FlashForward: “No More Good Days”...

Mark this date on your calendars: April 29th, 2010. If you’re a college student, it’s the day before the last Friday of classes for the 2009-2010 academic year. If you’re a television watcher, it is the day alluded to in last night’s premiere episode of ABC’s FlashForward. For those who don’t know, the premise of the show is that... Read More »

Modern Family: Pilot Review

A gay couple with a an adopted Vietnamese baby, a May/September relationship, and a traditional family comprise the characters of Modern Family, a show that explores the dynamics of three different families that are all related (the patriarch of the May/September relationship ties the other two families together). The show is filmed in the mockumentary style, with brief interstitials... Read More »

Introducing The Byline Podcast

Doug and Matt preview the fall television season by discussing anticipated arrivals, promising premieres, and definite duds. Read More »

Two and a Half Men:...

Two and a Half Men is a show that, like it or not, demands to be reviewed by any legitimate entertainment critic. Last season, it was the highest rated comedy on television and on Sunday, Jon Cryer upset Neil Patrick Harris to win the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor. Its star, Charlie Sheen, is the highest paid actor in... Read More »

The Beatles: Rock Band Review

The Beatles: Rock Band holds the distinction of the most anticipated video game ever. All of the blockbusters such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3, and the yearly release of Madden cannot hold a candle to the amount of hype that The Beatles: Rock Band received over this past summer. The appearance of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr... Read More »

EA’s NHL: The best ever

The first video game I ever played was Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega Genesis. I use the term “play” in the loosest sense of the word because the experience consisted of me running right into the first enemy three times before my cousin explained to me that I needed to jump on the robots and collect rings if I... Read More »

The Goods Review

This summer, studios have expanded the reach of the typical “guy comedy” movie. Movies such as The Hangover have broad appeal due to the affability of their characters, which allows an advertising executive to spin the movie as being about friendship, thereby overshadowing some of the movie’s raunchiest bits.  The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard does not fit in with... Read More »

The Negative Impact of Auto-Tune

In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus encounters the sirens, mythological creatures whose song enchants all who listen to it. Yet, because of the precarious position of the sirens, any sailor who attempts to follow the song will be lured to a certain death. In the epic that is 21st century rap music, the siren’s song isn’t performed by mythological creatures, but... Read More »

Does Entourage Roll Deep or Fall Flat?

It is the show that placed “hug it out” in America’s lexicon. It also gave Jeremy Piven a steady career and ensured that America didn’t remember him as Dean Pritchard from Old School. However, after viewing the first four episodes of season six, Entourage can be known also as the show that got too stale and overstayed its welcome.... Read More »