‘Ted’ Works Best As Sitcom Parody But Still Feels A Bit Overstuffed

There was a joke on a Family Guy episode in which they did some Seth MacFarlane self-parody with the line is “Yeah, he watched TV in the 80s. We get it.” When Family Guy burst on the scene in 1999 after the Super Bowl, it reflected a growing change in movies and TV that decadeContinue reading “‘Ted’ Works Best As Sitcom Parody But Still Feels A Bit Overstuffed”

‘Fargo’ Is The Show To Watch

I never really caught on with the TV anthology show Fargo initially. I missed the first two seasons but started to watch the third when I recognized the cast of Ewan McGregor (in dual roles), Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Carrie Coon. It was a pretty good season but I really didn’t have any interest inContinue reading “‘Fargo’ Is The Show To Watch”

Ryan O’Neal’s Life Imitated Art Becoming His Own Tragic Love Story

Ryan O’Neal used to be a big name in Hollywood. I’m sure in the 1970s, many American teenage girl had at one time his picture up in their rooms just like his long-time partner, Farrah Fawcett, became a popular pin-up. His boy next door good looks made him the middle-class ying to Robert Redford’s ivyContinue reading “Ryan O’Neal’s Life Imitated Art Becoming His Own Tragic Love Story”