Category: Entertainment Editorial

Note: I wrote this before any of the fifth season had aired, and I would definitely add “Ozymandias” and “Gliding Over All” to this list. This is meant to be a helpful list for those that want to catch up on the series while AMC is doing a marathon (they’re airing all episodes between now…

Since most of the cast, the writers, and VG keep clubbing us over the head about what an awful person Breaking Bad’s Walter is (they routinely call him a monster as if it’s not even debatable, and give 20 interviews a week talking about what a bastard he is), and how frustrated they are with…

Since most of the cast, the writers, and VG keep clubbing us over the head about what an awful person Breaking Bad’s Walter is (they routinely call him a monster as if it’s not even debatable, and give 20 interviews a week talking about what a bastard he is), and how frustrated they are with…

Now that the show is in its final stages, we’ve been treated to some white-washing of some of the core characters. “Jesse’s not really bad, he’s just a poor tortured soul with daddy issues.” “Skyler’s really just a strong woman who’s hated by misogynists.” And then there’s my pick for the most egregious of these…

[Continuing with Breaking Bad week’s character profiles, now it’s Skyler’s turn. Per usual, this won’t make much sense if you haven’t watched the show.]   “Why do people hate Breaking Bad’s Skyler so much?” This seems to be the million dollar question that countless traditional media articles can’t seem to figure out. It’s become so…

[Continuing with Breaking Bad week, today brings my thoughts on some of the core characters. Also, if you don’t watch the show the following will make almost no sense to you.]   For as long as Breaking Bad has been on the air, the two most prominent characters (Walter White and Jesse Pinkman) have been…

This coming Sunday will be the Super Bowl of Television (forgetting of course that the Super Bowl is on Television, anyway, you get the idea) because I’m pretty sure there will be something for absolutely anyone in the country to watch, and a very busy night for those of us who care about quality TV…

Tonight, (while some people will be watching the Emmys) Showtime will say goodbye to their highest rated series of all time: Dexter. While I’ll grade the series finale later tonight, it’s time to look back at the show’s legacy, and which seasons worked better than others…[Obvious spoilers for all but this season.]   Season 1…What…

Another Fall season is here, and the broadcast networks are unveiling their best and brightest, but I’m not really thrilled with most of the new shows coming out. The question will be whether or not audiences are, and which ones will make it a full season, and which ones will be renewed for a season…

Just as surely as the phases of the moon come the Hollywood seasons: grab-bag Spring, brain-dead Summer, and Oscar-bait Fall/early-Winter. [There’s also the dumping ground that is January/February, but that’s a patch I’d rather forget exists.] So now it’s time to look at the (hopefully) best of Fall, the least promising of Fall, and the…

At long last, some new book reviews! Welp, recently I was able to read three books about African immigrants trying to adjust to life in either America or (in the case of “A Marker to Measure Drift”) Greece. And although the books are on-the-surface similar, I learned that great books are made in the details……

R.I.P. Elmore Leonard, and now it’s time to look back at some of my favorite Elmore Leonard books (and adaptations). I haven’t read them all (I don’t think I’ve read a single one of his Westerns, preferring his crime fiction period instead), but I’ve read more than a dozen and these are my favorites. I…

[Note: I originally wrote this last year during Elmore Leonard’s book tour for Raylan, his final finished novel. I thought it was the only fitting way to say goodbye to a literary legend and one of the most enjoyable contemporary authors.] Evvvvvvery once and a while I get to “meet” a celebrity (usually meaning I…