OPINION TV Bites The 2018-2019Nineteenth Annual TV BiteMes by Neena Louise Worst ActressEmily VanCamp, “Nicolette Nevin”, The ResidentI don’t know if it was supposed to be part of her character, but her heavy sighs every second word were supremely annoying. It got to the point that I’d fast forward any scene with her in it. Too […]
Entertainment Weekly No More
September 5, 2019 by
OPINION TV Bites Entertainment Weekly No More by Neena Louise I had subscribed to the print edition Entertainment Weekly since its first issue in 1990. I’ve never subscribed to anything else – magazine or otherwise – for as long and couldn’t imagine it not being in the house. However, they finally pushed me away and I am no […]
The 2016-2017 Eighteenth Annual TV BiteMes
June 15, 2017 by
OPINION TV Bites The 2016-2017 Eighteenth Annual TV BiteMes by Neena Louise A note to this year’s BiteMes: For 17 years, I’ve restricted the annual BiteMes to broadcast network TV only (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox), believing there were some that did not have cable nor streaming capabilities. This is no longer the case. Not only […]
18th Annual Oskerbites
February 27, 2017 by
OPINION TV Bites 18th Annual Oskerbites by Neena Louise Worst Dressed Female Sofia Boutella Extremely tough choice this year with so many women wearing parachutes (Kirsten Dunst, Ava DuVernay, Leslie Mann, Janelle Moáe), but Boutella takes it for doing her best Beauty and the Beast feather duster impression. Worst Dressed Male Ryan Gosling […]
(Not) The TV Holiday Listings 2016
December 13, 2016 by
by Neena Louise 6:00 a.m. The Nightmare Before Christmas Donald Trump is elected President of the United States. The end of the world commences. 6:01 a.m. Catch a Christmas Star Santa has a few too many and accidentally launches his sleigh into outer space. He sees a pretty glittery thing and goes […]
TV Bites – The 2016 Summer Olympic Games
August 26, 2016 by
Buh-Bye NBC! by Neena Louise This won’t be my usual “NBC vs. CBC: Who Did it Better?” Olympics column. For one thing, it’s just no longer a question: of course CBC did a better job; they always do. For another thing, for the first time since NBC began broadcasting the Summer Olympic games in 1988, […]
Seventeenth Annual TV BiteMes
June 21, 2016 by
The 2015-2016 Seventeenth Annual TV BiteMes by Neena Louise Worst Actress Stana Katic, “Kate Beckett”, Castle Katic takes the crown back from Jennifer Coolidge for the first time in 4 seasons, primarily because I didn’t watch 2 Broke Girls at all this season. I only watched 2 episodes of Castle, but couldn’t take any more […]
17th Annual Oskerbites – TVBites
March 1, 2016 by
Neena is back with her take on the Academy Awards. You might not agree, but she never holds back even being maybe the only person in the world who wasn’t gaga over Gaga. A must read for the TV or Oscars fans. – Ed. OPINION TV Bites 17th Annual Oskerbites by Neena Louise Worst Dressed Female Jenny […]
(Not The Holiday) TV Listings 2015
December 9, 2015 by
OPINION TV Bites [Not the] TV Holiday Listings 2015 by Neena Louise 6:00 a.m. 12 Days of Christmas Eve Horror tale of a family that’s stuck in a time warp, experiencing Christmas Eve over and over and over… 7:30 a.m. The Christmas Card A family receives a glitter-laden Christmas card from long-lost relatives. […]
Cutting the Cord – 6 Months Later – TVBites
April 27, 2015 by
OPINION TV Bites Cutting the Cord: Six Months Later by Neena Louise Back in October 2014, I’d finally had enough of my thug-ridden cable provider and canceled it (see Cutting the Cord). Six months later, I’m not regretting a minute of it. I’ve had to make some modifications since I first cut the cord, […]