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Created in 1960, by Don Fedderson and Leave it to Beaver alumnus George Tibbles, My Three Sons was one of television's longest running comedies. The series was conceived as a starring vehicle for Fred MacMurray, who had been one of Hollywood's biggest stars. MacMurray starred in a string of classic films including: Alice Adams with Katharine Hepburn in 1935 and Hands Across the Table with Carole Lombard in the same year. By 1943, MacMurray was one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood when his salary reached $420,000, MacMurray would have further film success with his portrayal of Walter Neff in Billy Wilder's Double indemnity and a slew of other films including: The Egg and I (1947), The Caine Mutiny (1954) and The Shaggy Dog (1959).

Ugly Betty is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea (I am Betty, the ugly), written by Fernando Gaitán. It was adapted into a New York City setting by creator/developer Silvio Horta and co-producers Salma Hayek and Ben Silverman, whose production companies Silent H, Ventanarosa and Reveille respectively, partnered with ABC Studios to create the hour-long program for a U.S. audience. Hayek has appeared on the show as Sofia Reyes, in addition to playing a cameo role as an actress on a fictional telenovela watched by the main character's family in the pilot episode.

It's shallow I know, but just the title of this series made me believe that this show had the potential to become one of my guilty pleasures. Created by Craig Wright--a writer for such shows as HBO's Six Feet Under, ABC's Lost and Brothers & Sisters--Dirty Sexy Money tells the story of the Darling family of New York. billionaires, considered the closest thing America has to royalty, Nick George (Peter Krause) has spent his whole life living in their shadow. Nick's father was the Darling family lawyer, which caused a lot of resentment for Nick. As an adult, George is leading a quiet life as an idealistic lawyer, until his father unexpectedly dies.

Sports Night aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1998 to 2000. Created by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) Sports Night is a series about a fictional sports news program, much like ESPN's Sports Center, the show broadcasts from the fictional Continental Sports Channel (CSC) a subsidiary of Continental Corp, owned and run by Luther Sachs. The series focuses on the friendships, pitfalls, and ethical issues the crew faces as they struggle to put together a quality show each night.

Given the massive success of Grey's Anatomy, it came as no surprise that someone from that series would be chosen to star in their own spinoff. Created by Shonda Rhimes, the series chronicles the life of Dr, Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) after she decides to leave Seattle Grace Hospital and head to Los Angeles to work in a private practice. After Addison was turned down for the Chief of Surgery position at Seattle Grace and her ex-husband continued to chase after Meredith Gray, she decided to make a change in her life; deciding to exchange her high pressure surgical job at the hospital for a more one-on-one with the patients job at the clinic.

Season four of Grey's Anatomy saw a few changes both on and off the screen as season four of the series got underway in the follow of 2007. Due to her producing responsibilities on both Grey's and its spinoff Private Practice, series creator Shonda Rhimes assigned the day-to-day showrunning duties to writer and executive producer Krista Vernoff. Season four would also prove to be a real test for the series popularity, as several cast members were not returning for the fourth season. Kate Walsh and her character doctor Addison Montgomery were leaving for Private Practice and it was announced that Isaiah Washington, who played Dr. Preston Burke would not be returning to the show after his contract wasn't renewed.

Generally, I'm not a big horror fan. However, I have always appreciated the work of David Carradine. Recently, I reviewed both Kill Bill films in which Carradine does a masterful job in the role of Bill. I had heard several months ago that Lionsgate was releasing a special edition DVD of a 1990 film, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat but I couldn't recall ever seeing it. However, since the film starred David Carradine and Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness), I knew I had to give it a look. What a strange, fun move it was!

David Harrison (Jim Metzler) and engineer, is told to go Purgatory, Utah, where an artificial blood manufacturing plant he designed has been constructed. The town's economy is dependent on the plant working, so David's arrival is considered vital. Harrison brings along his wife Sarah (Morgan Brittany) and his two young daughters. As soon as the Harrison's arrive in town, it's pretty clear something strange is going on. All the townspeople wear a lot of sun block and they look at the Harrison's very strangely. After a few choice events, it becomes clear that these people are all vampires.

Along with An American in Paris, Warner Brothers has recently released Gigi, in a two disc special edition. Released in 1958, the film reunited director Vincent Minnelli with producer Arthur Freed, Alan Jay Lerner and actress Leslie Caron. After the success of An American in Paris, Freed and Minnelli were more than happy to put a new twist on what had proven to be a very successful formula. Once again set in Paris, the screenplay was written by Alan Jay Lerner, who also wrote the music (lyrics) along with his partner Frederick Loewe (music). The film is based on the bestselling novella of the same name by French author Colette, which was first adapted for the screen with Danièle Delorme in 1949.

Directed by Vincente Minnelli, the 1951 film An American in Paris was inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, and Oscar Levant, the script was written by Alan Jay Lerner, who together with Frederick Lowe, created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre. Of course, the music in An American in Paris is by George Gershwin, with lyrics by his brother Ira, with additional music by Saul Chaplin, the music director.

I first saw An American in Paris when I was about seven years old and can remember being completely transfixed. I was simply amazed that Gene Kelly could sing and dance so well. It was after seeing An American in Paris that I was introduced to the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Eleanor Powell and the great musicals like My Fair Lady, Meet Me in St Louis, Gigi and countless others; so An American in Paris holds a bit of a special place in my heart and the soundtrack has a permanent place in my CD collection.

As a huge Superman fan it hurts me to say this, but after watching the entire seventh season of Smallville over a two-and-a-half-day period, the series may have officially jumped the shark. I've been a fan of the series from the start, even though Tom Welling and some of his co-stars will likely never be considered among America's greatest thespians. There's little doubt that Clark Kent is a tough character to create storylines for, with the limited budget of a television series and I give the writers and producers a lot of credit for coming up with as many interesting storylines as they have over the years. Unfortunately, they can only do so much, and not even several guest appearances from prominent DC characters could save this season.