Category Archives: Television

Fear and the Walking Dead

Last night I finally got around to watching the first two episodes of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead.  I did it primarily because Andy Greenwald over at Grantland recommended it.  I enjoyed the first season of the parent show, but … Continue reading

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Soonish from Sherlock

And here’s a clip from what most of us are assuming will be a Sherlock Christmas special.  Again with the moustache, Mr. Watson.

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The Return of the Doctor

Turns out that we’ve got just over two months before the return of the Doctor.  Here’s the trailer for the new season.   I was talking to a friend recently about spoilers and my attempt to avoid them.  The beauty … Continue reading

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Flash and Swerve, or: Time Can Be Rewritten?

Well that didn’t go quite like I thought it would. The first season of Barry Allen’s The Flash just came to an interesting conclusion.  Most of the episode was talking, Barry weighing out whether going back in time to change … Continue reading

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All-Flash Weekend: A Season Flashes Before Your Eyes

By this point you’re probably asking yourself: what’s this guy going to post once this television season is over, especially with The Flash done Tuesday?  Well, before we get to that, here’s the final “sizzle reel” for the season.  It’s … Continue reading

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All-Flash Weekend: One Minute Mile

Here’s the one-minute preview for Tuesday night’s season finale of The Flash.  There’s a lot less pressure on it (in my view) now that Legends of Tomorrow won’t drop until 2016.  Still (and as any fan of the Doctor knows), … Continue reading

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The One Where We All Got a Life?

Long before the internet meme, there was the catch phrase.  The Fonz with his thumbs-up “hey” or Joey Tribiani’s “how you doing?”  The Full House “how rude” or the Family Matters “did I do that?”  Catch phrases showed up in … Continue reading

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The Muppets and America’s Best Broadcasting Company?

I don’t make my way to ABC much these days, primarily for Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.  That could change at least a little bit this fall thanks to this trailer for a new show with the Muppets.   There’s a … Continue reading

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Better Busking through Disguise

Last week Jimmy Fallon and U2 caught some riders of the NYC subway system by surprise.  The band started in costume with a rendition of “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.”  Then, sans disguise, the band brought in … Continue reading

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Reactivated Acceleration

Between the two-hour season finale for Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and the penultimate episode of The Flash, this Tuesday evening has shaped up nicely.  The CW has taken an interesting approach to its teasers: short teaser after the current episode … Continue reading

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