On the Pulse of Morning read at the 1993 Presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon. The dinosaur, who left dry tokens Of their sojourn here On… Read More ›
Television
Downton Abbey: Pigs in a Blanket
Spoilers included Well, it’s official. While I’ve held off judgement until this point, it’s become quite obvious. Downton Abbey is a soap opera. This week’s episode just went way over to the deep end in terms of soap-opera tone. Now the… Read More ›
Downton Abbey: Gambling, Rape, and Babies, Oh My!
Disclaimer: Spoilers included I have been trying to watch this season live rather than DVRing it and watching it later, but I can’t resist. The series seems so short that I want to try and make it last, but there’s… Read More ›
An Open Plea to AMC: Bring Back The Killing for Season 4!
I’m not ready to say a forever goodbye to The Killing. I simply refuse to believe that there is a possibility that this show might be cancelled like it was last year! (Includes Season 3 spoilers) First off – that finale!… Read More ›
The Killing: Reckoning (spoilers)
And then there was that episode… …When Bullet dies. …When Holder and Linden almost kiss. WHAT? Yes, this sequence of events will forever haunt my dreams: Holder, you can wear a wifebeater, my friend. Reckoning was by far the season’s best… Read More ›
“What up, Linden?” My New Favorite Show: The Killing on AMC
I’d like to thank Netflix instant for a) introducing me to great shows and b) allowing me to binge on multiple seasons in a single sitting, as is my way. About a month ago, I decided to give The Killing… Read More ›
Mad Men, “The Collaborators”: Jabba the Hut Re-Emerges
Rule #66: Mix it up a little. You can’t always be the man with the haunted past. Wedding Crashers is not the typical movie you’d think of while watching Mad Men, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Don Draper’s… Read More ›
Mad Men, Season 6: Fat and Hairy with a Side of Squatter Goulash
This season of Mad Men is the first that I am actually watching live. I started watching the show last year on Netflix and only saw the last 2 episodes on the air. I feel like the buildup to Season… Read More ›
Lena Dunham Thinks We’re All Jealous Tools
“I’m on television and you’re not! And y’all are a bunch of jealous bitches!” Apparently, this is how all critics of the HBO show Girls appear to its writer, director, and star. Of course I’m talking about Lena Dunham, ladies… Read More ›
Mad Men Season 6 Promo Pics
Hello again, Don Draper. Or is it Dick Whitman? Or is it both? Slashfilm has posted the official Season 6 poster, along with a very interesting post questioning the possible themes represented by the artwork. Best of all, Angie Han… Read More ›