10 TV Episodes that are Endlessly Rewatchable (Part 2)
In the second part of our two-part series, we’ll look at my top 5 choices for rewatchable episodes. Based on the comments in my original article, I had to revise my list a bit. I…
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10 TV Episodes that are Endlessly Rewatchable (Part 1)
There are great episodes of television, but not all great episodes of television are something you’d want to see more than once. Breaking Bad‘s “Box Cutter,” The West Wing’s “Posse Comitatus,” Mad Men’s “Far Away…
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Five Sterling Examples of How To End a TV Show
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s finding a spider in the bathtub. Ewww. If there are two things I hate, then the second one is a story that doesn’t have a good ending. You…
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Why It Matters That You Write Right
In this day and age, we read and write more than ever. The sheer variety and ubiquity of the internet has led to the written word dominating our lives. Our personal life, with texts and…
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Five Books That Could Be Amazing Movies But Never Will Be
Certain books just beg to be adapted to the screen. Whether it’s a certain character that’s so vibrant that you can’t help but wonder how your favorite actor would bring them off the page, or…
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Children’s Hospital is the Ultimate Palate-Cleanser
Children’s Hospital is an under-the-radar show. It started in 2008 as one of the many weird and wonderful web series to come out of the Writer’s Guild strike (the best, and most well-known, of course, being Dr….
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There Is More Day To Dawn: What to Make of Upstream Color
Upstream Color is an artsy movie that generates a wide range opinions. The definition of ‘artsy’ can be tricky, but, like pornography, you know it when you see it. To me, ‘artsy’ implies three…
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Don’t Let Your Preconceived Notions Turn You Off To “Elementary”
A typical experience: You watch Sherlock. You love Sherlock. You think Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch are the most amazing duo of all time. You gleefully introduce the show to your less cultured friends and find a…
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TV’s Best Contemporary Title Sequences
Opening credits have definitely gotten more inventive and unusual. The standard “Perky music, cast member’s name superimposed of them doing something” has fallen by the wayside, and now we have some title sequences that almost…