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Margaux and I are happy that Joe’s storyline is going somewhere in this week’s Halt and Catch Fire. Trevor: So I know in the past you’ve been pretty lukewarm on Joe’s role this season – did “And She Was” work any better for you? I mean, the guy went through a lot in a single […]
House of Cards has a serious Claire problem. I don’t mean in the way she’s written or performed – although I do have issues with both – but in the way the show approaches her. HoC is head over heels in love with Claire; I haven’t seen a show this enamored of one of its characters since Crossbones. In trying […]
There’s a point in “Don’t Wanna Die Anonymous,” the series premiere of FX’s new show Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, where everything makes sense. It comes after the cold open, much of which is shot documentary-style and features no less a talking head than Dave Grohl. No one will shut up about how great the Heathens, or their lead singer Johnny […]
I gotta admit, I always forget that the Emmys don’t go down in the usual awards season of January-March, so the announcement of nominees always catches me somewhat by surprise. I’m bad at my job. Anyway, here’s a rundown of the Emmy nominees in all the main categories. Outstanding Drama Series Game of Thrones Better […]
How strange it must have been for Joss Whedon to make Avengers: Age of Ultron. As his swan song in the Marvel universe, he’s free to embrace his weirder tendencies – and he does – but with so many franchises to juggle, and so many sequels and new characters being introduced in the next few years, Ultron ultimately feels […]
I have to confess: I didn’t watch all of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt this weekend. I watched all of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt TWICE this weekend. But as much as I loved the show – and I loved it so much, you guys – I don’t know if I’m the best person to review it, because I’m […]
Maybe I’m not the best person to make this list. TV has gotten so goddamn good in the last few years that it’s impossible to absorb it all; moreover, as you’ll see, my tastes skew more towards drama than comedy. Here’s a small sampling of shows that I didn’t get around to watching this year: […]
Joan Rivers, comedienne, writer, director, talk-show host, and red-carpet mainstay, has died at the age of 81 after being taken off of life support. Rivers – born Joan Alexandra Molinsky – was admitted to Mount Sinai hospital in New York on August 28, after she reportedly stopped breathing during surgery on her vocal chords. Her […]
With 2014 a little more than half over, my partner in crime Margaux and I wanted to take a look at the year’s ten best episodes of television so far. It’s been a hell of year; Fargo and True Detective floored us with amazing debut seasons, Community returned to NBC under Dan Harmon’s stewardship, and […]
Allow me, if you will, to quote something I wrote in my review of the last episode of Game of Thrones: This is going to be a depressing week for Trevor, because Game of Thrones, Louie, and Fargo are all ending fantastic seasons. Then I’m stuck with goddamn summer TV. Tyrant better be good. Haha! […]
The Emmys are an award ceremony that, to me, loses validity every year. How many times can you reward Jim Parsons, Modern Family, and The Amazing Race? That said, occasionally they get things right – Louis C.K., for instance, has won a few – so let’s see how it turned out with this years Emmy nominees. […]
This is going to be a depressing week for Trevor, because Game of Thrones, Louie, and Fargo are all ending fantastic seasons. Then I’m stuck with goddamn summer TV. Tyrant better be good. Anyway, we’ll get to Louie and Fargo throughout the week, but now let’s talk about “The Children,” which was, as David Benioff […]
