TV #36 of 2023: The Shield, season 7 The penultimate sixth season of this police drama was its weakest in my opinion, and this final year takes a little while to shake itself back into gear. Early on, there’s a continued focus on the macguffin of a blackmail box (or as I kept mishearing it, …
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TV Review: The Office, season 4
TV #42 of 2020: The Office, season 4 This is a deceptively light season of the classic workplace sitcom, with few of the plot shake-ups that have marked previous years. But there is still the structure of Ryan’s time at corporate bookending this particular run, and some new romantic developments offer intriguing forward momentum that …
TV Review: Friday Night Lights, season 2
TV #1 of 2019: Friday Night Lights, season 2 After a remarkably grounded debut season — one that I called “practically flawless” in my review — the follow-up for this high school football series tips way over from drama into melodrama. I can only imagine that network interference is to blame for the sudden tonal …
TV Review: The Middleman, season 1
TV #43 of 2018: The Middleman, season 1 My latest rewatch of this action-comedy cult classic, which lasted only 12 episodes on ABC Family in 2008 before getting tragically canceled. I guess I’m not surprised that the show struggled to find an audience, but it really is so much fun, with witty dialogue, clever pop …
TV Review: Breaking Bad, season 1
TV #42 of 2018: Breaking Bad, season 1 This is my first time rewatching this show since it ended, but it remains an electrifying experience. The character arcs are not quite on the level of what these writers are achieving nowadays on Better Call Saul – and I cannot understand those viewers who don’t get …
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