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TUiW Question Featured in Jane Lynch Interview

Michael — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:23:12 +0000

We’ll be the first to tell you that TUiW doesn’t quite have media power of New York Magazine’s pop culture blog, Vulture, so naturally, we were surprised to have one of our questions asked to the hilarious Jane Lynch. Those familiar with Vulture know they open up their interviews to their readers, taking questions from the comments section, which is how a question from TUiW ended up in their interview with the Glee actress about her work on the much beloved Party Down:

Tangledupinwires asks: Had Party Down managed another season, would we have seen Constance again? And we’ll add: How do you feel about its cancellation?
It makes me very sad, for several reasons. It’s one of those shows, just by the nature of the premise — catering, where people come and go so much — that they could have mined the improv comedy world of L.A. to come up with another cast of just as fabulous people, I think, to fill in for those who’ve left for fame and fortune.

Make sure you read the whole interview here.

Introducing the TUiW Summer TV Club

Michael — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:36:29 +0000

Looking for something to pass the idle or rainy days of summer? Join TUiW in our Summer TV Club! We’ve picked five highly regarded TV shows that we’ll be reviewing over the next few weeks, so borrow, rent, or Netflix some DVDs and join us for this fun, retroactive look at five great shows! Three of the seasons we’re reviewing are available for free (legally!) online, and links for those are provided below. We’ll be kicking off everything this Tuesday, with a normal Monday-Friday schedule beginning the next week, after the holiday weekend. So without further ado, here are the shows and our schedule!

Monday: Twin Peaks Season One

Jonah kicks off the week with David Lynch’s weird and mysterious Twin Peaks. The show follows an FBI agent investigating the mysterious murder of a homecoming queen in the town of Twin Peaks, which seems to have an endless supply of oddities. Our Twin Peaks reviews will start a week after the rest, due to it’s fewer number of episodes and the Memorial Day holiday on Monday. CBS has all of the first season (except the feature length pilot) for free on their website here.

Tuesday: Homicide: Life on the Street Seasons One and Two

Before there was The Wire, there as Homicide, based off of David Simon’s book of the same name. With a pilot directed by Barry Levinson, Homicide ushered in a new era of gritty cop shows. Michael will be taking on both Seasons One and Two of the show, both included in the same DVD set. Homicide is not available for free (legal) streaming online, but Seasons 1 & 2 are available on Amazon for as low as $9.99 here.

Wednesday: Veronica Mars Season One

Kristen Bell got her big break by playing the title role of Veronica Mars for three years, and Jonah will be taking a look at the show’s first (and best) season. Veronica Mars is film noir mystery set in the middle of a wealthy suburban high school, and was easily one of the most underrated shows of the mid-2000′s. Jonah will be reviewing two episodes a week to stay in pace with our four other shows. The first season of Veronica Mars is available for free streaming online at The WB Website (Warner Bros. TV, not the network) and can be watched here.

Thursday: Dead Like Me Season One

Bryan Fuller made a name for himself with Pushing Daisies and for his work on the first season of Heroes, but he created Dead Like Me, a dark comedy about a girl that dies and becomes part of a gang of Reapers, bringing people from life to death. Michael will review the first season, which can be found on Hulu here or on Netflix Instant Streaming!

Friday: Deadwood Season One

We’ll close out the week with dueling reviews of the first season of Deadwood, the acclaimed western drama from NYPD Blue‘s David Milch. The HBO show garnered 8 Emmys in 28 nominations, and was one of the more critically acclaimed shows of the 2000s. Deadwood is not available for free (legally) online, but is available on Amazon or iTunes.

Something For the Weekend

ulyssesworkman — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:39:21 +0000

As the work week winds down and you’re looking for ways to kill time at the office, might I recommend http://whatsmytwitteraccountworth.com, a website that claims to tell you how much your Twitter account is worth. According to them, my account is worth $32 (or, to put it in the terms that I put all my money into, 5.66 KFC Double Downs) while my esteemed coblogger’s is worth $28 (a mere 4.95 Double Downs), thus confirming my superiority. I tried check on @tangledupinwire (which you should all be following), but numbers don’t go that high. How much is your Twitter worth? Let us know in the comments and have a good weekend!

A Brief Moment of Self Promotion!

