Tag Archive: Episodes

THE SURF REPORT: BOSS, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, STRIKE BACK return tonight–8/17/12

TweetTHE NEWSROOM: I’m watching because some of the writing is Sorkin at his best and some of it makes you groan with disdain. And yes, the groans are usually because of his weaker portrayals of female characters. While I think Sorkin likes women, he doesn’t write them as the equal of men, not even McKenzie….

THE SURF REPORT: SOUTHLAND continues its winning season, new TOP CHEF ALL-STARS tonight–2/2/11

TweetSOUTHLAND: This week’s episode “The Winds” has another outstanding, Emmy-worthy performance by Michael Cudlitz as Officer John Cooper. My heart broke a few times for him in the course of this hour: first when he dealt with a young kid who didn’t want to go to foster care and John was surprisingly compassionate with the…

THE SURF REPORT: Pardon the interruption–1/24/11

TweetApologies for my sudden radio silence but it turned out my delightful hacking cough was a sign of the flu. I was down for the count since last Thursday but with the help of a Z-pack, I was able to get out of bed today. Let’s catch up. SKINS: Forget that a few advertisers have…

THE SURF REPORT: AMERICAN IDOL returns, TOP CHEF Restaurant Wars, James Ellroy brings noir to TV–1/19/11

TweetRICKY RICKY RICKY: I realize many of you didn’t like Gervais Golden Globe performance so this is for those of you who did: Ricky Gervais is Piers Morgan’s guest tomorrow night, Thursday, 9pm on CNN. Speaking of Gervais, the folks at Vulture tell us Gervais will guest in THE OFFICE episode airing next Thursday January…

THE SURF REPORT: New Year, New TV: PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, GREEK, THE CLOSER season finale, THE BACHELOR premiere–1/3/11

TweetHappy New Year to everyone. Hope you had a warm, relaxing holiday filled with laughter and good cheer. Let’s get right to the new year TV! QUICK SCHEDULE NOTE: THE SURF REPORT will be attending as much of the Television Critics Association Winter Tour as possible from January 5-15 in beautiful Pasadena, CA. I may…