Category Archives: Television

Leslie Knope and the Tourist

Last weekend I spent some time in my classroom trying to catch up in hopes of getting ahead.  To help with this, I put Parks and Recreation season two in the DVD player.  The show is immensely re-watchable.  I haven’t … Continue reading

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Remaking History

At this point in the year, fans of network television are playing a slow-reveal guessing game.  So we get the names and occupations of players in the  new season of Survivor.  We get some general network-montage advertisements that highlight the … Continue reading

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Saving the Day in October

Six weeks feels like a long time from now.  But that’s how long until the newest season of super-hero television hits on the CW.  Here’s a quick promo for it’s four major DC Comics shows: Supergirl, The Flash, Legends of … Continue reading

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Third-Season Legends

Strange to think that DC’s Legends of Tomorrow will start its third season in a couple of months.  The show’s first season was rough . . . rough and stilted.  Season two was a great recovery, with much better dialogue … Continue reading

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Back in a Flash (Fall 2017 Edition)

Even though we’re still a couple of months away from most fall-premiering television shows, events like San Diego Comic-Con have become a great excuse for premiering teasers and trailers.  Case in point: the trailer for the upcoming fourth season of … Continue reading

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The Thrill of Stranger Things

Of the many exciting trailers to come out of this past weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con, the latest trailer for the second season of Stranger Things sits high on the list.  This trailer, with great nods to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” makes … Continue reading

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“Twice Upon a Time”

Here’s today’s teaser release for the Doctor Who Christmas Special.  No River Song saying “spoilers” needed here.

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Thirteen and Counting

And so the thirteenth Doctor has been revealed: This is the first person playing the Doctor that I have any kind of viewing history with (Barty Crouch, Jr. doesn’t count for Tennant).  Jodie Whittaker has played the part of Beth … Continue reading

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Two-Day Countdown

And just like that, we’re two days away from finding out the who will next play the Doctor.

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The Kind Doctor

Here is probably the (second?) best scene from last week’s season finale of Doctor Who. In it, the Doctor tries to bring the Master (or at least Missy) to his side to save the people he has committed himself to. … Continue reading

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