Category Archives: Television

The Strangest Thing

Like lots of other people across the country, I spent my New Year’s Day watching the series finale of Stranger Things at a local movie theater.  It was a great way to wrap things up: big screen, comfy seat, a … Continue reading

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Opening the Office

The Ringer has become a great place for thoughtful, very comprehensive lists.  Case in point: in honor of the release of The Paper (the thematic sequel to The Office), the folks at The Ringer ranked all 173 cold opens of … Continue reading

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Our Current Futuristic Sci-Fi Moment

The folks at the Ringer recently posted a nice piece on our current, not-quite-futuristic, sci-fi television moment.  The three franchises he wrote about that I’ve got some investment in: Star Wars via Andor, Star Trek via Strange New Worlds, and … Continue reading

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My Summer in Scotland

Well, in a weird kind way I’ve spend most of my summer in Scotland.  True, I didn’t get any further east than Tennessee this summer in the real world, but in the world of tv, movies, and books, I’ve regularly … Continue reading

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Superman and What Works

Thanks to my Amazon Prime membership, I had the opportunity to see an early screening of James Gunn’s new Superman movie.  It’s the movie I’ve been most excited about for some time, so I was glad to have the chance … Continue reading

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“The True Thing About Restaurants”

Hulu just dropped the fourth-season trailer for The Bear, the show that makes your blood pressure sky-rocket just by mentioning it.  As good as it was, I felt like the show’s third season was holding back a little bit, so … Continue reading

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Twenty Years LOST

Yesterday also marked the 20th anniversary of the premiere of LOST on ABC.  Official premiere, that is.  If I remember correctly, because I was there, the first two episodes of the show actually premiered a few days before down in … Continue reading

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“The Great Tale of Our Age”

Last week Amazon Prime dropped one final trailer for The Rings of Power.  Hard to believe I haven’t posted it yet. And, of course, a trailer-watching experience isn’t complete without a nice “breakdown” from the Nerd of the Rings.  Glad … Continue reading

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Teasing a Return to Strange New Worlds

Paramount Plus gave us a nice preview of the still-too-far-off third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds at Comic-Con.  It’s a fun showcase of relational dynamics, which is something the show excels at.  True, the clip spoils the season … Continue reading

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Rings in a Month

We’re one month away from the release of the second season of The Rings of Power at Amazon Prime.  Prime released a full trailer this past weekend at San Diego Comic-Con that gives a way a good bit more than … Continue reading

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