There are two factors that go into the winners of the Golden Globes for Television: (1) buzz (2) how new the show is. The Globes like to be ahead of the curve and tend to award untested first time series. However, somehow they seemed to have gotten right this time. With shows like The Affair, Jane…
And we’re back! I barely remember where we left off, so thankfully the episode begins on a narrative curlicue to “two days ago”, when Stanley convinced Jimmy to give him his left hand by way of an ipecac-fueled fake emergency. (He takes both hands because duh.) I’ve already expressed my annoyance at Freak Show’s continued…
I can go on and on about how YouTube is the new frontier of media and how television is slowly deteriorating in creativity and quality, but that's not the point of this article. The point is to tell you the 10 Best YouTube Channels of 2014. There's no criteria here. These are basically 10 channels that…
Standing ovation for David Buckley. During the past two seasons so many episodes of The Good Wife have relied on the moods set by his score, but with a more aggressive and passionate score this time around, it's hard to give anyone else the MVP award for this episode other than composer David Buckley. The last…
It's the episode we've been waiting for since the Pilot and is a sign of the end for The Good Wife. Towards the end of "Shiny Objects," Alicia takes the stage to announce her candidacy for State's Attorney. However, the question posed throughout the episode was whether or not she would do it with Peter by…
Walking into Philly’s Union Transfer a couple of weeks ago, I had quite a few high expectations for headliner and local legend Circa Survive, as well as openers Pianos Become the Teeth, and Title Fight. I expected no-flaws, tight bands that were into the touring groove; but after seeing two (amazing in their own rights)…
Depending on how you look at it, Sons of Anarchy leaves on one of two notes. The primary note, the one that I ultimately think the series intends, is one of tragic regret, the weight of the characters’ history coming down to bear upon those left alive. But there is a secondary note here,…
I am, as always, of two minds regarding Freak Show. On the one hand “Orphans” is a simple, touching episode, one that uses a familiar but minor character to highlight the emotional journey the season, and the series, has taken on us on so far. On the other hand it plays as an overlong, lost…
Flying Lotus has always been a favorite of mine when I made the choice to expand my musical horizons. Ever since his second album, Los Angeles, I fell in love with the hip-hop beats and overall experimentation and how far his motifs would go. You're Dead is one of those surreal gems that shows through the drips of jazz,…
