Very early Wednesday morning, at around 2 a.m., I drove into Manhattan to check out the new holiday windows and get some better shots at Bergdorf Goodman, and found an annoying trend: interior window lighting that really isn't camera-friendly. ( Read more... )

Am I the only person watching Robot Combat League on Syfy? C'mon, two-person teams--a fight jockey working the arms, punching and blocking, and a tech working the lower half "footwork"--maneuvering giant boxing robots for real! I spend an alarming amount of time yelling, "Get him! Kill him!" *g* Tonight's was especially satisfying in that it was a ( Read more... )

Amazingly, Dancing With the Stars did it right. Some people were sent home too soon--Sabrina, Drew, Joey--and some stayed longer than they should--Bristol, Kirstie, Emmitt--but in the end the final three were a good selection of talent and the right person and dancing pro won. It felt so earned, and they were both so sweetly thrilled to win. ( spoiler )

( Dancing With the Stars spoilers )

My fall TV schedule. As usual, some things conflict, though some of them will drop out due to their irregular season airing or size. It annoys me that some nights are scheduling disasters while other nights have giant viewing gaps with tumbleweeds rolling through.

Sunday
8 p.m.: The Amazing Race
9 p.m.: Hell on Wheels, Dexter (returning Sept. 30 ( Read more... )

Project Runway, season 10 episode 6: I wanted to punch Ven in the mouth repeatedly for his cruelty and hypocrisy. I also wanted him ( spoiler )

( spoilers for the 'Dancing With the Stars' finale )

That was so not the elimination I expected. ( spoilers )

( spoilers for 'RuPaul's Drag Race' and revelation of what Willam did )

( Regarding the Dancing With the Stars results show and the season thus far )