Tag Archives: netflix

22
Sep

Emmy Predictions 2013: Drama

DRAMA SERIES Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) House of Cards (Netflix) Mad Men (AMC) Should and could win: Breaking Bad Will win: Game of Thrones Should have been nominated: The Americans (FX) DRAMA … Continue reading →

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15
Sep

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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7
Sep

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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31
Aug

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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24
Aug

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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20
Aug

Random Thoughts on Season One of Orange is the New Black

This is pretty much what I’ll do for Netflix series from now on. If you don’t like it, say so in the comments. Do not read on if you haven’t watched all 13 episodes. • Who knew Taylor Schilling was … Continue reading →

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18
Aug

Summer TV Hangout: Week 11

The Simpsons – Season 6 “Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy” (B+) One of the sillier, less-remembered episodes of this great season finds Abe and Homer reunited, then separated, as snake-oil salesmen. It wouldn’t work if it weren’t so gut-busting for the first … Continue reading →

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10
Aug

Summer TV Hangout: Week 10

The Simpsons – Season 6 “Homer Badman” (A-) Even more great satire from the true masters. When Homer rips a rare gummi snack off the rear end of the babysitter, he ignites a firestorm in Springfield. “2! 4! 6! 8! … Continue reading →

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26
Jul

Summer TV Hangout: Week 8

The Simpsons – Season 6 “Bart’s Girlfriend” (B+) I think what I love most about Season Six, despite being more joke-focused, is that so far every canonical episode has only told one story, and done it very well. Jessica may just … Continue reading →

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19
Jul

Summer TV Hangout: Week 7

The Simpsons – Season 6 “Treehouse of Horror V” (A) Overall, it’s the greatest of all the Halloween specials, with their most spot-on parody ever, a hilarious Twilight Zone/Outer Limits riff, and a short that actually gets better on repeated viewings. … Continue reading →

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