Boston's former Bull & Finch bar was the basis for the Emmy Award-winning Cheers sitcom. How does the reality of the pub hold up to the fantasy of the show?
Tag: NBC
Frances Reid, of Days of Our Lives, Passes Way
Frances Reid, 95, the last original cast member of "Days of Our Lives" and who portrayed the soap opera's matriarch, Alice Horton, passed away last week.
Heroes Redux
The second season of Heroes, NBC's superpowered superhero drama, is a fun if somewhat hackneyed follow-up to the series' blockbuster debut season.
Carry On Wayward Man
My siblings and I don't have many television viewing habits in common — and not only because I cancelled my service eight years ago. So I was surprised recently to receive this email from my oldest brother: I know you don't watch TV per se, but you might find this past Monday night's NBC show…
Heroes for One Season
In the course of the last six days, I watched all 23 episodes composing the first season of Heroes. It was a perfect application of the DVD medium: uninterrupted, commercial-free broadcast of a continuous narrative with no waiting. It was difficult for me to ever turn the television off, as the story never disengaged its…
From Zero to Heroes
Just a brief post to report I finally saw the first two episodes of Heroes last night. My first thoughts: OMG!! I watch a lot of first episodes (Deadwood, Angel, Joan of Arcadia), just to get the feel for a series before dismissing it. Not the case here — nothing has ever hooked me like…
Hung Ogre
I made my first trip to a "regular" (non-drive-in, non-IMAX) theater this weekend to see Shrek the Third. I'd seen each of the first two films only once (in English, anyway — don't ask) and was surprised at how well the second movie lived up to the standard of its predecessor. I thought the balance…
What Makes Heroes Tick?
Two great superhero shows are coming to DVD in August: on August 28th, Season 1 of Heroes; and on August 7th, Season 2 of The Tick. I love The Tick (the cartoon, not the live series — ugh), finding its dry wit comparable to Earthworm Jim or Freakazoid, and thought the Season 1 DVD set…