Categories
Archives
My Work
Links
Tag Archives: simpsons
What I Watched This Week: 26 Apr 2015
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “AC/DC” (B) The great run is over, but there’s still plenty to love here. Peralta & Boyle make a great pair as always, but pairing Rosa and Holt together is a stroke of genius. Their … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Television
Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, community, simpsons
Comments Off on What I Watched This Week: 26 Apr 2015
What I Watched This Week: 19 Apr 2015
NEW SHOWS Community – “Advanced Safety Features” (B+) I’m constantly amazed how consistently solid this season has been. This episode found an ingenious way to incorporate product placement AND give a chance for an old character to resurface without feeling … Continue reading
What I Watched This Week: 12 Apr 2015
NEW SHOWS Community – “Basic Email Security” (A-) Like “Mixology Certification,” this dark episode exposes a lot of the group’s resentments while managing to remain hilarious. This is the best episode Paget Brewster and Keith David have had thus far … Continue reading
What I Watched This Week: 5 Apr 2015
NEW SHOWS Community – “Laws of Robotics and Party Rights” (B+) A solid, if overly long episode. The line about the 14th Amendment provided the biggest laugh of the night and represents the kind of bold but nerdy joke that … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Television
Tagged americans, community, following, louie, saturday night live, simpsons, snl
Comments Off on What I Watched This Week: 5 Apr 2015
What I Watched This Week: 29 Mar 2015
NEW SHOWS Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (A) A terrifying exposé of the cult, which started out as the brainchild of a legitimately troubled sci-fi writer that now is a protected religion run by a sinister tyrant … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Television
Tagged american crime, americans, community, going clear, hbo, scientology, simpsons
Comments Off on What I Watched This Week: 29 Mar 2015
Mixtape Memories – Volume 11
After more than two years of searching, I finally found a box of mixtapes in my parents’ garage. These are mixtapes my dad made me as a kid, and they were my gateway into music. So I’ve been listening to … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Music
Tagged backstreet boys, big country, billie, blur, bodeans, christina aguilera, clash, danny elfman, general public, goo goo dolls, grass roots, ian hunter, lou bega, madonna, matchbox 20, ricky martin, robbie williams, simpsons, smash mouth, sonichrome, swirl 360, tommy henriksen, van halen, who, will smith
Comments Off on Mixtape Memories – Volume 11
What I Watched This Week: 22 Mar 2015
NEW SHOWS The Mindy Project – “Best Man” (B+) / season finale Tries to do a lot in a short amount of time, but it does it well. Danny’s cold feet don’t feel like backpedaling. It feels authentic. Marriage is … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Television
Tagged american crime, americans, community, mindy project, simpsons
Comments Off on What I Watched This Week: 22 Mar 2015
Mixtape Memories – Volume 10
After more than two years of searching, I finally found a box of mixtapes in my parents’ garage. These are mixtapes my dad made me as a kid, and they were my gateway into music. So I’ve been listening to … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Music
Tagged b-52's, backstreet boys, britney spears, bruce hornsby, c and c music factory, chemical brothers, cher, chumbawamba, danny elfman, deee-lite, deep purple, del amitri, dru hill, enrique iglesias, inspector gadget, jennifer lopez, jennifer paige, kool moe dee, m2m, marc anthony, marshall crenshaw, michael jackson, rob thomas, santana, scritti politti, simpsons, sixpence none the richer, smash mouth, soul asylum, spice girls, sugar ray, wild wild west, will smith, youngstown
Comments Off on Mixtape Memories – Volume 10
What I Watched This Week: 15 Mar 2015
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Sabotage” (A-) Another in an increasing line of great episodes. Peralta thinks someone is sabotaging his career, which culminates in a positive drug test. The saboteur turns out to be guest star Chris Parnell, who’s even funnier … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Television
Tagged americans, brooklyn nine-nine, community, mindy project, simpsons
Comments Off on What I Watched This Week: 15 Mar 2015
What I Watched This Week: 8 Mar 2015
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Captain Peralta” (A) It takes expert skills to combine the cop-heavy plot with the feels interwoven. But this episode does it. Bradley Whitford guest stars as Jake’s dead-beat dad and nails the charisma that keeps … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Television
Tagged americans, brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, mindy project, simpsons, togetherness
Comments Off on What I Watched This Week: 8 Mar 2015