We’ve covered the best and the worst of last year, but before we lay 2025 to rest, I wanted to take some time and give out a few special mentions. These superlatives took some time and thought, mainly because there were a lot of options. In the end, I settled on what stuck with me […]
2025 was a terrible year for the world. For television, it was surprisingly strong, thanks in part to a wealth of new programs. It was also the first full year of this blog, which I’ll assume is just a coincidence for the uptick in quality. The wheels of capitalism continue to turn, making the future […]
Before creating two of the greatest TV shows of all time, Vince Gilligan was a writer on The X-Files. For 8 seasons, he wrote some of the show’s best episodes and eventually became a co-executive producer. If there’s one thing to take away from Pluribus, Gilligan’s latest series,it’s that he hasn’t lost touch with his […]
As an avid fan of history, I’m immediately sat the moment I see the words “historical epic.” The less I know about the period, the better. Especially given the dubious accuracy of many of these films and shows. While I can’t speak for the veracity of Apple TV+’s Chief of War, it certainly has the […]
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. That is especially true for the new Apple TV+ series, Smoke, which is mainly concerned with flames and those shaped by them. In fact, there’s rarely a moment that fire isn’t front and center. It’s the main attraction, and by the end of the first episode it will probably be […]
