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How Much Time Do You Give A New Show to “Get Good”
Over at Gawker, Brian Moylan has had enough of waiting for TV shows to become good: That’s the problem with these slow burn shows, especially ones with fancy pedigrees backed by highbrow channels like HBO or AMC. We can’t imagine … Continue reading
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Some Thoughts on Homeland
Like everyone else, my favorite new show of the season has been Showtime’s Homeland. Homeland is kind of like 24 for adults, a counter-terrorism thriller with strong characters and more of an emphasis on realism. The show is about Carrie … Continue reading
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Review: ESPN Films’ Catching Hell
In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a die-hard Cubs fan. My great grandfather started the family tradition when he was a kid living in Chicago, and though I’ve never lived in the Windy City myself, I spend every spring … Continue reading
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TV Report Card: New Comedies
Welcome to a new TUiW feature, TV Report Card, in which we periodically check in on a show or shows that aren’t in our normal review rotation. Today, we start by evaluating the new comedies of the fall season. Show: … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Problem Dog”
One of Breaking Bad’s finest aspects is its tendancy to play fair with the audience. It doesn’t put off plot movement out of the need to fill time, it doesn’t cheat its characters out of their next logical move, and … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Cornered”
Walter’s complete powerlessness has continued to manifest itself in bizarre and increasingly destructive ways. At the rate we’re going, I give it a couple more episodes before he makes a very violent, very big mistake. And Bryan Cranston’s performance has … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Bullet Points”
Among Breaking Bad’s best attributes is the way the show manages its pace. When the show moves slowly, like it has the last few weeks, it never feels like it is stalling. It doesn’t put off plot points or create … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Open House”
Sorry about missing last week, everyone! I’m in the process of moving so things are kind of crazy right now. On a plot level I didn’t miss that much, as we instead explored Jesse’s continuing emotional breakdown, Skyler’s attempts to … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Box Cutter”
At first, Walter White seemed like such a decent man. He worked as a teacher, a career that we all respect and admire. He had been married for twenty years and was active in the life of his cerebal palsy-afflicted … Continue reading
The Office – “Threat Level Midnight”
At its best, The Office is about the gap between the person we dream of being and the person we are. It is not really about office drones, but the plans and fantasies that those drones had put in a … Continue reading
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