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Breaking Bad: Season 5, Episode 10 – “Buried”
As if you couldn’t guess already, Hank’s realization that Walt is Heisenberg isn’t going to end well for anyone. The battle lines have been drawn, and victory has to be on each man’s terms. That’s why Hank doesn’t want Skylar … Continue reading
Breaking Bad: Season 5, Episode 9 – “Blood Money”
Note: A version of this review may appear on The Perpetual Post. Walter’s not even putting effort into his lies anymore. His whole “empire” is built on them, but now that he’s left it behind, even when Lydia insists … Continue reading
Random Thoughts on Season Five of Breaking Bad
I had originally planned to go through Season Five at a slow pace. But then I threw that out the window as a friend and I binged all eight episodes in one sitting. It worked perfectly, because it played out … Continue reading
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Tagged aaron paul, amc, anna gunn, bob odenkirk, breaking bad, bryan cranston, jesse plemons, meth
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Summer TV Hangout: Week 9
The Simpsons – Season 6 “Lisa on Ice” (A-) For my money, The Simpsons remains the only show that had the exact ratio down for satirical and sweet. I love Lisa & Bart Competition episodes, even if, like all overused … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, breaking bad, simpsons, sports night, wonderfalls
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Emmy Picks 2013: Drama
The Academy will announce the Emmy nominations on Thursday. It’s always a crapshoot in predicting what strikes voters’ fancy, but it’s usually whatever struck their fancy last year. I’m going a little more in depth this year, picking which six (or … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, damages, dexter, downton abbey, franklin and bash, game of thrones, good wife, grey's, grey's anatomy, homeland, house of cards, justified, last resort, law and order, law and order special victims unit, law and order svu, mad men, mr selfridge, nashville, netflix, newsroom, parenthood, shameless, smash, svu, true blood, walking dead
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Emmy Guessing 2013
The Emmy nomination period ended Saturday, so let’s take a quick look at the shows and actors most likely to make it. DRAMA SERIES Guarantees: Game of Thrones (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) Mad Men (AMC) Good bets: Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) The … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 rock, americans, behind the candelabra, big bang theory, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, closer, community, damages, dexter, downton abbey, enlightened, game of thrones, girls, good wife, hannibal, happy endings, homeland, house of cards, house of lies, how i met your mother, justified, law and order, legit, louie, mad men, mike and molly, modern family, nashville, new girl, newsroom, nurse jackie, office, parenthood, parks and rec, phil spector, raising hope, snl, svu, two and a half men, veep, walking dead
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Summer TV Hangout Lineup
Even though Fox is the umpteenth network to claim they’ll be doing “year-round programming,” networks by-and-large take the summer off, with the occasional cable series popping up to fill in the void. I’ll be covering shows like Breaking Bad, The Newsroom … Continue reading
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Tagged breaking bad, freaks and geeks, homeland, house of cards, netflix, office, simpsons, spaced, sports night, wonderfalls
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TV Week: 3-9 Mar 2013
NEW SHOWS: Girls – “It’s Back” (B+) Once again, a fascinating story that’s incomplete because we have to deal with Hannah’s crap. Read my review here. The Simpsons – “Gorgeous Grampa” (B-) A bit of a nasty episode, and not … Continue reading
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Tagged animaniacs, breaking bad, community, following, girls, grey's anatomy, hbo, legit, simpsons
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TV Week: 10-16 Feb 2013
NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “Love is a Many-Splintered Thing” (B-) Certainly not a great episode, but lots of really hilarious throwaway gags. My favorite was Homer and Bart watching the British rom-com Love Indubitably, which featured Hugh Grant as … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, breaking bad, community, following, girls, hbo, modern family, parks and rec, simpsons
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TV Week: 27 Jan-2 Feb 2013
NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “Changing of the Guardians” (B+) One of two episodes this season I genuinely enjoyed without qualification. Its biggest asset is the lack of a B-plot, focusing on Homer and Marge’s quest to find legal guardians … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, breaking bad, following, girls, hbo, house of cards, netflix, simpsons
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