We have only made passing reference to Mad Men this season, so we thought we would attempt to discuss “Waterloo” the final season, mid-season finale. Is that what we call it? Warning: SPOILERS AHEAD. Continue reading
Month: May 2014
Everybody Dance Now: How Dancing on TV Fixes Everything
If there is one thing I’ve learned from TV it’s that dancing fixes everything (at least temporarily). There is something irresistible about watching your favorite characters let loose and break into uninhibited dance parties! Continue reading
A Good Person: Musings on faith, lies and belief in Season 2 of The Americans
The actors gone, there’s only you and me
And if we break before the dawn, they’ll
Use up what we used to be.
– Peter Gabriel, “Here Comes The Flood” (as heard in episode 3, season 2 of The Americans)
Kiefer Returns (calling this Jack’s Back is trite: so I won’t do it)
I have always been generally antsy in my TV viewing. Being more interested in what will be than what is. My favourite part of SNL is the second commercial break where next week’s guest and musician are revealed. I get very excited when next week’s football match-ups are announced in the 2nd quarter of the game I am currently watching. The future carries with it the possibility of perfection. That which came from TV and has seeped into everyday life. The next meal, relationship, blazer purchase et al.
Email Roundtable #40 – Orphan Black
This week Kerri and Katie attempt to discuss Season Two of BBC America’s Orphan Black. As of this writing, two episodes have aired: “Nature Under Constraint and Vexed” and “Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion.”
The Golden Age of Television 