Spies, Television, World War II
TV: Das Boot (Season 1)
I have vague memories of seeing the Oscar-nominated 1981 film Das Boot twenty-odd years ago. I remembered just enough…
November 10, 2019-
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Fantasy, Science Fiction, TelevisionThe Great Buffy-Angel Rewatch
Recently — well, over the course of several months — I engaged in an epic, threaded rewatch of Joss…
October 17, 2018 -
TelevisionTV: Casual (Season 2)
To a degree, there’s an element of schadenfreude to the appeal of Hulu’s Casual: the romantic and emotional struggles of an…
August 30, 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 -
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, TelevisionTV: Mad Men (Season 1)
There are television shows that connect with me instantly, and then there’s Mad Men, which took its sweet time,…
October 15, 2010