TV Bites – by Neena Louise Worst Dressed Emma Stone Though the bold color was a refreshing change from all the washed-out dresses, the giant bow sticking out of her neck made it appear she was about to topple over. Best Dressed Jessica Chastain I didn’t really care for the over-the-top gold embroidery, but it […]
TV Bites: [Not the] TV Holiday Listings 2011
December 13, 2011 by
by Neena Louise 6:00 a.m. November Christmas Retailers decide to dispense with Thanksgiving altogether and put Christmas in its place. Santa objects and tries to start an "Occupy Walmart" movement. Black Friday shoppers trample and pepper spray him, then police beat and arrest him. 6:40 a.m. A Child’s Christmas in Wales A child, curious about […]
Bah Humbug to the Max – TVBites
November 9, 2011 by
by Neena Louise I write this the first week of November and I’m already sick and bloody tired of Christmas. I saw my first Christmas television ad at the end of August (yes, August). It was for some local Christmas show and urged viewers to "book your tickets now". I think not. The next ad […]
TV Bites: Sum-Sum-Summer, It’s Reality Summer
August 1, 2011 by
by Neena Louise As usual, the summer TV "season" heralds the return of reality programming. I like some reality programming, but much of it is just kind of…sad. I often wonder what sort of people want to go on a reality show to bare themselves (sometimes literally) for the entire nation to see. For the […]
TV Bites – Books: The Original TV
July 18, 2011 by
OPINION By Neena Louise I was on the phone with my sister one evening, lamenting the lack of watchable television. As we both went through the hundreds of channels available to us, we just kept saying "nah…nah" to everything that was on. Frustrated, I finally said "Oh, screw it. I’ll read instead. There are always […]
The 2010-2011 Twelfth Annual TV BiteMes
June 26, 2011 by
by Neena Louise Worst Actress Stana Katic, "Kate Beckett", Castle For the third year in a row. Katic had just two expressions: blank and pissed-off. Combine that with the zero chemistry between her and co-star Nathan Fillion, and she just has to go. Best Actress Cloris Leachman, "Maw Maw", Raising Hope Though the entire cast […]
TV Bites
March 16, 2011 by
OPINION To Everything, is There a Season? by Neena Louise I often write a commentary on how a television season is going a few weeks into it. This year, however, there just doesn’t seem to be a “season”. Yes, there was the usual crop of new fall shows that started in September and October. But […]
TV Bites: (Not the) TV Holiday Listings
December 4, 2010 by
Neena returns with her always hilarious holiday listings that we only wish we could see for real. OPINION TV Bites [Not the] TV Holiday Listings by Neena Louise 6:00 a.m. November Christmas (Enraged by Christmas advertising before Hallowe’en, a family decides to celebrate Christmas on November 1st, then flees to a deserted island until January […]
TV Bites with Neena Louise
June 20, 2010 by
Neena is back with her look back at the TV year that was from her very own slightly warped, but always hilarious point of view. The 2009-2010 Eleventh Annual TV BiteMes by Neena Louise Worst Actress Stana Katic, "Kate Beckett", Castle (Katic continues to drag this show down in its second season. It’s too bad, […]