A few weeks ago I was watching a Simpsons episode entitled “Girls Just Wanna Have Sums”, based on the premise that boys are smarter than girls, specifically in math and science.

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This was the title of tonight’s 20/20 special on Dubai. Most people in the Arab world know much of Dubai’s achievements in the Gulf when it comes to building a top notch tourist destination. For the first 10 minutes of the 20/20 episode made its American audience just as aware of these achievements. From the […]

Probably the most memorable TV character since that guy who did that thing that time.

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I’m not much of a gamer (anymore) but with PS3 out all the gaming companies are running their creative ads for the Christmas season. The commercial for Gears of War (on XBOX 360) is very different and dare I say even metaphorical. Instead of the typical macho heavy metal music and scenes of guns blazing […]

After watching one too many My Name Is Earl episodes back to back, I suddenly realized that there might be something to karma. For those who don’t know the show, it basically features the protagonist ‘white trash’ Earl who after winning the lottery decides to make a list of everything he’s done wrong in his […]

(Danger Will Robinson, Danger!: the following post contains a LOST spoiler)
Maybe the island is indeed Limbo. Maybe the passengers of Oceanic Flight 815 all died but are stuck between heaven and hell waiting to be judged. The death of Eko is an episode laced in religious connotations: flashbacks to Eko replacing his brother as a […]

It’s unofficial but it seems NBC’s Heroes is about to become a phenomenon. I have to admit, as a comic book/superhero fan since childhood, the show is quite addictive. The characters and cast are likable and the storylines are the most seductive and mysterious since LOST. Every episode seems to play like a movie on […]

Remember that silly U.S. terror watch list that people threw a fit about simply because it contained thousands of common Arab names? Well evidently that list just helped apprehend one of Saddam’s son in this Daily Show story.

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Lately I’ve noticed these public service type commercials on a local Toronto TV station that says: “parenting isn’t easy, but it shouldn’t hurt”. It’s an anti-spanking campaign.
This naturally got me thinking because spanking is a common tool used in raising children everywhere in the world. I’m not a parent and I might be wrong […]

Danger!! Danger Will Robinson!! This post contains spoilers!!
Wow! This is the only word to describe the shocker what was this season’s premiere episode of LOST. It’s official, there is nothing more interesting on this island other than who the hell the mysterious “others” are and this episode’s first 5 minutes probably put the cyberspace theorists […]

Last week was The Office season premiere and I couldn’t resist but look up a few older videos off of YouTube. I truly believe Dwight and Michael are probably the funniest characters to be introduced to TV since Kramer. So if you feel like laughing for a few minutes check out these clips that are […]

Imagine that the human race is on the brink of a new stage of evolution, where everyday people have unique abilities like teleportation, flying and running really really fast. Sound familiar? The concept of NBC’s new show Heroes is nothing we haven’t seen by way of X-Men.
But there are obvious differences that make it a […]

It’s the theory that everyone everywhere knows: that we are all connected to each other by at least 6 people in this world. That we are all bound by some large net of destiny in a world where the guy you just bumped into on the street might end up being your boss one day. […]

After what felt like the longest summer of waiting I just got to watch the pilot episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and only one word can be used to describe it and its creator: genius. Aaron Sorkin has brought TV it’s latest hit.
Studio 60 is more or less a take on NBC’s […]

I kind of dug the first Rockstar season with INXS even though I wasn’t a fan of the band but the talents were great and the fact that there was finally a reality show about picking a Rockstar and not just someone-who-can-sing-like-britney-spears, playing songs I actually cared about, really appealled me. Or maybe after hundreds […]

This has been one of the longest two weeks of my life while The Daily Show went on hiatus but I’m guessing after winning so many Emmys everyone just went off and got drunk in Cancun for a few days. I know, I know, everyone deserves a vacation but still: what does one do without […]