Spoiler Alert * * * Spoiler Alert * * * Spoiler Alert * * * I have a dark theory about why Amazon Prime’s super hero send-up, “The Boys,” is such a smash hit: its indelible imagery is so shocking — either violent, carnal . . . or simultaneously both(!) — that it supplants,** if...Read More
Tonight: Last Episode of “Fargo” Season #2 You have your list, I have mine . . . 1. “Seinfeld” (1998) 2. “The Sopranos” (2007) 3. “M*A*S*H” (1983) 4. “Breaking Bad” (2013) 5. “Cheers” (1993) 6. “Friends” (2004) 7. “Newhart” (1991) 8. “How I Met Your Mother” (2014) 9. “Fargo” — Season #2 (2015) **tonight** 10....Read More
The Most Chilling Crime Scene Since “The Usual Suspects” Lorne Malvo: “Is this what you want, Lester? Is . . this . . what . . you . . want? Yes, or no?” Lester Nygaard: “Yes.” Such is the chilling exchange/showdown between “heavy” Lorne Malvo and once-upon-a-time good guy(?) and former milquetoast Lester Nygaard in the...Read More
When the Audition . . . is a Previous Gig If you’re not a “Breaking Bad” fan, the highlight(s) of last night’s episode (“Granite State”) were Bryan Cranston’s brilliant scenes with Robert Forster (also terrific in a supporting role as the father-in-law in “The Descendants”). Best scene of all: where the two negotiate for Forster,...Read More
I suppose whether or not today’s TV and cable series are remembered as TV’s Golden Era (or at least a Golden Era) depends on what comes next. But, one can make the case — and I would — that nearly one-half of the greatest TV shows ever are, remarkably, currently on the air. That includes “young”...Read More
“What Were They Thinking??” Department Fans of “Breaking Bad” (I am) will get a shock of recognition reading the following news item, from a couple weeks ago: An ill-conceived effort to get rid of a pesky bird at a cookie factory with a dose of bird shot backfired when a worker at a dough machine was hit...Read More
