Top Five Fridays: TV Shows I Wouldn’t be Caught Dead Watching

by Beal I think our previous posts here at NTO have made it abundantly clear that we are far from picky when it comes to watching television. Essentially, if it airs, we'll watch it. Bad sitcoms? Sure. Terrible crime dramas? I've got an hour to kill. Programs aimed at gawky tweens? Why not. Simply put,...

Dear NBC

by Judi Really? You're keeping Heroes but you might not renew Medium? REALLY? It's like finding shit on your shoe and THROWING OUT THE SHOE. Who does that? You'll bring back Law & Order: SVU but maybe without Benson and Stabler? Really? You think that's really going to work? Do you think we watch that...

How “Heroes” Is Helping Me Write My Novel

While watching the dismal scene between Claire and Nathan in Mexico on this week's episode of "Heroes," it occurred to me that what made the scene so disappointing is EXACTLY what was bothering me about a scene I had written myself that day, in the novel I'm working on. I didn't really buy my scene...

Why Medium is Livin’ LARGE

Yes, I am one of those people who is constantly referring to NBC's Medium as the savior for all TV-kind. Last night's episode was yet another good example as it, once more, kicked Heroes soundly in the ass in terms of awesomeness (as opposed to just giving it a random thrashing, which Heroes totally deserves...