0 comments by Steve Lepore on 6/2/2014
First thing’s first: Catfish is not the realest. I am fully aware of this, and do not care. I enjoy the show, despite all of the TV machinations that go into making it a compelling television show. For the past two-plus years, I have made Catfish my indulgence in schlock, and not for its realism. For one thing, I […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/30/2014
Let’s just get right to it. A Million Ways to Die in the West is the most disappointing movie of the summer thus far. Maybe I expected too much from Seth MacFarlane and his new movie. At the very least, I expected to laugh. Especially a couple of those deep, “it’s so wrong, but so […]
0 comments by Reva Friedel
I was really debating with myself about what to do with this recap. I watched episode two online Wednesday night when I was exhausted and took the following notes: Drink every time they say “fairy tale,” and the next thing you know, you will wake up days later in a gutter next to Lindsay Lohan’s […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 5/28/2014
You know errands. You dread doing them. You make lists and goals of what you need to do and when you need do them by. When you do them efficiently, boy do you feel accomplished! A good parking spot, a string of green lights, and getting in and out of stores quickly is certainly a […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/27/2014
The full story of Mad Men, whose Breaking Bad-inspired “midseason finale” aired Sunday night on AMC, won’t be written for another year. Seven more episodes will close the book on a remarkable television series… and give rise to many books by those who have chronicled the show from the start. Looking back at the first […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
FX’s Fargo began the second half of its 10-episode season last Tuesday (May 20). Four more episodes remain with the May 27 broadcast. My friend Edwin Arnaudin and I thought the series’ halfway point to look at what the show has done so far and where it might go for the remainder of this season. […]
0 comments by Reva Friedel on 5/24/2014
On Tuesday, Fox debuted its newest reality dating train wreck, I Wanna Marry Harry, in which a rando British knockoff tries to trick 12 vapid 25-year-old-and-under American girls into believing he’s Prince Harry, fourth in line to the throne. The first episode was on Tuesday (May 20), but it took me until Friday to actually […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/23/2014
Man, was I wrong about X-Men: Days of Future Past. I generally feel like we shouldn’t go into a movie with preconceived ideas as to whether or not it’ll be any good. (Of course, we all carry some general first impressions before watching a film. Doesn’t that influence our viewing choices in the first place?) […]
0 comments by Steve Lepore on 5/22/2014
Netflix is usually the place where the bored and relaxed go to indulge in their usual comforts. A season of a TV show you liked five years ago here, a movie starring your favorite actor there. You don’t necessarily see people leave their typical likes and dislikes. Why not use Netflix to try and discover new movies […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 5/19/2014
Saturday Night Live is in the middle of a transition. The past two seasons of SNL have seen the departures of Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, and Kristen Wiig. Easily six of the best performers of the past ten years, all-time great cast members, and enormously huge shoes to fill. To use a sports phrase, the 39th […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/17/2014
Godzilla is not the movie that trailers and commercials lead you to think it is. Sometimes, that sort of deception can be a bad thing. Studio marketing departments and distributors try to cover up a stinker or attempt to pull in a wider audience. But in this case, such trickery is a good thing. Director […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/14/2014
Considering the uproar that consumed the internet and pop culture when Ben Affleck was announced as the next Batman, I was a bit surprised that our daily lives didn’t come to an immediate stop when a photo of Affleck in his new Batsuit had hit the internet. I was in my car at the time […]
0 comments by Steve Lepore
ABC is in fourth place, but they’re not necessarily in dire straits. Modern Family, Dancing with the Stars, Grey’s Anatomy, Once Upon a Time and Castle are all fading, but still viable. Scandal is still the most talked about show on television. They even developed a little comedy hit in The Goldbergs that they’ll try to increase the profile of next year. Yes, ABC is […]
0 comments by Steve Lepore on 5/13/2014
So Fox kinda fell off of a cliff at some point within the last few seasons. American Idol, and Glee faded drastically, The X Factor never was, New Girl can’t hold its own and even The Simpsons and Family Guy have started to edge towards “is it really worth it?” territory. I don’t say any of this gleefully. In New Girl, Brooklyn Nine Nine and Bob’s Burgers, Fox broadcasts three of […]
0 comments by Steve Lepore on 5/12/2014
Remember when NBC was a gong show? That was like, a year ago. The network was in last place, trying to fix itself, with tons of insiders wondering if it even could be fixed. This year, NBC will beat the other three major networks among Adults 18-49, the demographic most valued by advertisers. This is […]
