If the majority of reviews are correct and Gotham is one of the best fall pilots, we’re in serious trouble. I went into the show feeling cautiously optimistic but when it concluded, I was depressed and confused. The first episode is a complete mess; the tone is all over the map, the performances are...
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This past week’s episode of Doctor Who was a series high-point, an inventive, frightening, complex and emotionally resonant tale that injected some much needed life into the long running series and left Doctor Who fans split right down the middle. Some (me among them) praised every element of it while others felt it was...
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The Leftovers is not a show that is universally appreciated – nor should it be. In terms of accessibility, it’s a far cry from Game of Thrones, Girls, or even the dwindling star of Boardwalk Empire. On HBO’s high-caliber lineup, The Leftovers is something of an oddity, more comparable to experimental shows that lasted only a...
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Television is going through a bit of a horror renaissance at the moment (a ‘horror-sance’ perhaps, can we make that a thing?) with shows like The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Hannibal, Sleepy Hollow, and Penny Dreadful all having successful runs. We won’t mention Hemlock Grove and lets all just take a moment to...
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The 66th Annual Emmy Awards aired Monday night, and everyone showed up dressed to the NINES. The ladies were lovely, the gents were dashing, and everyone was having a grand old time (until Jim Parsons won AGAIN… but that’s another topic for another time.) There was a new guest at the party and I,...
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Award shows annoy me. They remind me that I’m not a famous person with tons of money, career stability, or fantastic curves. For these reasons, I almost never watch them (save for perhaps the Oscars every now and then, but even then I do so while playing a good game of Sega’s “Flicky” on...
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