Blogcritics Author: Brad Laidman

90210... Just 90210

Brad Laidman — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 22:49:27 EDT

Well, I think we all know what city that zip code refers to by now, so we can certainly leave Beverly Hills out of the title!
“That’s what kids here do, they have planes, and they go places and they don’t tell their parents because it’s no big deal.”Well, I think we all know what city that zip code refers to by now, so we can certainly leave Beverly Hills out of the title!Call me a hopelessly sentimental sap, but a chill of excitement shot up...

Prison Break Becomes The Dirty Half Dozen

Brad Laidman — Tue, 2 Sep 2008 07:42:13 EDT

What�s easier to mend � a broken heart, a decapitated head, or a really f-ed up TV show?
What’s easier to mend – a broken heart, a decapitated head, or a really f-ed up TV show? Has your epic television show completely lost its focus due to a pregnancy and a contract dispute? Do you want to fix things after regretfully killing off one essential character too many? Can we have Bobby Ewing come out of the shower...

Does Anyone Remember the Laughter?

Brad Laidman — Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:05:07 EDT

Everyone's being so hard on Manny Ramirez, but not me.
“My time with Manny was very special,” said Charlie Manuel, who was Ramirez’s hitting coach with the Cleveland Indians from 1994 to 1999 and his manager in Cleveland in 2000 and with Class AAA Charlotte for part of 1993. “He was a kid then. He’s grown up a lot. … Well, he’s gotten older.” My...

TV Review: Gossip Girl - "Woman on the Verge"

Brad Laidman — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:49:32 EDT

Serena's nasty little secret revealed to be not so nasty after all
Misunderstandings... where would soap operas be without them? If "destined to be" couples actually could talk to each other they'd all live happily ever after and, of course, we'd have nothing to watch. The Non-Judgmental Breakfast Club. Blair and Nate assure Serena that they've made awful mistakes in the past. Chuck merely...

TV Review: Gossip Girl - "All About My Brother"

Brad Laidman — Wed, 7 May 2008 12:40:11 EDT

�I�m so queer I�m going to pop your sister�s cherry tonight!�
Oh, the humanity!The other day I visited my friend who is a high school art teacher and immediately proceeded to dish Gossip Girl with her female students. Suddenly, I realized it might not be appropriate to discuss who was going to be coming out of the closet on the show with teens. This, of course, was before this week when we...

TV Review: Gossip Girl - "Desperately Seeking Serena"

Brad Laidman — Fri, 2 May 2008 12:02:55 EDT

It's SAT time! Yawn, bring on the date rape drugs.
Well, this week’s obligatory SAT episode was, to be perfectly honest, pretty damn boring until Serena’s returning “friend” decided to slip a little date rape drug into her drink. We’re still waiting for someone to decide that they are gay, and if there’s any hope for the promised seedy porn to come to town,...

TV Review: Gossip Girl - "The Blair Bitch Project"

Brad Laidman — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:43:36 EDT

The backstabbing is back!
Hey kids, have you been dying for the return of Gossip Girl from its writers' strike exile? How about after you saw those new promos that look like the seediest porn you could ever hope to find on the Internet?Let’s catch up: Blair is in disgrace after news is broadcast about her sexual encounters with both former best friends and now...

TV Review: Prison Break - "Dirt Nap"

Brad Laidman — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:55:27 EST

If you�ve just quelled a coup attempt, kicking your traitors' dead bodies off an overhang is always a good way to retake power.
When you have this much buffoonish Brad Bellick and master negotiator and strategist supreme Teddy Bagwell, it’s hard for me to complain. Tales of the Stupid: Sammy, Bellick, and SucreSo Sammy’s coup d'etat lasted about two hours or so after Michael lost his cherry and finally killed someone. Personally, I’ve had enough with...

TV Review: Prison Break - "Boxed In"

Brad Laidman — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:28:04 EST

I could barely remember what had taken place in the infinitely convoluted previous episodes and I found myself barely caring.
You know, they almost had me back. They came so damn close. After the death of Michael’s true love, Dr. Sarah Tancredi, I’d all but given up on Prison Break as anything more than an entertaining absurd diversion, filled with some great actors and some decent dialog.So uninspiring and confusing was the fall season finale that I found...

TV Review: Gossip Girl - "The Thin Line Between Nate and Chuck "

Brad Laidman — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:38:44 EST

The backstabbing and the love of chaos gets maxed up to the hilt! This is the week where everyone finds out about everything.
The backstabbing and the love of chaos gets maxed up to the hilt! This is the week where everyone finds out about everything.Party of the Week: Amazingly, so much ugly stuff went down this week there was no party!Movie Knock-Off of the Week: There were so many. Blair started the episode wearing a very Heathers-esque red ribbon in her hair and...