2014 Fall Premieres – The September Issue
The 2014-2015 Fall TV Season has begun. Sadly, many of the new shows I’m interested in won’t actually begin until after the new year (I haven’t forgotten about you, Galavant!), but I did get to see one...
View ArticleTop 10 Halloween (or Vaguely Halloween Related) Episodes
Mek and I have been watching scary movies — mostly bad ones — this October, but we’ve also been revisiting some of our favorite Halloween themed TV episodes as well. Because I am who I am, I decided to...
View Article2014 Fall Premieres: The October Issue
In the interest of saving time, I usually do not post an individual recap for each season premiere that I watch. Instead, I briefly (well, somewhat briefly) summarize my initial impressions for all the...
View ArticleScandal – How to Woo a Lady Back into Your Arms
So, I stopped watching Scandal last season for multiple reasons (poorly handled rape subplots, characters suddenly making no sense, torture scenes featuring face licking, etc). But while clearing out...
View ArticleArrow – How to Save Your Sister’s Life
(Warning: SPOILERS for all episodes of Arrow, up to and including 3×09, “The Climb.”) Step One: Promise to tell your sister all of your many dark secrets to lure her away from a place where she seems...
View ArticleGrading the Mid-Season: The Librarians, Galavant
While I like a number of full-season shows (Person of Interest, Agents of SHIELD, Arrow, etc.), there’s also something to be said for the shortened mid-season. I’m enjoying the hell out of Agent Carter...
View Article“He’d Say, ‘Do as Peggy Says’.”
Oh, Agent Carter. I miss you already. Now don’t misunderstand me — I really like Agents of SHIELD. If you’re looking for likeminded haters, look elsewhere because it’s one of my favorite shows on TV...
View Article“You Cannot Lose If You Do Not Play.”
You may or may not have noticed that — save Kingsman: The Secret Service – there have been a distinct lack of movie reviews these past few weeks. That’s partially because I went on vacation, partially...
View Article“Nelson and Murdock, Avocados At Law.”
You may remember that, unlike most everyone else in geekdom, I had kind of a meh reaction when I watched the trailer to Marvel’s Daredevil. (This is, by the way, the last time I will actually type out...
View Article2015 Season Finales – The May Report Card
DISCLAIMER: SPOILERS, SPOILERS EVERYWHERE Agents of SHIELD “She had a good heart, Phil. It was just torn out.” Agents of SHIELD has done a lot of completely awesome things this year, especially with...
View ArticleWhich Show Would You Actually Want To Revisit?
I recently read that Prison Break is the latest TV show to potentially get the ‘Let’s Revisit This With a Possibly Limited Series’ deal. Other shows with this deal: The X-Files, Twin Peaks, Heroes, and...
View ArticleBelated Thoughts — Game of Thrones Season Five Finale
I wasn’t planning to post my reactions to Game of Thrones’s fifth season finale, “Mother’s Mercy,” but then . . . well, I just had to. BIG TIME SPOILERS AHEAD So, fifth season . . . not my favorite....
View Article“Impossibility is a Kiss Away From Reality.”
I first heard about Sense8 a couple of weeks before it aired on Netflix. Instantly, I was intrigued: a story about eight different people, all over the world, who become psychically linked in some way,...
View ArticleThe 2014-2015 TV Superlatives
So, at the end of every calendar year, I make my annual list of Book Superlatives and Movie Superlatives. But the thing is, I watch TV too, like, a lot of TV. So, I decided to try something new this...
View ArticleFive Utterly Ridiculous TV Crossovers (That Would STILL Make More Sense Than...
Last week, the world learned that there would be a Bones/Sleepy Hollow crossover, which seemed . . . strange, considering that Bones is a criminal procedural with absolutely zero supernatural elements...
View Article“This Is Sounding Less Like a Magic Trick And More Like Assault.”
Man. I’ve been so busy lately with work and edits and smoke inhalation that I’ve been neglecting my review for one of my very favorite obsessions. Season 5A of Teen Wolf just ended (well, a couple of...
View Article15 Favorite Key & Peele Sketches
Well, Key & Peele is now over, which means two things: one, the world is weeping, and two, it’s time for everyone on the internet to post lists of their favorite Key & Peele sketches....
View ArticleThe Emmys, 2015
I really don’t know why I watch these things. I’m rarely a fan of anything that’s nominated, and most of the speeches either bore me or make me cry. Nothing that I would normally sign up for, and yet?...
View ArticleSeason Premiere Review Round Up – Numero Uno – 9/20-10/2
It’s that time of year again: Fall TV has begun. Normally, this is a pretty exciting time for me, but I’ve got to be honest: the shows I’m most looking forward to (Agent Carter, Person of Interest,...
View ArticleSeason Premiere Review Round-Up – Numero Dos: 10/3 -10/16
Okay, so, this is kind of late because I was busy last week. Also, I only just managed to watch the season premiere of The Walking Dead last Saturday, so, whatever. I’m sorry, okay? I have failed this...
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