http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand RSS Feed for Inq Col David Hiltbrand en-us Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:02:33 GMT http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20080719_Dave_on_Demand__Emmy_abominations.html The experts who determine the Emmy nominations are referred to as "blue-ribbon panels." I suspect this is because the selection process entails tying a colorful sash over one's eyes before choosing. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20080717_Loving_every_role__as_Mom_advised.html Don't tell Corbin Bernsen to write if he finds work. Your mailbox would be overflowing. The busy actor has starred in prime-time series and feature films, sure. He's done guest appearances on a raft of shows from The Waltons to Star Trek: The Next Generation. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20080716_Eagles_do_best_with_old_hits.html The Eagles brought their Long Road Out of Eden tour to the Wachovia Center on Monday night. The experience was like being invited over to a couple's house to enjoy a beloved old movie that you never get tired of watching. But first, your hosts insist that you sit through home movies of their recent cruise ship vacation. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20080712_Dave_on_Demand__We_re_gaping_ever_longer_at_the_tube.html Watch much? A study issued by Nielsen Media this week finds that American TV viewing hit an all-time high in May. Man, woman and child, we averaged 127 hours and 15 minutes in front of the set. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20080711_Cre_s_triple_play_in_Camden.html For a bunch of degenerate party animals, Mötley Crüe sure know how to mount a marketing campaign. They come to the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden on Saturday with Crüe Fest, one of the summer's meatiest and most formidable rock tours. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20080709__Blue-collar_work__of_one-_night_stands_is_paying_off.html Dave Barnes is living the dream. Well, maybe not at this particular moment. Thanks to a bout with food poisoning, the singer-songwriter is a day behind schedule, taking a commercial flight from his home in Nashville to play at the annual Taste of Chicago jamboree. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20080708_MEDIUM_gets_LARGE.html The name of the cigar store in Bordentown, Ashes to Ashes, has never seemed more apropos than on this weekend afternoon. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20080705_Dave_on_Demand__To_help_you_crack__Lost___crack_open_these_books.html Just because you're not a teenager anymore doesn't mean you don't have a summer reading list. The producers of Lost have just issued the definitive Lost syllabus on ABC.com. Great, now we not only have to watch the shows, there's going to be homework, too? http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20080628_Dave_on_Demand__Mtley_Crel.html Mötley Crüe announced this week that they were pulling out of their seemingly stalled deal with MTV to make a film of the band's 2001 memoir, The Dirt. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20080621_Dave_on_Demand__Why_do_networks_hate_us_.html Granted, summer has always been a dodgy time for television. But this is getting ridiculous. When I flip around at night lately, I feel like I did as a kid going through the lunch line at school. "These are my options? Really?"