Michael — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:43:02 +0000

Hey readers! Not to interrupt our regularly scheduled programming or anything, but we just wanted to remind you of a couple other ways you can get your favorite content from TUiW! First, and most importantly, be sure to check out our Twitter page! We’ll post links to all our new stories and reviews as well as provide you with interesting links and coverage from around the web. TUiW is also on Facebook, where you can comment and “like” stories, and get the latest updates from TUiW. If you’re an RSS fan, we have a link for that on the right hand side of the screen! The other way to get TUiW is right in your email! If you’ll notice on the right hand side, there is a place where you can enter your email and get every TUiW post sent directly to your email! Lastly, if you have any suggestions and ways improve our site, we’d love to hear from you in the comments section! TUiW is still a work in progress, so give us your feedback and help us get better! Thanks again for your continued readership!

TUIW Goes to Coachella

ulyssesworkman — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:06:49 +0000

Sorry things have been quiet around here for the last couple of days; Michael and I have been making the long road trip from Austin to California. Now, with an assist from In-N-Out Burger, we’re ready to face Coachella. Stay tuned to the blog and our Twitter feed (@tangledupinwire) for updates all weekend long.

Presenting Our New Logo!

Michael — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:52:20 +0000

Loyal readers will no doubt notice we’ve had a small change to our site: a brand new banner! It’s taken from our brand new logo, seen above, that was drawn by our friend Katie Yeary. Ain’t it pretty? Let us know what you think!

Introducing Top of the Bleachers

Michael — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:40:28 +0000

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “gee, I’d love to hear those guys from TUIW talk about sports!” Well now you can! Yes, we’ve added a sister site to the TUIW community, Top of the Bleachers, where we take on sports in a way the internet has never seen! Check it out!

Very Good. Happy Christmas!

ulyssesworkman — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:29:59 +0000

All right everybody, we’re going to be taking the next couple days off to spend some time with our respective loved ones. We may post sporadically next week, but we won’t be picking up regular posting again until next year. We hope you have a restful holiday. Thanks for reading and we’ll see you in 2010!

P.S. If you’ve got some free time, why not catch up with our Best of the 2000s and Best of 2009 retrospectives.

Happy Thanksgiving!

ulyssesworkman — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:13:59 +0000

A Possible Contender for Best TV Show of the 2000s?

All right everyone, things are winding down here today, so Mike and I would like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. Barring any sort of major news or anything happening that we’ve got to post about, Tangled Up in Wires will be taking the holiday weekend off but we’ll be back on Monday with our Best of the 2000s coverage, beginning with our Honorable Mentions that didn’t quite make the main lists. As we wrap up our first month of life, we just want to say thanks for your continued support of Tangled Up in Wires and we hope you have a restful holiday. See you on Monday!

Exciting Developments for Tangled Up in Wires

ulyssesworkman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:18:15 +0000

Hey everyone, we’ve got some big site news to share, as well as exciting plans for the future.

First, we are proud to announce that we’ve just gone through the blogging equivalent of getting called up to AA Baseball: we registered a real domain name! So update your bookmarks to http://tangledupinwires.com You can still reach us the old way, but why would you even bother with that?

Moving on, as you know, the year 2009 is about to end and that means its my favorite time of year: listmaking season! Not only is the year ending, but so is the decade (we know, technically the decade runs from 2001-2010, but we don’t want to hear it), so Tangled Up In Wires has prepared a very exciting series wrapping up both the 2000s and this year. We’ll run down our favorite movies, books, records, TV shows, video games, and more. We’ll start our series after Thanksgiving and it will pretty much dominate the blog until the end of the year. Here, for your perusal, is the complete schedule:

Monday 11/30: Honorable Mentions for 2000s
Tuesday 12/1: Best Video Games of 2000s
Wednesday 12/2: Best Books of 2000s
Thursday 12/3: Best Television Shows of 2000s
Monday 12/7: Best Film Performances of 2000s
Tuesday 12/8: Best Films of 2000s
Wednesday 12/9: Best Songs of 2000s
Thursday 12/10: Best Albums of 2000s
Monday 12/14: 2009 The Year in Media
Tuesday 12/15: Best TV Episodes of 2009
Wednesday 12/16: Best TV of 2009
Thursday 12/17: Best Film Performances of 2009
Friday 12/18: Best Films of 2009
Monday 12/21: Best Songs of 2009
Tuesday 12/22: Best Albums of 2009

We’ll still be posting normally until Wednesday, but stay tuned after Thanksgiving for the Tangled Up in Wires Best of the Decade. Thanks for reading!