by Carmen Ferreiro-EstebanOver the last few months I have returned to one of my first loves in television, PBS Masterpiece Theater. I used to watch it all the time, but then in 2004 came Desperate Housewives (ABC) also at 9 PM on Sundays and, alas!, I fell for the crazy women of Wisteria Lane and their convolutedly crazy lives. Fear not, I have not deserted them, but now, thanks to my savvy new [...]
by Carmen Ferreiro-EstebanMy TV viewing last week was weird.I watched a series premiere on Monday and a series finale on Tuesday.Not so long ago, the new season ran from September to May with a couple of annoying breaks in between. Not anymore. Now shows pop up at any time and end when you least expected it.I have stopped trying to make sense of it. I just tell my smart new TV to record [...]
by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban In the good old times, vampires were evil creatures of the night who combusted in the sun, were repulsed by garlic and turned to bats or disappeared in a mist when threatened. They were hideously ugly, their skin unhealthily pale and their nails long and sharp like talons of birds of prey. Their name was, often, Dracula. Back then, the vampires were always the bad guys, who showed their evilness [...]
I'm a sucker for a show tune.As a kid, I never played sports, instead performing in school plays to find a safe haven in my teen years. So last year, when I heard about a television program that was centered around a high school choir, of course I tuned in. Now, a full year later, I'll say it loud and I'll say it proud:I'm a "Gleek."Fox television's Glee follows the adventures of a lovable [...]
I watched the first episode of Life Unexpected back in January because the critic in the Philadelphia Inquirer insisted it was a family drama parents would not be embarrassed to watch with their teens. Always on the lookout for something to do with my daughter that does not include using my credit card, I took his advice. I'm glad I did. Life Unexpected not only has a most intriguing premise, it also has [...]
I don't like action films and didn't plan to watch The Terminator, the SF film with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character, thinking it was about a cyborg from the future, loose in 1984 LA in a killing spree.But when my friend Pilar rented it claiming it was a love story, I reluctantly watched it with her. And she was right. Yes, the pesky Terminator is there wrecking mayhem. He was sent by [...]
by Carmen Ferreiro-EstebanAfter a four months break, Glee has returned.Glee (www.fox.com/glee/), a musical comedy-drama television series, bubbly and sweet like a glass of champagne, follows a bunch of misfits that have joined the Glee Club, as they sing and dance and dodge the slurries the popular bullies throw at them on the halls.But although, the musical numbers are great, what makes the show such a pleasure to watch, for me, are the characters.We [...]
