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Fall TV Hangout: Week 3
The Simpsons – Season 6 “Homie the Clown” (B+) God bless Krusty. Along with Moe and Mr. Burns, they make up a trio of despicable men, who still provide some of the series’ biggest laughs. Krusty, yet again, has found … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad: Season 5, Episode 14 — “Ozymandias”
It’s been six whole days and I still don’t have the words to process “Ozymandias,” which is surely a contender for the best episode Breaking Bad has ever produced. More than any show I’ve ever watched, Breaking Bad has given … Continue reading
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Fall TV Hangout: Week 2
Freaks and Geeks – Season 1 “Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers” (A-) Well, I never thought both Millie AND Bill would break my heart. But here we are in an absolutely brutal episode. Neither event that gives the episode its title … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad: Season 5, Episode 13 — “To’hajiilee”
There’s an old church saying that goes like this: Sin will take you farther you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay. Since sin is essentially putting … Continue reading
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Fall TV Hangout: Week 1
Welcome back. Since some of the shows I started this summer – namely Freaks and Geeks and Spaced – still aren’t through with their runs, and because the fall TV season has yet to begin in earnest, I’m gonna keep … Continue reading
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Summer TV Hangout: Week 13
The Simpsons – Season 6 “Homer the Great” (B+) I had built up in my head that this was one of the Pantheon episodes. Aside from “We Do,” it’s definitely not, but there are so many terrific Homer-is-Stupid gags that … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad: Season 5, Episode 11 — “Confessions”
Only Breaking Bad could take things from bad to worse and still find a way to make it thrilling. Dread and excitement collide so well in this show. And there’s always a new reason to hate Walt’s cancer-filled guts. Now … Continue reading
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Summer TV Hangout: Week 12
The Simpsons – Season 6 “Fear of Flying” (A-) How great is it to get a Marge-centric episode that’s not about how unfulfilled she is (which is still always a great, sad story)? Here, her fear is rooted in discovering … Continue reading
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The Weekender: Midnight ‘City’
IN THEATERS: The World’s End (R) Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman Written by Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright Directed by Edgar Wright It’s finally here. The movie I’ve been waiting for all summer. The end of the loosely … Continue reading
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