Category Archives: Television

Two TV Moments that Always Make Me Laugh

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Television | Tagged Ed O'Neill, gorilla cookies, Married...with Children, Redd Foxx, Sandford and Son, tomaters | Leave a comment

Geeks GUTting Movies

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s become a cliche to note that large swathes of popular culture have been taken over by nerds and geeks. Zombies, vampires, hobbits, monsters, aliens, and superheroes abound. Among this summer’s most hotly anticipated long-form digital entertainments … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Television | Tagged grand unified theories, mind blowing, movie criticism, movie geeks | 40 Comments

“Norwood”

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I thought this was a wonderful book. Published in 1966, it’s a road novel that takes place in late 50s America as the titular hero ventures from Texarkana to New York City and back. Here I am, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Television | Tagged Breaking Bad, Charles Portis, Norwood, Southern fiction, True Grit, Vince Gilligan | Leave a comment

Gay Mountain: Krokodil on the Thames

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Callowman

Callowman writes: Gay Mountain was developed by British Channel 4’s in-house advertising agency and ran on the opening day of the Sochi games. This is public service television, tovarish. “Born Risky”, indeed.

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Notes on “Jack Irish: Bad Debts” and “Black Tide” (2012)

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: This series of telemovies is based on the novels by Peter Temple. Jack is a widowed criminal attorney who has drifted into a second life as a private investigator, debt collector, gambler, and quippy layabout. He hangs … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Television | Tagged autralia, guy pearce, jack irish, melbourne, movies, peter temple, television, victoria | 3 Comments

The Camera Loves …

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: …Dutch actress Lotte Verbeek, best known for indie film Nothing Personal, and as Giulia “La Bella” Farnese in Showtime’s The Borgias.

Posted in Movies, Performers, Television, Women men and fashion | Tagged lotte verbeek, nothing personal, the borgias, the camera loves | 2 Comments

Linkage

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Interesting how much some of these pathetic (if also zany) Brutalist Yugoslavian monuments — shown here in photos by Jan Kempenaers — resemble contemporary chic architecture. Coincidence? An interview with journalist Colin Flaherty, who has been tracking the Knockout … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Linkathons, Movies, Science, Television | Tagged Camille Paglia, Christopher Mason, Colin Flaherty, Emmanuel Todd, HBDChick, Lloyd Fonveille, Will. S. | 2 Comments

Voice Acting Gone Horribly Wrong

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I’m a great admirer of good voice acting, but I’m also a fierce critic of it when it’s poorly done. There are some unfortunate occasions when it’s just screwed up beyond belief. One extreme example: The “Bureaucrat” … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Television | Tagged animation, Futurama, Phil LaMarr, Voice acting, voice actor | 1 Comment

“In its death throes, the mega state is gonna make a lot of mess.”

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes shares . . . an interview with Louis Rossetto, co-founder of Wired magazine, by Reason‘s Nick Gillespie. Starts with predictions Rossetto made in the 1990s about the impact of Internet technology and then moves to what’s happened since, … Continue reading →