Show of the Day: Treme
I just finished watching the second and most recent season of Treme. I don’t know anybody else who is interested in watching it and while I can’t say I blame them for not knowing better, I feel the...
View ArticleShow of the Day: Downton Abbey
I’ll admit, I had no idea what Downton Abbey was about other than being an English period drama until earlier this week. In fact, I kept reading it incorrectly as “Downtown Abbey” which conjures a...
View ArticleShow of the Day: Sons of Anarchy
I’ve watched Sons of Anarchy over the last couple of months, in drips and drabs and spurts, generally watching a few in a row, and then taking a break between seasons, and it’s probably the biggest TV...
View ArticleShow of the Day: Wilfred
Wilfred is about a loner experiencing a third-of-life crisis, burned out from a job he never wanted as a lawyer, and on the brink of mental exhaustion, reenergizing himself through a friendship with...
View ArticleShow of the Day: Sons of Anarchy, Plot Notes
Recently, I wrote a spoiler-free post about my experience watching Sons of Anarchy. Now I move on to some notes on the show which are chock-full of plot spoilers. Again, spoilers abound. I hate to...
View ArticleShow of the Day: The Good Wife
Opening Note: Okay, this show is 23 fucking episodes a season; I’m not used to watching network dramas and I forget just how long they are, which is nice when you’re in the middle of watching live a...
View ArticleThe Good Wife: Additional Notes on the First Season
I wrote about The Good Wife earlier this week, but noted that I had seen just the first third of the season. I finished the rest in about a week and a half. Why? I’m not really sure. I don’t...
View ArticleShow of the Day: Luther
British drama Luther is a House M.D. of crime. Detective John Luther is an eccentric, kind of crazy, but extremely devoted and brilliant policeman who gets stuck with the big hard-to-solve cases. He...
View ArticleShow of the Day: Criminal Minds
I’ve watched the first episode of every network show the past couple of years (I’m still working on this spring, but I’ll get there) and I’ve seen many of those that existed before, but there’s still...
View ArticleShow of the Day: Playmakers
Controversy ensued recently after ESPN announced it was pulling out of a partnership with PBS over a special report on Frontline on concussions in football. ESPN was accused by many of being at the...
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