Aryeh S.

Bio: While CliqueClack is my first foray into the blogosphere, it’s just one stop along my long journey in writing. With my first book of short stories bounded via copy machine when I was still a lad, my evolution along the trajectory of writing has far exceeded that of my drawing; that first book was fronted by a rather pedestrian hand drawing of “Leatherhead”, of TMNT fame, and my ability hasn’t grown beyond rudimentary since those days. But the baby’s cute!

Posts by Aryeh S.

A perfect storm of Californication awesomeness

While I’m not giving refunds to dissatisfied customers, I am asserting my claim that this was quite possibly the best episode of television that Showtime has ever aired. I mean, just the perfectly executed confluence of events that didn’t play as over-the-top. Each knock at the door could have popped the balloon, but it just […]

Quotation Marks – Canadians, vegans, vampires, and Gordon Stoltski

I’ll take “people we got an earful from this week” for two hundred! I was going back and forth through the quotes submitted by our writers this week, and I couldn’t quite understand why the haul seemed so light. Then it dawned on me: ABC didn’t air its new Wednesday night comedy lineup this week. Can you […]

“Making a new friend sure ‘ain’t easy” on 30 Rock

Considering how I once felt about both of them, it’s surprising that I actually am enjoying the team of Tracy and Jenna. Actually, considering how Jenna once felt about Tracy, it’s surprising that they’re enjoying one another. But I suppose you do what you must when faced with a common enemy: a new star on […]

A lesson from Michael Scott: “Monkey see, monkey do … monkey pee all over you.”

I’m still not sure what to make of this episode. On the one hand, I think the fate of Dunder Mifflin is an interesting plot twist that could do wonders for The Office, as it has in the past. On the other hand, as Michael as it was, ignoring something so serious and instead playing […]

Criminal Minds – What’s with all the vampires?

I know I’m not the intended demographic, but what’s with all the vampires, and blood drinking? I just watched Castle’s Halloween episode last night, and it’s a bit much.

The Practice virgin’s diary – The penis never lies … unless it’s been enlarged

(Season 4, Episodes 4-6) Three types of clients appear on The Practice: the one-off jokesters, the multiple-episode-arc accused, and the repeat customers. A lot of the first group are lightweights, though I suppose that makes sense. The middle category has yielded some interesting television, and I’m sure it will continue to do so — those trials […]

Is The Good Wife headed for private practice?

While I realize that his character was found to be a lawyer impersonator, I think there was a greater significance to Chris Bowers’ Ryan Alprin on this week’s The Good Wife. And I believe that that significance has to do with the trajectory that Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) appears to be headed on. First of […]