TV: Legends (Season 1)
The simple verdict on Legends is that it’s outstanding; the reasons for that are multifaceted.
TV: Task (Season 1)
Task is outwardly unassuming and not particularly high concept, but writer/creator Brad Ingelsby — who
TV: Hijack (Season 1)
On The Wire, Idris Elba made an early mark as Stringer Bell, one of TV history’s
Nonfiction: TV Milestones Series
Wayne State University’s TV Milestones series has a delicious concept: it identifies and evaluates groundbreaking
Rewatching The Wire
It’s been twenty years since The Wire debuted, and while its legacy may be eclipsed
TV: Generation Kill
Given David Simon is one of TV’s most important auteurs, not to mention a personal
TV: The Plot Against America
David Simon is one of the truly great auteurs of modern television, but I was
TV: Collateral
Points are certainly warranted for thematic ambition and thoroughly professional execution, but the four-episode miniseries
Nonfiction: TV (The Book) by Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz
No history of television can ever truly be complete while the medium still exists, but
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TV: Show Me a Hero
Nobody does television like David Simon, and there’s no bettter, more appropriate time to screen his
Nonfiction: 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.
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Nonfiction: Difficult Men by Brett Martin
A friend of mine at work loaned me Brett Martin’s Difficult Men (2013), an insightful
TV: The Shield (Season 2)
Some people whose taste I trust convinced me to continue with The Shield, despite my
Stress Era Viewing, Concluded
With the conclusion of the Great Condo Disaster (now on its last legs), time to
TV: Treme (Season Three)
Season three of Treme is in the books, and it continues to impress, a satisfyingly
