I shouldn't like FX's American Horror Story. It's weird and shocking and disturbing. It goes against everything I know is good and true from my Midwest Methodist upbringing. And yet, every time an episode screener arrives here from FX, I drop everything to go watch it, gluing myself to the TV in rapt horror...

2011

Oct

THREE NEW SHOWS TO WATCH WITH YOUR TEENS By Jane Boursaw

After some recent marathon TV-watching -- so I'd have something useful to say for the TVWW 2011 Fall Preview guide -- I was starting to think there just aren't any great shows anymore. And shows that families can watch together? Practically nonexistent...

2011

Sep

CAN SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR MOVE BEYOND BUFFY WITH 'RINGER'? By Jane Boursaw

Screeners for the new fall TV shows have been rolling into Reel Life With Jane headquarters, and my family and I have been busily watching to see what's ahead. As is usually the case, some shows are godawful, some are mediocre, and some have us wishing we could jump right into the next episode...

2011

Jul

WOULD YOU BELIEVE OUR FAMILY IS WATCHING THE KARDASHIANS THIS SUMMER? AND THAT'S NOT ALL... By Jane Boursaw

Summer means sunny days on the beach, excursions to the Cherry Bowl Drive-In, and, of course, plenty of TV time! Sometimes we'll check out new shows, but more often than not, we're watching new seasons of old favorites. Here's a look at five shows we're watching this summer...

2011

Jun

'TEEN WOLF' IS NO 'BUFFY,' BUT IT'S ENTERTAINING By Jane Boursaw

Hormonal teens, mysterious creatures, cops with flashlights -- no, it's not a show on The CW. It's Teen Wolf, MTV's new show based loosely on the 1985 movie starring Michael J. Fox. It premieres Sunday at 11 p.m. ET immediately following the MTV Movie Awards, then moves to its regular time slot this Monday at 10 p.m. ET...

2011

May

WAR (WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?) By Jane Boursaw

I admit I'm not really into TV shows and movies focused on war. Up to this point in my life, most of my war viewing has been limited to things like Father Goose, the 1964 movie starring Cary Grant as an aircraft spotter on an isolated island during WW2. But I didn't watch it for the war component. I watched it for his budding relationship with Leslie Caron...

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