Posted by: Nic on: 03.09.2009
This is not the first time that I mentioned Chuck and Life in the same post. On the surface, though, Chuck Bartowski and Charlie Crews couldn’t be more different. Chuck is a 20-something wasting his life at a Geek Squad/Best Buy clone (I can’t believe that BB didn’t think of the name Nerd Herd first) [...]
Posted by: Nic on: 02.03.2009
I’m really sad that this New York Times reviewer isn’t more charmed by NBC’s Life, and I find it interesting that she considers Sarah Shahi’s Reese to be more a product of sexism than a flawed character who happens to be female. I’ve never read Reese that way, and think that she gets to be [...]
Posted by: Nic on: 12.19.2008
AAH! This week’s Chuck and Life were so excellent, I almost cannot even stand it. I’ve loved Life all along, and so I was surprised when I recently realized that I may actually prefer Chuck to it right now. Of course, that’s like saying I can’t decide between filet mignon and broiled lobster, and really, [...]
Posted by: Nic on: 11.15.2008
I was worried about Life’s prospects when I heard that NBC had canceled My Own Worst Enemy and Lipstick Jungle, but apparently I wasn’t paying enough attention to the news coming down the wire. Before axing those two shows, NBC had already given Life a full-season order. Awesom! Let’s hope the show can do well [...]
Posted by: Nic on: 11.11.2008
In this, the first ever edition of “I love you, but I hate your…”, I will tackle the conundrum of people I like doing or participating in things I hate. Our inaugural subject is Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Sydney Tamiia Poitier, I love you, but I hate your show. There are a lot of things to [...]
Posted by: Nic on: 10.29.2008
Poor Elizabeth Reaser. I hated Jane Doe/Ava/Rebecca, her character on Grey’s Anatomy, but never had a problem with her as an actress. I watched her new show, The Ex-List, since it premiered. I thought it was worth watching, even though Bella, her character did some boneheaded things and didn’t always make smart decisions. I was [...]
Posted by: Nic on: 09.30.2008
Yesterday I accidentally discovered Uniqlo. Obviously, the store existed before I arrived in SoHo and, thanks to the many posts devoted to it on Gothamist, I did know that it was there, but I hadn’t realized that it was so close to my destination. I saw it immediately upon exiting the subway and was very [...]
