by Beal There are very few (if any) holidays that are as inherently zany as Halloween. From the boatloads of candy to the low rent pranks to the costumes (oohh the costumes!), not to mention all the scary stuff, this spooky pagan holiday is ready made screwball entertainment and I for one LOVE IT. Seriously, [...]
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Top Five Fridays: Halloween-isodes
Posted in - Features, Family Matters, Frasier, Freaks & Greeks, My So-Called Life, Roseanne, Top Five Friday's on 10/30/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Character Spotlight: Bill Haverchuck
Posted in Character Spotlight, Freaks & Greeks, tagged Bill Haverchuck on 09/02/2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Beal Show: Freaks & Geeks Character: Bill Haverchuck Actor: Martin Starr In a nut shell: Bill is one third of the “geek” trio. He’s traditionally geeky looking, tall for his age, extra skinny, hunkered down posture and giant glasses. He’s a mouth breather, allergic to everything, but especially peanuts. He, like his best friends [...]
Top Five Fridays: Short-Lived but Brilliant (Continued)
Posted in All American Girl, Dirt, Freaks & Greeks, Jesse, The Comeback, Top Five Friday's on 08/14/2009 | 2 Comments »
by Beal I cannot express how truly difficult dwindling this category down to a mere five programs was for me, but I did my best. So many great shows were savagely canned, ripped from the airwaves and crushed by the powers that be, despite their super-potential. Perhaps I shouldn’t get so upset about TV cancellations [...]
Top Five Fridays: Short-Lived But Brilliant Shows
Posted in Arrested Development, Freaks & Greeks, Pushing Daisies, The Loop, Top Five Friday's, Wonderfalls on 08/14/2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Judi It’s inevitable, really. Think about the percentage of people you meet in your life who are actually quirky, interesting and intelligent. Now subtract that number by about a 1,000. That’s the percentage of a chance that a television show will be thoughtful, fun, razor-sharp, wonderfully weird AND stay on television for more than [...]
Top Five Fridays: TV Friends
Posted in Freaks & Greeks, Full House, Leave It to Beaver, Mary Tyler Moore Show, My So-Called Life, Top Five Friday's, tagged Best Friends, Freaks & Geeks, Full House, Leave it to Beaver, My So Called Life, The Mary Tyler Moore Show on 06/19/2009 | 1 Comment »
by Beal No cast of would be complete with out a requisite “best friend” character. This person can come in all shapes and sizes, but they usually possess similar traits. By and large, the BFF is slightly less attractive than the main character (or in the event that they’re prettier, they’re much dumber), spunky, eccentric [...]
