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Category Archives: Television
Supernatural: Renewed for Season 12. Top THAT.
It was a happy day for us SPN nerds yesterday when news came down that the CW network had renewed Supernatural for it’s 12th season. TWELFTH. I had been growing anxious, thinking to myself random thoughts like, “It’s okay, Sheila, … Continue reading
Supernatural, Season 11 New Episode
Have at it. The wind is so ferocious right now I lost power earlier this evening for about 20 minutes. Do I need an EMF, you think? What the hell is happening on the East Coast right now, weather-wise? Tornado … Continue reading
Mulder’s Magical Mushroom Mystery Tour
I hadn’t realized how much I NEEDED to see David Duchovny line-dancing until it happened. And now I can’t live without it.
Supernatural, Season 11, Episode Apocalypse-Next
I was going to put our lovely troll’s name for us (“annoying cunts”) in the headline, but I don’t want to scare people away. I should use Helena’s hashtag: #proudtobeanannoyingcunt. Maybe we should create a warding spell for the rare … Continue reading
January 2016 Viewing Diary
“30 for 30” Chasing Tyson (2015; d. Steve Cantor) I love the 30 for 30 series on ESPN but had never seen this one, the story of Evander Holyfield’s pursuit of Mike Tyson. I’ve got a Tyson thing. I loved … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Abbas Kiarostami, Bill Murray, Channing Tatum, France, Iranian film, Italy, J. Miller Tobin, Japan, Rebecca Hall, Richard Widmark, Sofia Coppola, Supernatural, war
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The X-Files Premiere Recap in Vulture Mag: Fiction Masquerading as Fact, by Keith Uhlich
Regular readers know that over last year, I binge-watched the entire X-Files series, because I had completely missed the phenomenon the first go-round. I watched a lot of it myself, but then, for fun, I reached out to my friend … Continue reading
Supernatural: Season 2, Episode 19: “Folsom Prison Blues”
Directed by Mike Rohl Written by John Shiban You guys. This post is aggressively insane. But I will paraphrase James Joyce who said, in re: “Finnegans Wake”: “It took me 17 years to write it. It should take you 17 … Continue reading
Posted in Television
Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, John Shiban, Mike Rohl, SPN Season 2, Supernatural
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December 2015 Viewing Diary
Christmas, Again (2015; d. Charles Poekel) So good. I reviewed for Rogerebert.com. Back Street (1932; John M. Stahl) Back Street is the story of a woman who allows herself to be a “back street” woman: a long-time mistress to a … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Belfast, dance, England, Greta Gerwig, Hal Ashby, Howard Hawks, Hungary, Ingmar Bergman, Iran, Iranian film, Ireland, Irene Dunne, Jennifer Lawrence, Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Kentucker Audley, Poland, Rocky, Star Wars, Supernatural, Sweden, Truffaut, Turkey
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8 Standout TV Performances of 2015
Jeffrey Tambor, Alexandra Billings, “Transparent” My good friend Alexandra Billings is on this list of 8 Standout TV Performances for her role in Transparent: The Amazon series has quickly made itself the place to be for award-winning guest roles, with … Continue reading
The Hollywood Reporter’s Favorite TV Episodes of 2015: Survivor’s Remorse
Good stuff, especially when you consider cousin Mike’s Survivor’s Remorse, and the episode where M-Chuck punches her brother Cam in the face sparking a nation-wide angst-ridden controversy about violence against men, made the list. It’s especially special because my cousin … Continue reading