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As I wrote last week, HBO has a drama problem. True Detective Season 2 was a dud, and while Vinyl isn’t bad, it isn’t really good either, which is surprising when you consider all the …
“Jumping the shark” happens. Six seasons in, though, and “The Venture Bros.” is still fresh. There are plenty of reasons why. Perhaps most significant, it’s because the show excels at lambasting other “jumping the shark” …
“The Knick” is beautiful. It is ugly. It is a profound bit of work. People who ignore it have weak stomachs one way or another. For those unawares, the Soderbergh-produced series explores the late 19th …
On the surface, “Billions” is about elite finance and its policing. The newest Showtime drama is hardly the first to examine tropes like nepotism and conflicts of interest. It is among the first to prioritize …
On any TV show, there’s always a main character the audience is meant to root for. That protagonist might not necessarily be a “good person” (see The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, etc.), but they’re reasonably charismatic …
“The Magicians” is offbeat in a lazy sort of way. Syfy’s latest show looks at magicians’ struggles in our own world. This is no Harry Potter, either…not even the last few volumes. “The Magicians” plays …
In the first decade of the 2000s, HBO was undoubtedly the king of TV drama. No other channel came close to the quality of its programming. The Sopranos ran from 1999 – 2007, and The …
“Vinyl” isn’t boring. It is also far from provocative. The HBO drama aims to highlight the revelry, drug abuse, and avant garde of New York’s 70s era music scene. And the show is succeeding for …
The very first appearance Saul Goodman makes in the Breaking Bad universe (Season 2, Episode 8) is not just funny by Breaking Bad standards – it’s funny in any context. Saul, played by comedy vet …
TV is among the easiest hardware to get excited about. The color! The crispness! The detail! New features and capabilities routinely crop up, leading to many of us upgrading sets every few years. The increasing …
Maybe it was the surprise hit “Spartacus,” or “The Tudors,” or “Rome.” More likely, it was “Game of Thrones,” which in turn probably gained credence from “Lord of the Rings.” Whatever the root cause, cable …
Perhaps one of the most noteworthy trends in TV today is the adoption of movie licenses. Limitless, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Fargo, and Bates Motel are among the first, and most prominent, examples of this recent expansion. …
Much like nature itself, spring brings new life to TV land. Traditionally one of the seasons that HBO and other stations unleash some of their heavy hitters, Spring 2016 will feature the continuation of many …
Spring will bring a lot of returning series. What viewers should really be paying attention to, though, are the few premiers hitting cable. This year’s Spring 2016 preview includes plenty of international co-productions, which makes sense …
Online gaming is bigger, and faster, than ever before. Just about every title has a multiplayer option, and those few that don’t still host online communities, downloadable content, and other goods. Be it downloading a …
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