TV: Ozark (Seasons 1-3)
Netflix’s crime saga Ozark hovered on the edge of my awareness for years without ever feeling like something I needed …
TV: Bad Banks (Season 1)
Every now and then, paralysis of choice leads me down unlikely paths as I’m choosing which show to watch next. …
TV: Bloodline (Season 2)
The first season of Bloodline was such a near-perfect mystery slow-burn that, upon its conclusion, I questioned whether it should …
TV: Happy Valley (Seasons 1 & 2)
The extraordinary British series Happy Valley may not look like much at first glance: a hard-nosed female police sergeant fights …
TV: House of Cards (Season 3)
I’ve watched three seasons of House of Cards now, and I’m still not sure if it’s as good as it …
TV: Orphan Black (Season 2)
Orphan Black was such a home run for me out of the gates that I should have expected a drop-off …
TV: Breaking Bad
For years, I’ve wondered if a show would ever come along to dethrone The Wire, for me, as the best …
TV: Dexter (Season 8)
Can the destination ruin the journey? I asked myself that question frequently during the final season of Dexter, a series …
Non-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 to …
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TV: The Shield (Seasons 5-7)
More than once, The Shield’s final three seasons kept me up until the middle of the night. If I’d had …
Postapalooza II
The drawback to reviewing virtually everything: it’s almost inevitable you’ll fall behind. So far, the blog hasn’t been as verbose …
TV: The Shield (Season 4)
The Shield started slow for me, but accelerated to new levels in seasons two and three. The fourth season is the …
Antihero TV
It occurred to me that a few months ago I blazed through season three of The Shield, but failed to …
Non-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 of …
TV: The Shield (Season 2)
Some people whose taste I trust convinced me to continue with The Shield, despite my middling reaction to its first …
TV: The Shield (Season 1)
Well, I gave it the old college try, and I mostly liked what I saw. But it took me nearly …