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What I Watched This Week: 27 Oct 2013
NEW SHOWS: Key & Peele – Season 3, Episode 7 (B+) A Halloween-themed episode means the sketches try a little too hard to have a spooky connection, but as always, the majority are brilliant. Grey’s Anatomy – “Thriller” (C-) There’s … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, grey's anatomy, it's always sunny in philadelphia, key and peele, modern family, saturday night live, scandal, simpsons, snl
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The Weekender: Wicked ‘Game’
IN THEATERS: Ender’s Game* (PG-13) Starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Harrison Ford Written for the screen and directed by Gavin Hood Despite feeling a little rushed, because it has to cram so much mythology in less than two hours, it … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews, Reviews
Tagged about time, all is lost, blue is the warmest color, capital, costa-gravas, diana, ender's game, free birds, harrison ford, last vegas, lea seydoux, morgan freeman, naomi watts, orson scott card, owen wilson, rachel mcadams, robert redford
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What I Watched This Week: 20 Oct 2013
NEW SHOWS: @Midnight – Episode dated 10/21/2013 (B+) / series premiere A seriously fun game show, though the format won’t last long. Three comedians use iPads to come up with funny answers to games like Etsy Store or Porn Title … Continue reading
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Tagged chris hardwick, freaks and geeks, key and peele, michael j fox, midnight, netflix, parks and rec, simpsons
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What I Watched This Week: 13 Oct 2013
Read about all the pilots I watched this week here. NEW SHOWS: Toy Story of Terror (B) / Halloween special An entertaining diversion, but doesn’t have near the emotional impact of the films or the sheer fun of the shorts. … Continue reading
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Tagged adult swim, freaks and geeks, fst, netflix, simpsons, toy story, toy story of terror
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Test Pattern: Fall Pilots 2013
As the fall season got further and further away from me, I ended up dropping shows that were already on the verge of being canceled (Trophy Wife, The Goldbergs) or popular ones that I never had that much of an … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, derek, getaway, hbo, hello ladies, michael j fox, netflix
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What I Watched This Week: 6 Oct 2013
NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” (B) The couch gag by Guillermo del Toro gets an A. The rest of the show follows the typical rule of almost all the Halloween specials: One story is great, one … Continue reading
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Tagged bridge, freaks and geeks, modern family, netflix, simpsons
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What I Watched This Week: 29 Sept 2013
NEW SHOWS: Breaking Bad – “Felina” (A) / series finale A fitting ending, even if we’ll be debating it for years to come. It’s cathartic and impressive and great finale for one of the greatest shows of all time. Read … Continue reading
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Tagged arcade fire, breaking bad, freaks and geeks, netflix, ntsf, scandal, simpsons
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Breaking Bad: Season 5, Episode 16 — “Felina”
It’s over. There’s no more Breaking Bad to be had. “Felina” wasn’t a perfect ending, but it was still fitting for everything that had come before. There’s not much to say that hasn’t already been said. (Although I don’t believe … Continue reading
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Tagged amc, breaking bad
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Fall TV Hangout: Week 4 (aka The Best Week Ever)
The Simpsons – Season 6 “Bart vs. Australia” (A) I’m such an idiot. Last year, I called “Blame it on Rio” as the best travel episode of The Simpsons. I was so wrong. This is the funniest, most ridiculous travelogue … Continue reading
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Tagged netflix, simpsons, spaced
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Breaking Bad: Season 5, Episode 15 — “Granite State”
“Granite State” strikes me as the weakest episode of this extended fifth season. Now before you start screaming “Blasphemy!” because of all the harrowing moments, let me make my case that you’re remembering all those moments and forgetting what would … Continue reading
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Tagged amc, breaking bad
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