Tasty Treat To Say Hello To Fall

After the very warm and humid summer here in Chicago, this Labor Day weekend had none of that - it was cool, somewhat cloudy and temps maybe in the high 70's.Chicken Enchilada Soup With the fall-like weather, instead of firing up the grill, I decided to whip out a recipe that I typically reserve for the fall and winter.  A couple of years ago, I found a recipe for a Chicken Enchilada Soup that was very close to what you can get at your local ... » Read more

Dancing with the Stars Cast Announcement During The Bachelor Pad?

I understand the whole idea of cross-promotion for networks - Get your viewership numbers up for the night by getting viewers from a highly popular show to watch for your big cast announcement.  But, really ABC, why would you try to force me to watch the Bachelor Pad just so I can find out who's the next cast of Dancing with the Stars.  There has been enough speculation going around about who's on the show as is - with an even bigger focus on reality TV stars.  Didn't Kate Gosselin teach you anything?  On top of reality stars, now we ... » Read more

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Live August 29

To me, Sunday night is my Super Bowl night.  I've always loved TV, TV history, and watching the Emmys is one of my favorite award shows.  I can pass on the Oscars, the Golden Globes, the SAGs, etc.  Let me watch the award show for us true TV fans - the Emmys! The Emmys will air this Sunday, August 29th on ABC.  Here's where you can tune in: Chicago City, Chicagoland and Michigan customers: Channel 7 for ABC; channel 200 for ABC HD Cleveland customers: Channel 5 for ABC; channel 200 for ABC HD Columbus customers: Channel 6 for ABC; ... » Read more

Leave it to Lost – Do people still care about what happened on the island?

400px-Main_characters_of_Lost I admit it - I  spent six years of my life watching Lost, reading websites and magazines about the hidden easter eggs, trying to figure out what's what on that island.  It's the only show I've ever really wanted to know more about.  I loved the backstories of the characters. The flash forwards and even the flash sideways (which we found out really weren't sideways after all!) But the finale came back in May, and it gave me some closure and I was able to move on.  Or so I thought. The season ... » Read more

Now The Bachelor Pad, What Next?

Tonight we get to witness Ali choosing her husband to be or maybe not. But who cares about that when on last week's tell all, ABC was hyping up their new series The Bachelor Pad. In Bachelor fashion they are bringing back some of the past seasons notorious bachelors and bachelorettes to duke it out for $250k. Let's see, men and women stuck in the same bedroom fighting for money will definitely give viewers something to watch. But what next? Does it ever end? Do we as a viewing public get tired of watching the same stuff season after ... » Read more