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Tag: The Leftovers
The Best TV Shows of 2017!
Honorable Mentions: Although a little too uneven for the Top Ten, the final seasons of “Longmire” and “Halt and Catch Fire” were definitely things to seek out. As was the final season of “Samurai Jack,” which returned to give fans a proper send-off for this beloved character. And I’m downright excited to see what the Gorgeous…
The Best TV Characters of the Year
It was a very, very competitive year for quality TV characters, and this marks the first time all three of the top three have been female characters… Most Polarizing, Possibly Great Character: V.M. Varga (David Thewlis) on “Fargo” …Some hated Varga and some loved…well, at least enjoyed watching his Dickensian wit mixed with Faustian vibes. He…
Reviewing Every Episode of “The Leftovers,” and Ranking the Seasons
Note: I’m only reviewing each individual episode in the third and final season, but I’ll have reviews of Season 1 (not so great) and Season 2 (a masterpiece). I chose not to write reviews of each episode in those seasons because it would be tedious, episode quality is more uniform in those seasons, and to be brutally honest,…
TV Reviews: The Leftovers, The Son, American Gods
Three novels adapted into TV series, and even though “The Circle” demonstrated the downsides of movie adaptations that diverge too far from their source material, these shows may demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of source-novel devotion for TV. The Leftovers…Longtime readers know that I hated the first season of HBO’s adaptation of the Tom Perrotta…