How do you end a time travel story? Is there any way to do it successfully? So much of the thrill comes from spending time with characters like Jake Epping/Amberson as he tries not...
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11.22.63: “Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald”
One of my favorite aspects of 11.22.63 is the idea of the past as a sentient being, and a protective, malevolent one at that. Someone or something that resents Jake’s intrusive presence, and fights back at...
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11.22.63: “The Truth”
There’s a lot to like about “The Truth.” Hell, I’d go as far as to say that five episodes in, it’s looking extremely unlikely that 11.22.63 will ever produce what you’d call a “bad” episode (although...
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11.22.63: “The Eyes of Texas”
Love is in the air this week on 11.22.63, which put the Kennedy assassination on the back burner (for the most part) in “The Eyes of Texas.” The episode existed in that sweet spot the show...
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11.22.63: “Other Voices, Other Rooms”
In a weird way, the thing I admire the most about 11.22.63 is its restraint. It’s hard to restrain anything when your show is based on an 849-page book and involves nothing less than time travel...
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11.22.63: “The Kill Floor”
Boy, 11.22.63 is going to have a hard time topping “The Kill Floor.” Not only is it a ballsy move to deviate from your main story in only your second episode, but to top it off,...
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11.22.63: “The Rabbit Hole”
Full disclosure: I’m a huge Stephen King fan, and I love time travel stories. I’m also a huge fan of JFK assassination conspiracy theories. So Hulu’s 11.22.63 seems like a complete slow pitch right...
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James Franco Goes Back In Time To Save JFK In 11.22.63
Hulu has been making moves into the content creation space to compete with what Netflix has done. This coming President’s Day the company is releasing their nine-hour event series 11.22.63. This series is based...
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