(via text message) Me: Area woman flipping channels and disgusted with herself for pausing on “You’ve Got Mail.” Known Associate: AOL? Really? Me: It didn’t last long. It was like as soon as I became self-aware, I found a show on A&E about murder.

Not even four hours of Foo Fighters Radio on Pandora (which I’ve managed to turn into the perfect ’90s alternative station) will remove this song from your head.

Part of the nightly routine in the Malaysian hut is G4‘s programming block called “Junk Food TV.” (Look, I’ve never claimed this is the blog of a highly cultured television critic. Truth be told, I would be a great television critic — if it was 1987 and I could talk about the latest plot developments [...]

As I finished up the second part of the “24″ season premiere this afternoon, I had the bright ambitious idea to start liveblogging the shows on Monday nights. So, here’s how it works … Monday, around 8:45 p.m. we’ll go live right here on the site. Jump in, say hi, stay for the show, feel [...]

It’s been pretty quiet around here this week, and it’s not without reason. It’s been a pretty trying week, both personally and professionally, and I haven’t had much to say. Well, much that’s suitable to print, at least. But all that’s moving slowly into the distance: In 75 short minutes, arguably the best show on [...]

Ever hear the story of the little dog who had a bone in his mouth? And he’s trotting over this bridge and he looks over … and sees his reflection in the water. Thinks it’s another dog. That dog has a bone in his mouth too. The dog wants both bones, so he barks at [...]

So, in what I hope to be the penultimate chapter of this lengthy story with Samsung, I’m inching toward being able to watch television in my living room again. Today, someone from customer service actually called me. I was expecting, to be rather honest, another complete blow-off, but sure enough, this afternoon, I got a [...]

So, in the ongoing saga of the Amazing Technicolor DreamTV … I got a call from Samsung’s service center. They’re apparently near Baltimore, and immediately, the rep is having me schedule an in-home repair visit. Here’s where I just want to divert, if I may. Why in the name of all that’s holy can I [...]

You know, aside from the whole not working thing, my TV is so much cooler than your TV. Doesn’t it make you want to sing “Magic Bus”? No? OK.

(FilmMagic via nbcwashington.com) NBC Washington posted a piece today about the syndication of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and how it’s going to be pretty hard to clean up the show for TV Land’s audiences. You know, the majority of whom tune in for re-runs of “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Sanford and Son.” I worried about [...]