8 hours agoThe Truth Is Now Out There — And So Is Kim WexlerBetter Call Saul Final Season Episodes Assessment — Waterworks Well, it’s the penultimate episode of Better Call Saul. And leave it to Gilligan and Gould to change our perceptions yet again right before the end. We’ve spent so much of the black-and-white present day following the life of ‘Gene’ that…Better Call Saul9 min read
1 day agoThis City Shines Less — And More -With Every SeasonCity on a Hill Returns for A Brilliant Third Season The term ‘frenemy’ didn’t exist in 1990s Boston, but its increasingly becoming the only word that works when you described the very complicated relationship between Jackie Rohr and Decourcy Ward, played by two of television’s greatest actors Kevin Bacon and…Kevin Bacon7 min read
2 days agoIn Memoriam Great TV ActorsPart 1: Gregory Itzin The first time I saw Gregory Itzin, I didn’t know who he was. Indeed, it wasn’t until years later I realized his importance. …Character Actors8 min read
3 days agoA Reaction Piece About ReactionariesEverything You Know About Most Political Pundits Is Wrong…And Why You Really Liked The Sopranos Note: This is a different piece than usual. Originally it was intended to be more politically oriented about certain pieces on this blog. However, that would court more controversy than I would like. This piece…Conservatives9 min read
4 days agoPotential Jeopardy Champions for the Fortieth Anniversary TournamentPart 2 In A Continuing Series With the next group, we officially enter the era of Ken Jennings with this group of five possibilities, which starts making my job a whole lot more difficult. Obviously Jennings’ himself will not be taking part in any future tournaments (except as host) but…Jeopardy8 min read
5 days agoJeopardy Champions For The Fortieth Anniversary Tournament (Possibly)Part 1 of What Will Be An Occasional Series Two weeks ago in one of my series of articles about Jeopardy, I mentioned that given the history of the show it is a very strong likelihood that there will be a very advanced tournament to commemorate its fortieth season on…Jeopardy8 min read
6 days agoThe Television Critics Association Continues to Nominate More Series And ActorsAnd We Should All Be Happier Because of It Over the last couple of years, I have increasingly regulated the accomplishments of the Television Critics Association to the backburner when compared to the new (and to be fair, far more inclusive Hollywood Critics Association) in regard to their nominations. This…This Is Us4 min read
Aug 3Saul Comes Full Circle — And He Still Hasn’t Learned AnythingBetter Call Saul Final Episodes Analysis — Breaking Bad (No, Not That One) If the title of this episode didn’t pretty much guarantee that we were finally going to get the much anticipated Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul cameos, the fact that the teaser started with Saul tied up in…Better Call Saul9 min read
Aug 2Working From Home Is Not An OptionBetter Late Than Never: Severance In reviewing The Old Man recently, I posed the question whether Jeff Bridges was the most underrated actor ever. If television had an equivalent, one of the candidates would have to be Adam Scott. I never saw the cult hit Party Down so I can’t…Severance5 min read
Aug 1Five Years Out, Still Thinking About the Monterey Five: Big Little Lies RetrospectiveConclusion: Why I Thought the Second Season was Underrated and Why I Think (and hope) There Should Be A Third You can’t discuss the second season of Big Little Lies without discussing the one big cast addition: Meryl Streep. If the only reason Kelley and his cast decided to do…Big Little Lies9 min read