Apparently, shows vaguely about fairy tales are very in right now. Two new shows, Grimm and Once Upon a Time, both provide twists on the classic fairy tale stories. Both try to merge old stories with the real world, but they find varying success in their clarity and quality. ABC’s
Author: Jenny McCartney
Boss: Political Clich At Its Finest
A concealed disease. Crazy yelling at the office. A cold, dead marriage. Aides screwing in a stairwell. Ears in a box. Basically, all of the good political drama clichés can be found in “Boss,” a new Starz series that can be watched online at Starz.com. The show is about Chicago
Fall Cancellations Prove Remakes Don’t Cut It On TV
It’s that time of the year again. Like first-years in college, new shows have arrived, tried to find their place, and made a few mistakes along the way. Now some of them must face elimination. In the last few weeks, networks have made decisions about, as us Jewish people said
‘The Hour’ Times It Right
Everyone stop what you’re doing right now. Just stop, and start watching “The Hour,” a six-episode miniseries on the BBC that is everything that television has the potential to be. “The Hour,” which can be found on Netflix since unfortunately we are not in England, is about a 1950’s news
Up All Night Fails to Live Up to Potential
What’s that? Gob from Arrested Development is now married to that girl from Married with Children? And her boss is that chick from Bridesmaids? What could go wrong! Unfortunately for the new NBC comedy Up All Night, a lot of things. Despite a great cast, a sweet concept, and an
Game of Thrones Keeps Viewers Guessing
_x000D_ It’s a good thing we’re all getting a college degree,_x000D_ because we will need it to understand the new HBO series Game of Thrones. _x000D_ _x000D_ Game of Thrones’s_x000D_ ten-episode season concluded in June, but its fans continue to rave about the_x000D_ series. The HBO series is based on
Claremont Colleges Prepare for Possible Swine Flu Outbreak
Five college administrators began monitoring the swine flu outbreak on Monday in response to reports of new infections in the US. “We have a five-college Consortium set of protocols which have been engaged at the lowest level,” said Pomona Dean of Campus Life Ric Townes. The colleges established a task
Work-Study Budget to Be Cut at Pomona
As a part of the recent slew of budget cuts, students not on work-study will receive a smaller allotment of money they can earn and students on work-study will not be able to apply for increases in allotment. Currently, $2.3 million are spent on student wages. The administration is attempting
Economic Downturn Shrinks Job Market for Seniors
Government and philosophy major Simon Shogry CM ’09 is unsure what he will do after he graduates next year. “I had one job interview last week and am waiting to hear back from a few other options,” said Shogry. “But if none of those pan out I plan on studying