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The Worst of TV Wasteland
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 06-21-2004)

Greeting Cinescapers! Wow, it's officially summer and doesn't that beat all! As a special summer tribute to re-runs I've decided to cull through the Wasteland archives and bring you a smattering of classic blurbs relevant to this week's offerings. I'm sur...

TV WASTELAND- Time Shifting Changes the Way We Watch TV
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 11-24-2008)

  Reports are coming out that DVR use is rising at an astronomical rate with at least one DVR in nearly 30% of U.S. homes. Time shift means simply that shows are recored when they air and watched at a later date. This kind of viewing can be deadly f...

A Wasteland April Fools!
by Andrew Hershberger (Tue 04-01-2003)

Greetings Cinescapers. First off I'd like to thank all of you for your wonderful letters, advice, and the dead rat. As you'll no doubt notice there have been a few changes to TV Wasteland since last week; first of all, my spelling is a little better, and ...


TV Wasteland: ABC to Return
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 09-08-2008)

Two powerhouse TV masterminds have come together to create a new science fiction television series for ABC called The Return. The problem is the concept of the series is all too familiar to SCI-FI fans - aliens land on Earth and the everything changes. Th...

Reality TV, My Way
by Jason Davis (Mon 02-06-2006)

It has been a long week and I cannot yet write the column I intended to write for this week. Alas, my timing is off as it so often was in high school. Ah, high school. What I would give to have had a BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 or even DAWSON'S CREEK, high sc...

TV Wasteland: Three Essential Podcasts for Three Essential Shows/Movies
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 06-30-2008)

Fanatics of TV are always looking for ways to extend their involvement with certain series after an episode is over and even after a season is over and a good way to do that is via podcasts. Some of the most innovative creators in the television business ...

TV Wasteland: 5 TV Shows on DVD that are Perfect for Halloween
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 10-27-2008)

  The week of Halloween is when all things scary take center stage, oh and there's candy too! With that in mind, it seems like a great time to pick five must see shows that couldn’t be more appropriate for Halloween that are available on DVD! ...


How to Date a TV Columnist
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 04-21-2003)

Greetings Cinescapers! It's been a hectic time in TV review land and I thought I'd take a cue from good old Sonia Mansfield and give you genre fan women some hot dating tips on how to date a celebrity columnist like myself. (Now men, do understand that th...

TV Wasteland: Have You Heard of the Gemini Division?
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 06-09-2008)

The major networks are still looking at the success of independent web series and scratching their heads. They’ve tried to jump into this arena before and failed pretty miserably. It’s obvious to fans why the major networks haven’t ...

TV Wasteland: SARAH CONNOR GETS TO KEEP CHRONICLING
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 10-20-2008)

  Fox is a hard network to love, and a hard one to hate. When no one else was doing interesting sci-fi TV, Fox was giving it a go. The problem is these days Fox still likes the genre but if the new series doesn’t immediately find a massive aud...

TV Wasteland: The Writers' Strike Alters Viewing Habits Over the Long Term
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 05-26-2008)

The last big writer's strike was credited with the success of smaller cable networks that weren’t eff