Category Archives: TV Review
Mad Men – “Christmas Comes But Once a Year”
“No one wants to be alone on New Year’s Eve.” The words that have justified many a compromise, bad decision, or act of emotional terrorism. As is customary for an hour of Mad Men, we get to experience all three! … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “Public Relations”
Mad Men starts its seasons with a slow, in-medias-res fade up. There’s usually no instigating incident to kick start the action nor is there some kind of introductory scene to summarize what the year will be about. Instead the first … Continue reading
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Party Down – “Constance Carmell Wedding”
Well Party Downers, this is it, the end of Season 2, and possibly the show. This season, Party Down established itself as one of the finest comedies on television. It’s grand finale was funny and bittersweet, a culmination of what … Continue reading
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Summer TV Club: Homicide – “Night of the Living Dead”
First off, a clarification: “Night of the Living Dead” aired on NBC as the Season One finale of Homicide, well out of its intended order. The episode was shot to be the third episode, hence its review now instead of … Continue reading
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Party Down – “Joel Munt’s Big Deal Party”
One of the hardest things to do in television is make an asshole a sympathetic character. Making a villain sympathetic is one thing, but an arrogant jackass that we’re supposed to care about is a hard thing to accomplish. This … Continue reading
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Summer TV Club: Dead Like Me – “Dead Girl Walking”
Dead Like Me is available to watch for free on Hulu or on Netflix Instant Streaming! Even though it was over an hour long, the pilot of Dead Like Me is pretty heavy on the establishment of the world of … Continue reading
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Veronica Mars – “Meet John Smith” and “The Wrath of Con”
“Meet John Smith” Today’s first Veronica Mars episode is all about parenting and, more specifically, mothers. There’s Celeste Kane, the overbearing 09er matriarch who wants to keep Duncan on the antidepressants that have been stifling his personality. He goes off … Continue reading
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Summer TV Club: Homicide – “Ghost of a Chance”
Before starting college, I worked at a local camera store for a summer. On my first day, I was completely inept with our pricing, couldn’t run a check to save my life, and had to stay late dealing with a … Continue reading
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Summer TV Club: Twin Peaks – “Pilot”
5 miles south of the Canadian border and 12 miles west of the state line, Twin Peaks is an insular logging community in Washington that seems innocent, almost quaint on the surface. But then the body of a young girl … Continue reading
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