Before beginning Stranger Things I was keenly aware that show creators the Duffer brothers had meant the series to be a tribute to 80’s TV and film classics like Twin Peaks, E.T., The Goonies and Stand By Me (to name a few). It’s the reason I was so excited to watch in first place. Stranger Things is so much more than a tribute though. It’s a time machine.
Spoiler Alert: Balltastic!!!
So, I have been tough on good old TV in my last few posts, giving the fine folks who work in television the jazz. This go around will be a solid gush-fest for the show I ballyhooed many months ago: Ballers! (people in the background repeating in a sing-song manner: Ballers!) I talked about Ballers back in the day without even having seen it but just happy to live in a world in which it existed. Well, since then, I have been wafting in its Drakkar Noir-like essence. Continue reading
Here are my shout outs from TV this week:
How to Get Away with Murder is a lot of fun to watch. It’s this crazily addictive, sudsy melodrama staring Viola Davis and some other people. Continue reading
Paul: Please forgive me. I’m new to the television blogging scene and I’m not certain I’m qualified! I love TV as much as the next dude and I’ve been a subscriber to the posts on “The Golden Age…” for quite some time now.
In honour of a great week of TV watching, I thought it best to share some of my favourite moments show ‘n tell style. Continue reading
It is the night when Hollywood’s biggest stars come out to shine. I like that the juggernaut of film has to submit to its kid sister of television to get its pageant to the masses. This year I went full boar to take it in as one of the biggest nights on the television calendar. Snacks! Bubbly liquor! Extensive red carpet pre-show watching! So I was already committed to this monstrosity of tuxes and bouffants for hours before the telecast itself began. Continue reading
Over the holidays we decided to treat ourselves to some quality shows by doing another round of TV Secret Santas. This time, instead of picking shows for each other, we all wrote down the names of various shows (which we had either seen and wanted others to watch or hadn’t seen at all) and did a random blind pick out of a Santa hat (or in our case a Ziploc bag). This week Jane discusses her pick, Married. Continue reading
We are taking a short break to eat cookies and drink eggnog.
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