Category Archives: TV Series
TV Series: Archer S01-S04 – Californication meets The Americans
I discover lots of stuff from podcasts these days. I listened to one from afterbuzz.tv about The Americans and one of the writers was asked what his favorite shows were. I checked them out, Girls and Archer. I am still … Continue reading
TV Series: Breaking Bad Redux – A look back to the end of S03E12 and E13 – Half Measures and Full Measure
I am so excited about the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad S05 that will air starting this August that I am watching with relish each of the episodes once again. I am up to the end of Season 3 … Continue reading
TV Series: House of Cards (2013) – I hope real politicians aren’t as evil as Kevin Spacey’s portrayal
I heard about this year’s other new show (after The Americans) House of Cards from a few different people before I finally got around to watching it. And then I was captivated and hooked! It is a fantastic, riveting show … Continue reading
TV Series: House of Lies S02 (2012) – The End of the Pod?
House of Lies had another spectacular season that ended last week. It was hilarious and fun and I’ll be so impatient to see what happens to Marty, Clyde, Doug, and especially Jeannie next year! This year, the style was much … Continue reading
TV Series: The Walking Dead S03 –
[SPOILER ALERT: I am assuming you (along with at least 12.4 million others (!!)) have watched the show so please forgive the spoilers. To those TWD neophytes that may come across this post: I think that there is enough suspense … Continue reading
TV Series: The Americans (2013) – Great New Nostalgic Show about the good ol’ Cold War Days
I believe that one of my blog followers (Rick or Jon perhaps?) suggested a new FX series to me a few months back, but I only got around to it last week and now I am hooked! The Americans airs … Continue reading
Life Lessons from TV: Management and the Walking Dead
Maybe it is a bit far-fetched, but I got to thinking about the question of leadership on the Walking Dead and figured there might be a blog post there relating to management skills. Currently, the show has two leaders: Rick … Continue reading
Life Lessons from TV: Hank the 21c Everyman
I think that one of the reasons for the popularity (and perhaps quality as well) of the show Californication is how Dave Duchovny’s character is a sort of everyman for our century who is semi-famous but with a truckload of … Continue reading
Mid-Season Reviews: Raylan Rises, Marty Stumbles, Hank Falls, and Rick Loses It
My favorite January shows are not all completely aligned in terms of their episodes but such is life. I wanted to offer a few reflections on the hopefully without too many spoilers. Raylan continues to return to his Season 1 … Continue reading
TV Series: Star Trek Enterprise (2001) – A great new beginning
OK, so it was like 12 years ago now, but I never watched the last series of Star Trek ever produced, Enterprise. Actually, I missed Deep Space 9 and Explorer as well, but my trekkie friend m.poulet has been encouraging … Continue reading
