The title of this post is a bit of a lie. I did not binge Black Mirror. In fact, I never watched more than one episode per sitting. The reason for this is that the show disturbs me so deeply that I could only handle it in small doses. A few times I put on … More TV Binge Report: Black Mirror
There are too many things that need to be discussed this week to write about just one topic. 1) Jonathan Groff is joining the cast of the off-Broadway musical sensation Hamilton. This news is everything to me for a few different reasons. 1- I LOVE Jonathan Groff. I have seen him in at least 7 … More Things I’m Loving: End of February Edition
The first TV-related memory I have is from kindergarten, when my classmate and I discussed the promo for the series finale of Full House. It says a lot about me that I remember this conversation vividly, and also that series finale was awesome- I mean, both Mary-Kate AND Ashley were in it at the same … More Why I Love TV (Spoiler Alert: The Answer is Mostly Buffy)
This one took some real thinking, but of the many hours of television I watched this year, I believe I’ve narrowed it down to 10 favorite episodes. With no further ado: 10) How to Get Away With Murder – “Pilot” Fellow writers in particular understand that creating a great pilot is really, really hard. Pilots … More My Favorite TV Episodes of 2014
Trying something new: every month, I read a lot of books, watch a lot of TV and sometimes a movie or two, listen to music, and, as of last week, even listen to podcasts (or rather, a podcast). This month, a few of these little tidbits of pop culture really left a lasting impression on … More Things I’m Loving: November 2014 Edition
From the first moments of the pilot it was clear that Transparent, Amazon’s new original dramedy series about a father (Jeffrey Tambor) who comes out to his adult children as transgender, was a good show. For me, episode 7 (“Symbolic Exemplar”) was when I realized it was a GREAT show. There is a scene where … More TV Binge Report: Transparent
Compared to the last few shows I’ve written about in these binge reports, it took me about three times as long to finish the first two seasons of NBC’s Hannibal. This does not have anything to do with a lack of enjoyment- I actually quite liked the show. But man, its gruesome nature and frequently … More TV Binge Report: Hannibal
The sophomore slump is more than just when college kids stop trying so hard in their second year and watch their GPAs plummet. Many TV shows also suffer from this phenomenon- an impressive, acclaimed first season is followed by a much more disappointing effort. I started thinking about this topic after watching the second season … More TV and the Sophomore Slump
There was a time not long ago when the contents of my DVR consisted only of 2 episodes of Teen Wolf. As of this week, that has all changed. The DVR now has to maintain a very carefully cultivated schedule of series recordings (prioritized in order of importance, of course) and keeping up with them … More Overcoming DVR Anxiety, or How to Keep Calm and Enjoy Fall TV
I recently caught up on Showtime’s fantastic Masters of Sex, which is currently airing its second season. Masters of Sex is based on the book Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love by Thomas Maier, which is a biography of the famous … More TV Binge Report: Masters of Sex
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