Wow, I took some serious heat for the last post. Male and female friends alike all weighed in, and not necessarily nicely. Oh well, I've warned you many times - I write what I feel and think, and more often than not, throw caution (and tact) to the wind. IyamwhatIyam. Akakakakak.

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   David Kelley has got to be the most prolific television writer ever. He's not always great, but he sure puts out. (And if I was married to Michele Feiffer.........). Ally McBeal and Boston Public were formerly my 2 favorite Kelley shows, but, damn, BOSTON LEGAL is amazing. The scripts are incredible, relevant, current, smart, and always funny, laced with irony. But the real coup here is the casting. William Shatner, Candace Bergen, Renee Aubergenois, James Spader.....all with the roles of their lives. Seriously. Tom Selleck recently did a fantastic arc, as Bergen's ex. Adam Arkin as a DA, too. And the supporting cast is beyond supportive. Mostly, though, every scene between Shatner and Spader is like watching an actor's exercise in perfection. I can't recall ever seeing two actors so perfectly matched. BIG RAVE.

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   MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olberman" still ranks as my favorite reason for owning a TV. If you haven't paid attention to my previous raves about this show, start now. With all the scandals going on, and the ludicrous state of politics, and American life in general, this guy's point of view is remarkable. And I can't stress how seamlessly he glides between the uber-intelligencia and the under-achievers. He's ridiculously smart in a very relating-to-the-common-man way. And he's funny as hell. HUGE RAVE.

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   Ok. I admit, for the last few weeks I've been lost in LOST. For a show that started out last year so smart and so non-linear, I've been disappointed that the writer/producers started to take themselves and their press way too seriously. Last night brought home why this show's so good, though. The meat of the show was terrific, and the end a total shock. Good to see a show pullback so successfully before the shark got jumped. BIG RAVE.

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   Is there a more creative half hour on TV than THE SIMPSONS? The show's just been renewed for 2 more years and there's a movie in the works for release next summer. I know there's a few of you reading this thinking, what a stupid show. Doh! You couldn't be more wrong, and if you view it as a cartoon, you've missed the point entirely. They're more human than you or I could ever hope to be. BIG RAVE. 

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   Ok. So more people watch American Idol every time it airs than have died in all wars in modern history combined. And the analogy was intentional. What the hell is it about this juggernaut? Sorry, I don't get it. I can't name one former Idol loser, and aside from last year's Kelly Clarkson, the only winners are those three "judges" and the munchkin who hosts the show. I have watched a few times the last few weeks because I was going to write a piece on it, but I just can't muster the inanity to watch even one more minute. So this is the piece. BIG RAZZ.



More to come............