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Summer TV Hangout: Week 4

As always, it’s open season on Twitter to discuss these shows with me. House of Cards – Season 1 “Chapter Eight” (A) Frank visits his alma mater for a library dedication and ends up pondering his life. His drunken reunion … Continue reading

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Summer TV Hangout: Week 3

I started calling this a “hangout,” so let’s make that happen. If you’d like to chat about any of these episodes, or throw in suggestions for shows you’d like me to cover in the future, reply to me on Twitter … Continue reading

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Summer TV Hangout: Week 2

House of Cards – Season 1 “Chapter Four” (A-) We get down to business in this installment as Frank sacrifices a sheep that refused to become a wolf like him. The back-office dealings with Kevin Spacey are what I love … Continue reading

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Summer TV Hangout: Week 1

House of Cards (U.S.) – Season 1 “Chapter Two” (A-) Improves upon the premiere in every way. Frank’s conniving to get rid of Michael Kern (Kevin Kilner) as Secretary of State is absolutely genius and makes for riveting television. Sure, … Continue reading

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TV Week: 12-18 May 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “The Fabulous Faker Boy” (C) Shows like Modern Family tend to add superfluous subplots. Those are easy enough to film. But on The Simpsons? You have to animate all that. I just don’t get it. … Continue reading

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