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 ever made.” That was six years ago. I mention it because I recently […]
Great moments in entertainment
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 AHEAD): My wife says she saw this coming, but I really didn’t. Yes, […]
Now that’s what I call reality
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, and end up getting hosed at auction time. I guess that’s one of […]
The best shows I’ve never seen
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, for a boring show it was still better than any Academy Awards show […]
A world without power. Or imagination.
I stayed up last night to watch Revolution, NBC’s new drama about a world without suddenly and inexplicably without electricity. I was intrigued by the premise, OK? Also, I wanted to see some cool CGI scenes of Chicago overrun with vegetation. Unfortunately, the premise and the fleeting CGI stuff are about all there is. The show has a thoughtless, half-baked feel to it, focusing on impossibly good-looking […]
So long, Mike. Been good to know you
Today I’m still kind of bummed out over the untimely death of Mike Ehrmantraut in Breaking Bad. I guess I saw it coming, but still. Mike was a bad hombre with his own hard integrity and only one weakness — his little granddaughter. He also had a wit as dry and abrasive as the New Mexico desert. A character that memorable comes along only once in a […]
And now for something completely different
Until Tuesday, my only TV viewing on this trip was about 8 minutes of channel surfing at a Super 8 in Alma, Nebraska. Then Tess sent word that she’d just bought the new season of Breaking Bad on Amazon. That night I put on the headphones and watched episode one, “Live Free or Die,” on my laptop. I’ll tell you, this show just keeps getting better. (Spoiler […]
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