January 2007

A lot of people discovered this Canadian series during its replays in U.S. syndication, so here's some news they'll like:
Acorn Media announces the February 27, 2007 DVD release of Da Vinci’s Inquest, Season 1, five-time winner of Canada’s coveted Gemini Award for Best Dramatic series. The 4-volume DVD box set includes all 13 episodes [...]

While relaxing a bit at home today, my channel-flipping came across "Metropolitan," the first of three films by writer-director Whit Stillman. I've seen it — and the other two, "Barcelona" and "The Last Days of Disco" — more than once; "Barcelona" is probably the least interesting to me, but I very much admire "Last Days [...]

I've had my beefs with "Grey's Anatomy" lately. You've read them here. And it was with a certain amount of dread that I came back to the show tonight, when the bride and I caught up by watching both halves of the two-parter back to back. I can't say that I liked everything — it [...]

Got to "30 Rock" and "The Office." Not my favorite "Office" episode, mainly because the Andy-annoys-Michael stuff felt too drawn out. In going for the squirmy, the show kind of forgot to be funny, and the phone bit didn't do it for me — until Andy's fit.
Excellent Dwight-and-Angela reunion, though, and liked the way they [...]