Look, I am quite aware of how frivolous it is to discuss the absurd amount of television I watch while people are dying in hospitals due to the pandemic, or marching in the streets due to the longest running show … Continue reading My COVID Life: 705 Episodes of TV in 125 Days
Off-the-beaten-path content to watch during the COVID-19 crisis… So, we’re all home (or somewhere hunkered down near a TV). Fortunately, unlike those that were quarantined in the past, we have online streaming to keep us from becoming too bored. But … Continue reading COVID-19 lesser-known watchables…
Here we go again…attempting the impossible task of predicting the SAG Awards. Trying to gauge what 130,000 actors think is good, great, and best, is crazy. Add to that the number of voters who either don’t care enough to vote … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Predictions
This is the area that usually has the least amount of consistency. And while this year is slightly more so, the nominated choices are, alas, riddled with supporting actors. But more importantly, did NO ONE see “Catch 22”?! Christopher Abbott … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 4 – TV Movie or Miniseries Awards
Not that you shouldn’t watch all the performances, but it’s difficult, at best, to find the time. As a rule, I don’t sleep, so…here are my observations of the nominated performances. As I mentioned in the TV Drama viewing guide, … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 3 – Television Comedy Awards
PART 2: TELEVISION DRAMA Not that you shouldn’t watch all the performances, but it’s difficult, at best, to find the time. As a rule, I don’t sleep, so…here are my observations of the nominated performances. Here’s the biggest problem: we … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 2 – Television Drama Awards
“The Crown” Season 3 (Netflix) Created by Peter Morgan So…now that we’ve moved on from QEII’s initial, and one might say, tentative first steps (and brilliant first two seasons) as the bearer of The Crown, can the show hang on … Continue reading “The Crown” Season 3 (Netflix)
Three highly anticipated series…all of an utterly different style and genre. The first, “Dublin Murders” a classic BBC UK-style murder mystery that happens to take place in Ireland. Next, the second season of a beloved American action/spy thriller, “Jack Ryan,” … Continue reading “Dublin Murders” (S1), “Jack Ryan” (S2) and “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” (S1)
There is nothing I can write to tie these three shows together, other than that they were the last three shows I watched beginning to end. So…we’ll just get to it, shall we? Let’s go in order of quality, and, … Continue reading The Great, The Good, and The SMH: “Peaky Blinders” (S5), “Carnival Row” & “Knightfall” (S2)
Two eagerly anticipated fifth entries to two beloved shows. One borne of popularity after claiming season four was the show’s finale, and the other borne of a hypnotic central locale clung to by a fervent audience. Could either one possibly … Continue reading Season Five of “Luther” & “Shetland”
