SPOILER ALERT! I mean it. Don’t let this warning go unheeded lest you ignore it and learn the shocking truthbombs that exploded in the latest episode of American Horror Story: Coven. Got it? Good. American Horror Story: Coven – “Go to Hell” I remember when my girlfriend and I were sitting lackadaisically through one of…
Any true fan can see the value of a great sidekick. The protagonist can’t be right all of the time, or when they are things get rather boring. We need that extra voice to aid our hero in battle. In television we are given plentiful opportunities for a switch of protagonist with the various characters…
Don’t you hate it when you watch a show, fall in love with all the characters, and then for reasons unknown, the network pulls the plug? “Fall in ratings” is the claim, but you know that can’t be true because the show is so awesome and so fantastic that anyone who is anyone should be…
Game of Thrones won our hearts back in 2011 when it premiered on HBO. For me, who didn’t subscribe to premium channels at the time, the only thing to do to catch up with the rest of society was to read the books. I was able to talk with people about the show, name drop…
Doctor Who can be a heart-wrenching, stomach-churning mistress. Amidst the jokes, silliness, and Eleven’s wide array of amusing hats, there is the constant possibility of tears. And I do mean constant. 10 Memorable Doctor Who Moments It’s a given that fans will be sad when their favorite companion or Doctor is scheduled to exit the…
In the last edition of this, we saw how Dungeons and Dragons was co-opted (sometimes incredibly forcefully) into the machinations of light entertainment that is the sitcom. But while D&D remains a narrative excuse to get a group of characters with disparate personalities (with hilarious consequences!) into a room together to do some improv, other…
Host Neil Patrick Harris said it best with “No one in America is winning their Emmy office pool.” Last night’s broadcast of the 65th Prime Time Emmy Awards saw a number of big upsets as the usual favorites didn’t do as well as past years. In the acting categories, perennial favorites gave way to unexpected,…
TV is not particularly well known for depicting things accurately. Any computer that the whiz-kid hacker puts his finger-less gloves to will invariably make all kinds of beeps and flicking noises. The grouchy old doctor/police officer will be a complete asshole to his colleagues, but will always end up being right, and totally validated in…
At the turn of the century – which is always a cool thing to say – before we had the grumpiest of cats and long before anybody was twerking on anybody else (topical references: check, and one for luck: Gangnam Style, British television went through an interesting phase. Over the course of a few years,…
Animated shows have a subjective hierarchy. When Fox lines up hours of television dedicated to “Animation Domination” (including some, shockingly not created by Seth MacFarlane), choices for cartoon chuckles are numerous. But how do you rate the big names? Are you a South Park supporter, or do you prefer probably-past-its-prime Family Guy? Futurama: The End…
Stop me if this sounds familiar: Thing comes into existence. Thing gathers more fans and snowballs in popularity. People start to become actively angry that this thing is becoming popular, which then grows in direct proportion to the popularity of the thing. This is happening with The Big Bang Theory, a show watched by upwards…
Are you being spied on in your homes by your television sets? If you own a new Samsung TV, you may very well be. The latest TV models raise serious cause for concern, as hackers have already proved that these TVs are not secure and privacy policies have not yet been released. Hackers Prove Samsung…
“The Climb” sounds pretty epic. Well you have no idea. “Game of Thrones” season three, episode six sees multiple conflicts come to a head. Daenerys is absent from the chapter, but for the rest of our characters, quite a bit happens. For the first time this season, the show doesn’t feel rushed and we’re rewarded…
The year was 2009. A very popular late night comedian was given the premiere comedic job in television. His appeal toward younger viewers was going to be a welcome update to “The Tonight Show.” The world would then go on spinning with Johnny Carson’s old chair filled by the rightful heir to the throne, Conan…