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 »

Cougar Town: Pilot Review

I really wasn’t expecting a lot from Cougar Town. It seemed like an ABC comedy that was a rehash of Desperate Housewives. The show centers on women in a suburban Florida town who crave sex. After watching it was confirmed that the women living in Cougar Town definitely want to have sex—a lot of it. However, the pilot did... 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 »