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My last bit of praise for “Breaking Bad’

October 1, 2013 by Dave Knadler

I know: Nobody comes here to get the final analysis on Breaking Bad. But I can’t say goodbye to the best TV show ever made without saying something about it. Those of you who’ve never seen the show are free to to go. I promise, my assassins outside won’t track you down later. First […]

Filed Under: tv, Writing

Meandering along with ‘Mad Men’

June 25, 2013 by Dave Knadler

Well, mark me down as one of those who thought Mad Men kind of sucked this season. The New York Times’ Alessandra Stanley catches a large ration of shit from commenters for suggesting as much, but she’s right: Stories you expect to be linear, like literature, have become circular, like soap opera. Plots are […]

Filed Under: tv, Writing

‘Game of Thrones’: Feel-good romp of the year

June 4, 2013 by Dave Knadler

I watch Game of Thrones, but I’m never quite sure if I like it. I felt the same way about the five (so far) weighty books in the series. It’s too much. The whole thing is a vast, often plodding yarn that has way too many characters — not all of whom are very […]

Filed Under: Books, tv, Writing

That “Sopranos” ending, six years on

May 18, 2013 by Dave Knadler

The first post I ever wrote here was about The Sopranos, HBO’s series about the New Jersey mob. At the time I was annoyed by the ending: an abrupt black screen that said “hardware malfunction” a lot more than it said “this is a fitting end to one of the most groundbreaking TV shows […]

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Great moments in entertainment

January 28, 2013 by Dave Knadler

Obviously, I haven’t found much to write about lately. I’m still not very inspired, but the month is almost up and the calendar at right doesn’t have much red in it. So here are a few desultory observations from a man still dealing (apparently) with the heart-attack blues: Downton Abbey, Episode 4 (BIGTIME SPOILER […]

Filed Under: Other Stuff, tv

Now that’s what I call reality

November 13, 2012 by Dave Knadler

Market Warriors cast

Lately we’ve been watching a PBS show called Market Warriors, which ostensibly involves four antiques experts going around to flea markets and buying stuff cheap to sell at auction for major profit. I use the word “ostensibly” here because in practice it works the other way around: The experts nearly always pay too much, […]

Filed Under: american life, tv

The best shows I’ve never seen

September 24, 2012 by Dave Knadler

homeland crew 2012 emmy awards

The bad thing about writing about the Emmy Awards is that you have to admit you watched them. And that’s not cool. The only reason cool people watch the Emmy Awards is so they can complain about how boring and predictable it all was. So, naturally, that’s what I’m going to do too. Actually, […]

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