Emmy Spotlight: The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart arrives on HBO with somewhat lofty expectations, and yet, being a Ryan Murphy production, I wouldn’t blame anyone for approaching it with a healthy measure of skepticism, as well. It’s in many ways a spiritual sequel to Angels in America, another adaptation by HBO of another well-regarded period piece about the AIDS…

Masters of Sex Review: Parallax (2×01)

I've always seen Masters of Sex as a more viewer friendly version of Mad Men. While you had to wait for Mad Men to teach you how to watch it, Masters of Sex was relatively easy for viewer to digest. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, actually, in the case of the second season…

Welcome to Sweden Review: Season One

To quote one of the comedic greats, “curb your enthusiasm”. Welcome to Sweden, part of NBC’s latest offering of sitcoms, is an already tired concept. An American has to figure out how to live in a different country, dealing with the crazy customs and different language that the new country forces upon them. In this…

Masters of Sex Review: Kyrie Eleison (2×02)

I don't want to say this was a filler episode of Masters of Sex, but this was a filler episode of Masters of Sex. That being said, it was a fairly good filler episode. Entitled "Kyrie Eleison", the episode dealt with a new nanny, a new hospital, a film crew, and a nymphomaniac. Yep, you…

Reaction Shot: “The Flash” Leaked Pilot

It looks like we have the first leaked Pilot of the fall season. This time, it's the CW's The Flash. The show is a spinoff of their highly successful Arrow series, this time following Barry Allen, better known as The Flash. To respect the network I will not be posting a full review until the…

Most Anticipated New TV Shows of Summer 2014

Manhattan (WGA America) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veG28euSbMA The show is set against the backdrop of the infamous Manhattan Project, however it looks that the show is going to focus more on the scientists and their families who must all live together while it is being completed. I think the result is going to be a very interesting Mad…