's been a few weeks since this year's crop of new shows started, and the question on everyone's mind is HOW ARE THEY DOING IN TERMS OF FACEBOOK? Admittedly, that is not a question on anyone's mind. You could have... CONTINUE READING WHICH NEW TV SHOW IS THE MOST POPULAR BASED ON A RIDICULOUS SCALE OF MEASUREMENT?»

Fringe: Exploring The Massive Dynamic Website

Fringe KILLED IT again last night with the opening, and then kind of dissolved into an unstable puddle of exhausting ideas and half-thought-out premises. That's basically how this show operates. It builds you up, only to tear you back down.... CONTINUE READING FRINGE: EXPLORING THE MASSIVE DYNAMIC WEBSITE»

Posted on September 24, 2008 in What America Wants (1 comments)
Tags: Fringe

Fringe: Someone In The Writers' Room Saw A Documentary On Progeria

This week's Fringe opened in a motel room, where a man and a woman who clearly don't know each other have just done sex. The man excuses himself to go to the bathroom where he opens a bag full of... CONTINUE READING FRINGE: SOMEONE IN THE WRITERS' ROOM SAW A DOCUMENTARY ON PROGERIA»

Posted on September 17, 2008 in New TV Shows (4 comments)
Tags: Fringe | JJ Abrams

Fringe: Been There, Done That

You guys, JJ Abrams's Fringe premiered last night! That would be worth talking about except that I wrote about the first episode already, back in June when it leaked online. I've been going through my old recap, though, to see... CONTINUE READING FRINGE: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT»

Posted on September 10, 2008 in Soap Operas (3 comments)
Tags: Fringe | J.J. Abrams

Will J.J. Abrams's Fringe Jump The Shark In The First Episode?: A Partial Review

The first episode of the paranormal investigations series Fringe from producer J.J. Abrams coming this fall to FOX (series premieres August 26) has leaked online. From the trailer FOX presented during the up-fronts, this promised to be a X-Files for... CONTINUE READING WILL J.J. ABRAMS'S FRINGE JUMP THE SHARK IN THE FIRST EPISODE?: A PARTIAL REVIEW»

Posted on June 18, 2008 in Wait For It... (10 comments)
Tags: Anna Torv | Fringe | J.J. Abrams | Joshua Jackson | X-Files

J.J. Abrams Rides Greyhound

By watching the trailer for J.J. Abrams's new show, Fringe, a couple things are made clear: J.J. Abrams loves Lieutenant Cedric Daniels.J.J. Abrams hates airplanes. The first clip I saw of this show looked horrible, but this is much more... CONTINUE READING J.J. ABRAMS RIDES GREYHOUND»

Posted on May 19, 2008 in Wait For It... (8 comments)
Tags: Anna Torv | Fringe | J.J. Abrams | Joshua Jackson | X-Files

Next Fall's TV Lineup

This was an important week in television, because it was the week when all the major networks announced their fall line-up of blog subjects and national punchlines. There is only so much time to do snarky recaps and countdowns to... CONTINUE READING NEXT FALL'S TV LINEUP»