Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Television
TV: Poker Face (Season 1)
On one level, it’s surprising a show like Poker Face could succeed in the current TV landscape, but on…
March 16, 2023-
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Comics, TelevisionTV: Stumptown (Season 1)
ABC’s Stumptown, one of the few shows I follow weekly in this era of season-long binging, recently concluded its…
March 31, 2020 -
Mystery, TelevisionTV: Mannix (Seasons 4-8)
Well, the great Mannix marathon is over. I’ve powered through all 194 episodes of this unsung private eye show,…
August 4, 2016 -
Mystery, TelevisionTV: Mannix (Seasons 2 & 3)
The first season of Mannix was campy, relaxing fun for me, skating past criticism thanks to its likable star, jazzy…
March 5, 2016 -
Mystery, TelevisionTV: Mannix (Season 1)
Ah, Mannix: classic, wonderfully dated, old-school comfort food TV. The notion of checking out this PI drama, developed by…
January 22, 2016 -
Comics, Drama, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Jessica Jones (Season 1)
Despite my unabashed Marvel fandom, I worry they’re over-saturating the market. That was certainly my immediate reaction to the…
November 30, 2015 -
Comics, MysteryComics: Stumptown (Volume 2)
Greg Rucka is my kind of writer: energetic, sharp, fun, and unapologetic about his pop-culture influences. The second volume…
March 21, 2013 -
Comics, Mystery, Science FictionSupport Your Local Comic Shop
Recently Jenn was out of town, and one bored and miserable Friday, to lift my mood and in anticipation…
May 22, 2012 -
Comics, Fantasy, Film, Science FictionFilm: X-Men: First Class
For the most part, X-Men: First Class (2011) leaves the original trilogy in the dust. I enjoyed it quite…
June 8, 2011 -
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, TelevisionTV: Terriers (Season One)
When I first heard about Terriers, I was lured by the popular impression that it might be a modern-day…
December 3, 2010 -
Drama, Mystery, TelevisionChannel Surfing
Some recent TV-viewing: Season three of Leverage has come to a close, and thank goodness. Wow, what a disappointment.…
September 12, 2010 -
Mystery, Science Fiction, TelevisionEven More Random Viewing Notes
So my TV writing ambitions are pretty solidly fixed to the backburner these days, but I still like to…
November 9, 2009 -
Comedy, Drama, TelevisionFirst Impressions of Castle
Monday night marked the debut of Castle on ABC, a police procedural (yawn) with a twist. The twist? It’s…
March 13, 2009