Last night on American Idol Crystal Bowersox wowed us yet again by taking on Gladys Knight & the Pips’ “Midnight Train to Georgia,” stepping out from behind the acoustic guitar to behind a piano and then stepping out from behind said piano. Despite what Simon said, it was lovely to see another side of her, [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Growing Pains’
2010/03/30
Because For ‘LOST’ Fans a Simple Title Card Isn’t Enough
Ever since Seinfeld, opening title sequences have been getting shorter and shorter, culminating in the extreme minimalism of the LOST opening, which is no more than a word and a musical note, and is just about pitch perfect. But although they get a blue ribbon for their short, straight to the point title card, one [...]
2010/02/26
In Memorium Nostalgia Corner: Andrew Koenig
Foreward: Jumped The Snark updates have been few and far between for the last few weeks (in fact, they’ve been non-existent), because I have been in the process of moving out of LA, driving cross-country, and settling in back in NY. I’d been hoping to get back to the blog sooner than this, and certainly [...]
2010/01/22
Dear ‘The Office:’ You’re Making it Harder and Harder to Keep Defending You
First reaction to last night’s “episode:” What the fuck was that? A clip show? Really? Really??? Perhaps I would not have be so indignant if the episode had was a celebration of a milestone number of episodes. Or if it arrived in conjunction with another episode wholly comprised of wholly original content. But for this [...]
2010/01/08
Nostaliga Corner: ‘The Commish’ – A desk job? Not the way HE does it
There were a few shows I watched as an eight year-old that I probably shouldn’t have been allowed to view. WWF(E) Monday Night Raw. Probably not Married with Children. Definitely not Silk Stalkings (although it proved popular among the whole family. Except that we all watched in separate rooms). Sometimes 20/20. But one show that [...]
2009/12/23
Christmas Clipdown: A Seaver Family Christmas
Even though the cast of Growing Pains was made up of two Jews and a Canadian it contributed its fair share of Christmas themed episodes (likely somewhat due to the presence of at least one Jesus freak). To continue getting us in the holiday spirit we present “The Kid” from season 2, in which Ben, [...]
2009/12/15
Hanukkah Muppet Monday: The Secret Connection Between ‘Growing Pains’ & ‘Sesame Street’
You didn’t think I’d let a Muppet Monday falling on Hanukkah pass by without posting some sort of hilarious video or funny picture or insightful essay relevant to both the Muppets and Hanukkah, did you? Well, it’s Tuesday now, so I guess you were sorta right. But, still, a little faith would be nice. I [...]
2009/10/16
The ‘Office’ Has Not Jumped The Shark
After feeling like I was in the minority with my mild disappointment with last week’s wedding episode, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I was not alone in my distaste for last night’s The Office, “Mafia.” I watched it in a new place, with a large dinner still digesting, the mood already soured by [...]
