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More than ever, it’s difficult to determine what’s going to stick and resonate with television viewers. Will a new series on Netflix be the next big thing? What did Empire do different from other network television series to breakout? There isn’t a formula for success with any type of...
As I’m sure many of you already know, there is a ton of television nowadays and a lot of outlets to consume it on. Even if you have nothing else to do but watch television all day everyday, you couldn’t even scratch the surface of the amount of content...
Snowpiercer is a really good flick; however, I don’t think I could have told you that after my first viewing of it. I heard this was a “Must See” movie for the summer, so I thought I would recommend it to a couple of my friends and we would...
Louis C. K. Louis C. K. writes, directs, edits and stars in FX’s Louie , and it’s is like nothing else on the air. That’s a triumph in and of itself considering how much strikingly similar television is on the air. There is nothing even close to Louie....
Louie is one of televisions best shows and it has garnered such admiration from fans, and acclaim from critics, for its ability to put a microscope over a myriad of life’s little moments, moments considered to be mundane and/or trivial. But Louis C.K., creator/writer/director/editor and, of course, the star...
This was a difficult decision for Adam Silver, Commissioner of the NBA. With only three months in his position, he has this dropped in his lap. He is forced to make a decision that will undoubtedly set a precedent for not only the NBA, but for all of professional sports....
I consume a lot of television (which is a problem I’m trying to work out) and in doing so I’ve increasingly become aware that there is too much good television out there. This isn’t news to television devotees, but I bring this up because it has become an internal...
Review I feel like I’m watching something that’s going to be transcendent. What it is exactly, I don’t know. Comedy Central’s Review is so original and so absurd it makes me want to go out and review life itself, just like the show’s host, Forrest MacNeil (Andrew Daly). Of...
Promise of True Detective It says it all in its title. True Detective didn’t do anything other than tell the interesting and provocative story of two detectives in pursuit of a monster. Along the way these detectives shared their different viewpoints on life, had difficulties in their personal...
Ellen I like Ellen DeGeneres. I like her talk show and her humor, even though it’s a little safe and definitely not risqué. But what I enjoyed about her hosting the Oscars is that she’s just as big a deal as any of the celebrities in attendance. She’s not...