Last night’s finale was about all we could hope for. It trafficked in the series trademark emotion (which separated it from other sci-fi shows and made it feel more like an intimate drama than anything that would ever be on the SyFy channel), had plenty of touching moments for the core characters, contained a trip…
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Live-Blogging the Fringe Series Finale
Tonight marks the end of Fringe as we know it, and even though that means nothing to most people, hardcore Fringe fans have spent 5 years waiting to see how the show shakes out… 8:00 p.m. The end has started… 8:03 p.m. Nice to see Lance Reddick’s Colonel Broyles back in the mix… 8:04 p.m….
TV Reviews: The Premieres of “Archer,” and “Legit,” with a Special Episode of “Parks and Recreation”
FX saw the return of its comedy block tonight, and that meant new episodes of “Anger Management” (a show I didn’t watch…on purpose) and “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell” (which is great if you love hearing Bill Maher’s jokes three weeks later and out of the mouth of Kenan Thompson as he does his…
In Honor of the Series Finale of “Fringe,” Counting Down the 5 Best Final Episodes of Television
So tomorrow night will see the series finale of the sporadically great, occasionally frustrating Fox sci-fi show Fringe, which somehow managed to stay on the air for five seasons despite always being on the ratings bubble, and really struggling in its last couple seasons on Friday nights. [No real surprise though, since Friday is where…
Petty Issues: You’ll Just Have to Click Inside to Find Out (and, You Know, Clicking On an Ad Wouldn’t Kill You)
[Note About the Title: I kid, I kid…sort-of…] The FBI arrested 30 Italian mobsters in New York this week, in connection with their “grip” on the waste-disposal business. Yeah, that’s great FBI, once again you’ve shit on a mob that barely exists anymore…now how about some Russian organized crime and maybe, you know, some hispanic…
WCE: Glenn Beck Announces Plans for His Own Country…Is Beck Really that Crazy or Just that Rich?
Even though I couldn’t fit it in the title, Glenn Beck will be this month’s Rich Asshole of the Month. [Oh, that’s right, that feature is most definitely coming into 2013…there will no doubt be shameless rich folks even in a non-election year. I hear Donald Trump makes the news nearly every day, so he’ll…
Entertainment Editorial: A Review of Broadway’s The Heiress (and a Quick Note About Meeting Jessica Chastain)
I don’t get to see enough Broadway shows to make theater-reviews a regular part of the site, but if I catch one worth talking about afterwards, I think it’s worth mentioning. And The Heiress is one of those shows. Roughly a year ago, I gave the (then) red-hot play Other Desert Cities a mixed review,…
TV Reviews of “Girls,” “Californication,” and the Great, Underrated “Enlightened”
Last night brought the season premieres of three “comedies” as premium cable has now come to define the word: without laughs. That’s not true entirely, as all shows are sporadically funny, but they’re also not exclusively concerned with making people hee-haw, instead asking viewers to go on a journey that might be found more in…
Movie Review: “The Impossible,” the White-Washed Tsunami Movie
Otherwise known as “the tsunami” movie with Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. [I have to say this, because The Impossible is a lousy, forgettable title that tells you nothing about the movie, even people that have watched it sometimes forget what it’s called.] For me, this movie boils down to one fantastic, jaw-on-the-floor sequence, and…
Movie Review: Not Fade Away
Another indie few people have seen and fewer still will like. Arguably less impressive than Hyde Park on the Hudson… This movie is a passion project for director David Chase (who created The Sopranos, but has never made a film before…and it shows), and is clearly autobiographical. It’s about a band in New Jersey during…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: Hyde Park on the Hudson
Well if that title’s not enough of a mouthful for you, you’re in the right place. Clearly, you’re a dedicated Alabama Liberal fan, which you might have to be to care about this independent film that few people have seen, and fewer still have liked. Sure, the Golden Globes threw it some nominations, but that’s…
Bubba’s Sex Tips: Has Alabama Become the…[Shudder]…New York Yankees of College Sports?
As a huge fucking redneck and an Alabama resident, I looooooooove me some Alabama football. I post nothing but “Roll Tide!” and “Fuck you All-Barn!” on my Facebook page. I have an impressive collection of Alabama football caps, not to mention I wear a shirt that in some way says I’m an Alabama fan at…
Oscar Nominations are Announced…Who Will Win, Who Should Win, and Who Was Robbed
Gooooooooooooodddddddddamn, these nominations were some tricky devils, diverging heavily from the Screen Actor’s Guild, the Director’s Guild, and the Golden Globe awards. [Although the Golden Globes shouldn’t be entirely unexpected, as the Academy has embraced a more independent-movie-based mindset than their gaudy, celebrity-driven friends in the Hollywood Foreign Press.] Oh well, let’s get to it……