Tag Archives: justified
Book Reviews: Serendipitous Pulp Fiction – Richard Stark vs. Elmore Leonard
I fell into both of these authors of decent pulp fiction completely by accident, thus the serendipity idea in the title. I learned about one of my favorite shows Justified from my NSFCCDP friend m.poulet and I told you about how … Continue reading
TV Series: Justified S04 – Raylan and Boyd back to square one
I think Justified this year was an excellent season. Some web pundits are saying that S02 was the best series ever for Justified. And yes, Mags was an extraodinary bad “guy”, but I really liked the writing and dialog on … 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: Justified S04E01 – Raylan is back!
The first series to start the mid-season for me was Justified last Tuesday. Timothy Olyphant incarnates Raylan Givens, the unshakable Federal Marshall with a host of friends and enemies all over the redneck countryside around Harlan, KY. Season 4 starts … Continue reading
TV Series: Justified S03 – Showdown!
Well, almost. Season 3 of Justified has been a roller coaster ride with a few new bad guys: the evil Quarles and the butcher Limehouse. The intrigue and plot twists were excellent as was the eternal duel between Boyd (amazing!) … Continue reading
TV Shows: Top 5 old faves – Deadwood
Deadwood was probably the most vulgar show I have ever watched. And yet the dialogs were perhaps the most poetic and intense that I have ever enjoyed. There was a Shakespearean quality to the several of the characters – they … Continue reading
Death by (authoring) PowerPoint and Justified S03E01
I am mentally exhausted tonight. PowerPoint authoring overload – PAO. I must have thrown together nearly 250 slides in 4 presentations today. My brain just couldn’t deal anymore. Plus the new Justified S03 just started so I decided to give … Continue reading
NSFCCDP Movie Roundup and My Favorite TV Series in 2011
It was not a stellar year for science fiction. The Nerd Science Fiction Cinema Club of Paris convened for what little there was to offer: Green Hornet (we boycotted Green Lantern as it was reputably really, really bad rather than … Continue reading
TV Series: Justified S02 preceded by strange sightings in Paris today…
How often is it that you come home to a full-sized stuffed giraffe? Seriously, there were two guys carrying this animal into an apartment in my building today. So bizarre. And this on the heels of my sighting of a … Continue reading
Dex, Nucky, and Raylan, Part 2 plus Siri Report
Sorry, but I am short of ideas tonight and impatient to catch up on Boardwalk Empire. Those 10k bottles of Irish whiskey and all… Dexter S06E09 was really good even if ot was a little Fight Club at the end. … Continue reading
