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Summer TV Hangout 2014 Recap & Fall Preview
I didn’t watch quite as much TV this summer as I did last summer, and that’s probably a good thing. While I never made time for The Office (again) or season 2 of The Wire (that will come this fall), … Continue reading
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Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 13
The Wire (Season 1) “Sentencing” (A) A satisfying finale for the viewer, but for the characters, the guilty pleas of most of the Barksdale crew are merely Pyrrhic victories for the detail. The montage at the end – showing that … Continue reading
Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 12
The Wire (Season 1) “Cleaning Up” (B+) A good set-up episode that strives for greatness with its tragedy, but doesn’t quite get there. Blackadder (Season 4) “Major Star” (A-) The sharpest episode yet, even if the Chaplin references are a … Continue reading
Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 11
The Wire (Season 1) “The Hunt” (A-) I love it when serial dramas pick up exactly where the previous episode left off, with the chaos from the botched undercover buy extending in all directions. As excessive use of force by … Continue reading
Summer TV Hangout: Week 10
The Simpsons (Season 7) “Summer of 4 Ft. 2” (A) Subjectively, any character on The Simpsons could be your favorite. But objectively, it’s hard to think of a character that’s better than Lisa. She remains resilient, even while carrying a … Continue reading
Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 9
The Wire (Season 1) “Game Day” (A) This show. The cold open took place all inside that gym, as Stringer and Avon pay $20,000 for a ju-co ringer for their Eastside-Westside game. And I almost forgot about the cops. And … Continue reading
Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 8
The Simpsons (Season 7) “Homerpalooza” (B) An episode I loved as a kid, but don’t quite love so much now. Sure, there are great digs at Jostens (essential as someone who worked on the yearbook staff in high school) and … Continue reading
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Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 7
The Simpsons (Season 7) “Much Apu About Nothing” (A) Though it aired in 1997, this episode perfectly captures the ongoing immigration “debate” and the stupid rhetoric of “hard-working Americans.” The Wire (Season 1) “One Arrest” (A) Much like last week’s … Continue reading
Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 6
The Wire (Season 1) “The Wire” (A) And the show just keeps getting better. This is essentially a perfect episode, from the long take that begins the episode to the development of the case and haunting final shot. Omar continues … Continue reading
Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 4
The Simpsons (Season 7) “22 Short Films About Springfield” (A) Every Simpsons fan would agree this is a series highlight, but it only works if you’ve seen at least 100 episodes of the show. Otherwise, a lot of the humor … Continue reading
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