August 2012 News Archive (Page 23)
The Newsroom Review: Clear Out the Clown Car
Matt Richenthal had to take the night off and has graciously allowed me to cover one of my favorite shows of the summer… although the following revi...
Leverage Review: Missed The Landing
Leverage is typically clever and brilliantly written. But this week? I was reminded of the old saying, “If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance...
Copper Review: Law and Order
The premiere of Copper marks the BBC’s first attempt at a developing a show geared toward American audiences, something I didn’t realize anyone...
True Blood Review: Suck Me Beautiful
This week on True Blood, Russell recalled meeting Jesus Christ and described him as a hippie that reeked of patchouli. Well, at least he knew how to put on...
Army Wives Review: Patients
"Handicap" was another lackluster episode of Army Wives. I wondered if the title might be what they wanted going into it, to get a better rating. If so, it...
Political Animals Season Finale Review: Elaine Barrish for President?
Through its limited series run, Political Animals has been a character study about how each and every one of us is flawed. The better you get to know someo...
Breaking Bad Review: Empire State of Mind
What "Buyout" lacked in momentum, it made up for with a few memorable moments. Perhaps the slowest episode of Breaking Bad Season 5, the installment didn't...
Falling Skies Review: Mass Attacks
Falling Skies was juggling a great many balls on its Season 2 finale, "A More Perfect Union." And I'm not sure the series caught many of them successfully....
Drop Dead Diva Review: The Turkey Baster
One could say that the women of Drop Dead Diva totally kicked butt tonight in "Family Matters." After all, Jane and Kim both made some awesome le...
Weeds Review: Back to Business
Hmmm…. that wasn't the series finale of Weeds, was it? No? We still need to wait until September 16 for the long-running series to say goodbye? Darn...