Posts Tagged ‘television’
HBO’s “The Leftovers” is way off the reservation, and Tom Perrotta let it happen
“Eh, the book was better.” Said anyone who ever read a book before watching a movie or TV adaptation of said book. “The Leftovers,” the HBO series starring Justin Theroux and Liv Tyler, met “The Leftovers,” the literary novel with genre pretensions by Tom Perrotta at the end of June and … the streak remains…
Read MoreMini-Rant for Friday: The Great Culling on American Idol (Spoiler-free)
Dear American Idol Producers, We're not idiots. Well, some of us actually are. And some of us do revel in it a bit, particularly when we're watching your show. But I spent 10 minutes of my evening tonight watching the DVR version of your results show this week. And I felt a compulsion to write.…
Read MoreSopranos Finale: WTF?
Did my TV set shut off at a crucial last-minute moment? Or is David Chase fucking with us? I think he's fucking with us. "Don't stop," indeed.
Read MoreMouthing off
So, I watched "American Idol" this evening and I have a question. Shut up. Anyway. Back to the question. In all seriousness, wtf has happened to Barry Gibb's mouth? Admittedly, it's not like I've heard this evening's mentor speak all that often, but that lips-and-teeth construct as it stands today could not have gotten out…
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