Knives and Daggers-

The long awaited (?) return of knives and daggers,the column where nothing but negatives are brought up.
Believe or not,this was asked for by a reader that enjoys the dark side,so here are a few things of late.

HUGE dagger to FX for cancelling arguably my favorite basic cable series ever after just 13 episodes in Terriers.
Donal Logue is terrific as he was in another canceled short run classic in NBC's Life and Michael Raymond James was a newcomer to me,but their characters were terrific and well acted.
Terriers had nuance and in television now,there is little room for growth and nuance.
Check Terriers full episodes out on line,I doubt that you will be disappointed...


Another dagger to a network goes to the Weather Channel.
Ever since NBC purchased TWC,the focus has been less on weather and more on programs and believe or not-movies.
The Weather Channel established its brand on covering live weather and it is getting away from the horse that brought them there.

Second dagger to TWC for breaking up their late shift pairing of Nicole Mitchell and Paul Goodloe.
Goodloe stays in the late spot,while Mitchell ( a long time favorite of mine) will be a floater on an as needed fill in basis.
Ms.Mitchell,a Hurricane Hunter in the Air Force has been rumored to be on the outs with TWC because they aren't happy with her needing time off for military duty on an occasional basis.
If that indeed is the case,TWC deserves yet another dagger!


A knife to TCU,who had been a rooting favorite of mine since battling the football establishment as a non-BCS school for joining the Big East.
TCU instantly becomes the bully of Big East football and the doormat in basketball.
Hope the Big East is worth it when you are sending teams to Syracuse NY and West Orange NJ among others.
Looks like Boise State is the last of the outsiders looking in....

Finally another knife to the Boston Red Sox for signing Carl Crawford for far too long of a deal.
Boston will regret this one as the deal drags on.
Crawford's skills are speed based and I can see Boston paying for a Marquis Grissom with less power for the last 2 or 3 years of this deal.
Anyone want a salary cap yet? How about an adjustment to the luxury tax?
Anything to slow down the Boston/New York train!!!!