TV: The Café
My new favorite show is The Café, a quirky, picturesque British sitcom set in a small seaside town. Kathryn Williams' pretty, airy cover of "Beyond the Sea" serves as the series' theme song and sets...
View ArticleVeronica Mars the Movie!
Sadly, the Veronica Mars movie isn't playing in my local theater. Thankfully, though, its unusual theatrical release was accompanied by a simultaneous On Demand release, so we were able to watch the...
View ArticleThat Song in the Birchbox Commercial…
...is "Ink Slinger" by Brooke Waggoner from her magnificent album, Originator, and you can still download the free, legal mp3 at Rolling Stone.
View ArticleNew Fave TV Show: CBS’ Extant
We had high hopes for Extant, the new Spielberg-produced Halle Berry sci-fi show on CBS, and so far it's been everything we wanted and more. Not since Lost has a show been as interesting and...
View ArticleFave TV Comedy #1: Billy on the Street
We in the Muruch household have been meaning to post about our two fave tv comedies: Billy on the Street and Drunk History. Billy on the Street began on Funny or Die and now airs on the Fuse channel....
View ArticleFave TV Comedy #2: Drunk History
The second favorite tv comedy (after Billy on the Street) in the Muruch household is Drunk History, which is both educational and hilarious. Drunk History also began on Funny or Die and now airs on...
View ArticleWerner Herzog on Parks & Recreation
My fascination with and affection for Werner Herzog has taken a somewhat bizarre and very exciting turn. According to Flavorwire, the filmaker let it slip in a recent interview that he will appear on...
View ArticleThat Song in the Deliverance Creek Commercial…
The dark, somewhat industrial cover of Pat Benetar's "Love is a Battlefield" in the commercial for Lifetime's upcoming Nicholas Sparks-produced, Lauren Ambrose western Deliverance Creek is by Story of...
View ArticleThe Dead Weather on Gotham
"Treat Me Like Your Mother" by The Dead Weather (Jack White & Alison Mosshart) was featured during the interrogation scene in the series premiere of Fox's Batman prequel Gotham. The song is from...
View ArticleMuruch’ Fall TV Schedule
Muruch's Fall TV Schedule Day / Time (EST) TV Show Network Mon / 8pm Gotham Fox Mon / 9pm Scorpion CBS Mon / 10pm The Blacklist NBC Mon / 9pm Jane the Virgin CBS Tues / 8:00pm Selfie ABC Tues / 8:30pm...
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