Drama, Television
Rewatching The Wire
It’s been twenty years since The Wire debuted, and while its legacy may be eclipsed by more popular shows…
June 18, 2022-
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History, Spies, TelevisionTV: Glória (Season 1)
Normally I would say reaching the end of a TV season only to have a “what was the point?”…
March 1, 2022 -
TelevisionTV: Halt and Catch Fire (Seasons 1-4)
It seems fitting that my final television review of the year should be for Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017),…
December 31, 2017 -
Fantasy, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: The Twilight Zone (Season 1)
Several months ago, it struck me that my knowledge of The Twilight Zone — which is surely one of…
June 18, 2017 -
TelevisionTV: Stranger Things (Season 1)
Stranger Things is a pitch perfect homage to eighties horror filmmaking: take The Goonies, drop them into the Twilight…
July 28, 2016 -
Drama, TelevisionTV: Mad Men (Season 7)
Serialized television is often a journey first and a destination second, but when a show is as influential and…
December 26, 2015 -
Animation, Comedy, TelevisionTV: BoJack Horseman (Seasons 1 & 2)
Life events prevented me from writing up a timely review of this, but allow me to belatedly recommend the…
October 3, 2015 -
Drama, TelevisionTV: Masters of Sex (Season 2)
The first season of Showtime’s Masters of Sex proved that in capable writing hands, the peculiar requirements of the…
July 21, 2015 -
Drama, TelevisionTV: Masters of Sex (Season 1)
Biopics are an iffy proposition for me at the best of times, but Masters of Sex proves that maybe TV…
July 21, 2014 -
Drama, Mystery, TelevisionTV: The Hour (Season 2)
Following on the heels of a successful and stylish first year, The Hour’s second season (sadly, its last) provides…
June 16, 2014 -
Non-Fiction, TelevisionNon-Fiction: The Revolution Was Televised by Alan Sepinwall
I remember reading Alan Sepinwall’s NYPD Blue episode-by-episode reviews back when the Internet was young. He’s since gone on…
March 25, 2014 -
Drama, History, TelevisionTV: Mad Men (Season 6)
When a series extends beyond five seasons, its chances of jumping the shark increase immeasurably. Fortunately this doesn’t happen…
January 15, 2014 -
Drama, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Television, ThrillerNon-Fiction: Difficult Men by Brett Martin
A friend of mine at work loaned me Brett Martin’s Difficult Men (2013), an insightful look at the transformation…
December 29, 2013 -
Comedy, Drama, TelevisionConfronting the Future Through the Past
Over the past several weeks I caught up on season three of Downton Abbey and season five of Mad…
March 3, 2013 -
Drama, Fantasy, Spies, TelevisionBackground TV
One thing that doesn’t slow down when I’m in a stressed-out funk is my TV addiction — if anything,…
March 29, 2012