I too would have traveled America in a ‘61 Corvette, solving the problems of pretty young women along the way. All I lacked were a driver’s license, frat-boy looks, and of course the car. I watched “Route 66” quite a bit as a kid, even after discovering that the show rarely involved interesting homicides […]
Floaters in the stream
Because everything else in the news is pissing me off, I’ll post these drive-by reviews of some shows I’ve been streaming lately: “Smile” (Amazon Prime). I love a good horror movie. The key word being “good.” “Smile” is not good. It is actually quite bad, but just short of bad enough to be enjoyed […]
True crime confidential
I probably need to lay off Dateline for awhile. It’s gotten to where I can identify the killer about 10 minutes into any episode. When they get to the part about the “shocking new development” that “turns the case upside down” – let’s just say the development is not that shocking to Inspector Dave. […]
Spies like these
We’ve been watching “The Americans,” the FX series about two Soviet intelligence agents posing as a married-with-children couple to spy on the American government. Spoiler: this is not a documentary about Donald J. Trump and family. It’s set in the early ’80s. Therein lies the charm, I guess. It seems almost quaint to imagine […]
Peace through television
I haven’t posted for — what, five months now? — because every time I have an idea it somehow ends up with the phrase “that fucking Trump.” The original idea could be about television or books or movies, or gardening or the importance of regular oil changes, and still those words keep forcing themselves […]
‘Star Trek’ saw it coming
You run out of metaphors to explain Trump. In the shit-hits-the-fan scenario, is Trump the fan, or is he the shit? In the Hitler scenario, is Trump really Hitler, or is he Mussolini’s feckless brother Doug? In the comet-destroys-Earth scenario, is Trump the comet, or is he just a guy on his toilet, tweeting […]
Maya and Marty
I’m not sure why NBC’s “Maya and Marty,” NBC’s latest stab at the timeworn variety-show format, is getting crappy reviews. I’ve watched two episodes now and I’m ready to call it the best thing on network TV. Maya Rudolph and Martin Short are both gifted comics, both at their best when skewering self-absorbed celebrities. […]
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