Monthly Archives: September 2011
Suburgatory stakes a claim in the ABC lineup; “Up All Night” and “Free Agents” struggle
Suburgatory slipped seamlessly into ABC’s Wednesday night comedy line-up, while, across the dial, Up All Night and Free Agents continued to struggle
CBS comedies stagger on
How I Met Your Mother tries to conjure up Barney brilliance while 2 Broke Girls fails to earn interest.
Thursday night prime time round up
Jeff gets Pierced on Community. The Big Bang Theory gets disturbing.
A few things ‘Community’ should think about for season 3
I finally finished watching season 2 of Community on Blu-Ray with commentary, and it strikes me that a few things are never exactly wrapped up. None of these should really be classified as plot holes, but the writers could easily … Continue reading
“Up All Night” and “Free Agents” enter with a mighty – meh.
Perhaps it’s the downside of over-hyping new shows, or perhaps they just weren’t great to begin with, but NBC’s two newest sitcoms hit the air flat Wednesday night. And they’ll be just as flat when they are reran tonight.
Review: Deus Ex – Human Revolution (PC)
Deus Ex returns, finally, hoping to return the series to glory after a lackluster second outing, Invisible War. Fortunately, the series doesn’t repeat the same mistakes this time around. Though it does make a few brand new ones.
Thoughts on the Richard Donner cut of Superman II
I put off seeing this as long as possible. Superman II was a classic, and even though it had flaws, it was hard to imagine how it could be improved.
The horrific implications of the “Source Code” ending
Source Code is a surprisingly solid sci-fi movie that examines the human condition in a Jake-Gyllenhaal-sized package. It seamlessly builds tension and hope until it collapses into a single frozen moment. It is a logical, poignant ending… And then the … Continue reading
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