Look to the ant, thou sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
which, having no guide, overseer or ruler,
provideth her meat in the summer and gathereth her food in the harvest.
-Proverbs 6 (more…)
There died a myriad
And of the best, among them,
For an old bitch gone in the teeth,
For a botched civilisation.
-Ezra Pound
AMC appears to have scored another hit with its new series Rubicon. If you haven’t been watching, it might be a good idea to start now and avoid having too far to catch up. This show is similar to Mad Men in one way: it moves at a languid pace. Some have complained that the pace is too slow and is making the show dull. But for those who like puzzling out the intricate webs of this story as it spins its twisty way through intrigue and murder in the intelligence community, nothing could be more engrossing. The pacing of this show is deceptive because it can lull you into thinking that not much is happening, but the beauty of the show is in the details and the small clues, which are actually revealed in quite rapid fire fashion. (more…)
Ok, so who’s going to win? A lot of great dances happened last night and some interesting revelations along with some interminable and sappy blather from the judges. Here’s my rundown, followed by my prediction: (more…)
OK, we’ve not done an “other shows” for a while. I have to admit that USA has been pushing out the shows of late. They’re all of about the same quality. Good, but not necessarily great. Still, they are often better than what’s on the main networks.
Royal Pains started last year and I gave up on it after a few episodes. Covert Affairs I have been watching. It’s a “bit” more realistic than the typical spy show (i.e. Burn Notice) but still hasn’t quite found it’s vibe. (The way that say FX’s Justified found it quickly) I’m still watching but I’m not committed. Most of these shows really depend upon good guest actors who manage good chemistry with the leads. When it works, it really works. When it doesn’t you start really noticing all the imperfections in the show.
And you thought you were done with Lost posts…
So Aint It Cool News is reporting that the Lost sequel that is on the finale DVDs answers a lot of questions.
(Spoilers ahoy) (more…)
I finally got caught up on past episodes (last week’s performance above) and watched the Top 4 as it was broadcast. I really thought this was going to be the finale, but I guess we still have another week. I’m not sure why we have a finale with 3 people when last season the finale had 6 (I guess because we have the all-star format), but to me it seems like the finals should have at least 4 contestants. (more…)
So You Think You Can Dance and the Dizzyfeet organization put together a National Dance Day on Saturday with events in different cities. If you’ve been watching the show, you know about it–Napoleon and Tabitha choreographed a hip hop routine for everyday people to learn.
I went down to the LA event on Saturday to take pictures–I go downtown a lot just to take pictures anyway, so when I realized it was going on, I knew where I’d be heading! Napoleon and Tabitha were there to walk the crowd through the routine a couple times, then they put on the music and everybody DANCED!
I just watched the top 6 (see above, yes I’m still a week behind) and I’m wondering if my favorite two dances were my favorites because they both had Twitch in them or because they had Lauren and Kent in them. Those two are still at the top for me at this point, but special mention has to be given to Adechike for his lyrical hip-hop routine with Comfort. It was another Nappy-Tabs masterpiece which was very reminiscent of Bleeding Love with Chelsea and Mark a couple of years ago. The only reason that I don’t think it puts Adechike in the top tier is that all the best moves and most of the emotion in the piece came from Comfort(!) She was shockingly awesome. I have to say that I really thought Robert had a great night too, but I just like Kent and Lauren a little better.
I think we’re a little behind on this, but I just watched the top 7 and had to say that Lauren is definitely my favorite now and Kent is a close second. I wish they would just leave those two together because no one else comes close.
There were some great dances in that show, including Robert and Allison’s dance to “Fix You” by Travis Wall, which was about Travis’s mother:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvGceaFTne8
But my favorite was the Mandy Moore dance to “Boogie Shoes” by Billy and Lauren. I can’t find any video of it, but the episode is on hulu and trust me, it’s cute overload.
Top 9…we got a dance and a solo. What’d you think? Are your favorites pretty much cemented at this point?
We haven’t done an “other shows” post for a bit. So feel free to chime in with your favorite other shows we’ve not discussed.
Raylan: So, your conversion was sincere.
Boyd: Was it? Do you believe in God?
Raylan: Yes, I do.
Boyd: Raylan, tell me about your God.
Raylan: You know, white hair, long beard, sits on a heavenly throne.
The season finale of Justified aired this week and it was a bit of a shocker, at least to me. Spoilers after the jump. (more…)
This is it: The End.
I’m going to try to get this post out of the way so that everyone has a forum to start discussing. (Most comments at a KB thread ever? Maybe, if you don’t count the 23 flavors of Dr. Pepper.)
So, here we are at the penultimate episode of Lost, and the last one-hour episode before the series finale extravaganza this weekend. Hard to believe that next week at this time Lost will be over forever. Let’s discuss this next-to-last bit of the Island below.
“We’re very close to the end, Hugo.” – Jacob.
Just a friendly reminder: if you have spoilers about the Lost finale DO NOT post anything in the comments below.
Have you been watching NBC’s “Community”? If not you are missing some of the best comedy on TV right now. The writing shows flashes of brilliance, the ensemble is filled with likeable oddballs, and it has even give Chevy Chase a terrific vehicle to remind us that he is a funny, funny man.
The show has been solid all season but it reached stunning heights near the end of the season with its spoofs on movie genres. First there was the Goodfellas/Mafia movie flick (already expired at Hulu — sorry), and then that excellent episode was topped by the apocalypse/action flick spoof seen here:
(Watch it now before it expires)
As much as I love 30 Rock (and to a lesser degree Parks and Rec) I have to say that Community has been my favorite comedy on TV this season.
We’ve talked about the new FX show “Justified” a little bit already, but now that I’m addicted to it like hillbilly heroin I thought I’d try to justify my obsession (so to speak). (more…)
That was, um … different. It was all about origin mythologies on tonight’s Lost.
Spoilers from tonight’s episode and various other stuff after the break.
In case you haven’t heard, we’re near the end. Just a few more hours of Lost next. My observations from tonight’s episode, and some other things, after the jump.
OK, it’s that time of year where a bunch of shows are on the edge and might just get cancelled. Here’s a list and my thoughts as to whether they deserve to go.
For Lost, the end is nigh. And this episode was the first that I felt that. Rather than worrying about character development (nothing character-centric here), the show is putting the pieces in place for the finale, with now just five hours left.
Discussion of tonight’s episode, which of course means spoilers, below.
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In tonight’s episode, we get to see the LA-X life of Bizarro Hurley (that’s Hugo to you and me). Discussion of tonight’s episode, speculation and various other stuff after the jump.
A group of around 1,000 gathered in Seattle yesterday and danced to music from the TV show, GLEE.
Unfortunately embedding is disabled for the video, but you can see it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5PyIVVKoWU
Definitely worth watching. More videos from other locations around Seattle are coming soon.
What other flash mob videos have grabbed your eye? I love the Internet.
Desmond’s life has not exactly been a fairy tale. But I always like Desmond-centric episodes.
I’ll discuss this and other ideas from tonight’s episode below.
