There’s a new British miniseries in town, or at least it’s finally reached HBO. Parade’s End is a visually stunning adaptation of the original novels of Ford Madox Ford by Tom Stoppard for both BBC and HBO, and was originally released in the UK late August 2012. One could go on to think that this … Continue reading »
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Thoughts on “The Wire”
No television show has the duty to make you care. Sure, most of the good ones do. So do a lot of the not-so-good ones – I care deeply about Sookie Stackhouse’s romantic endeavors and I have strong opinions about who should win Top Chef. But, ultimately, it is unfair to demand anything of our TV … Continue reading »
Girls Talking About Girls Talking About Girls
Art by Molly So Lena Dunham won some Golden Girls or something. That’s pretty great. In the year or so since Girls premiered and the internet had some thoughts about it, I had almost forgotten how intensely people feel about this one woman and her show. Now, I don’t really want to talk about Girls. … Continue reading »
What to Think About Going into Season 2 of Girls
I always forget that Girls airs on HBO, allowing it much more freedom than we’re used to seeing on any other major network. We cringe along with the characters as we watch their awkward sexual encounters. Conversations actually sound real because of the cursing allowed. No topic is left unturned. We’ve seen Lena Dunham naked enough times … Continue reading »