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.

Did you laugh at all at the latest episode of The Office?

Something about this feels just plain sacrilegious, but I really didn’t find the latest episode of The Office to be funny. And the main culprit was the new managerial dynamic. I think the redundancy, as well as the inside glance into Michael’s processes, were supposed to play comically, but it all just fell really flat […]

The Practice virgin’s diary – Tony Danza looks to bring Donnell and Co. to its knees

(Season 3, Episodes 5-8) Did you know that Lindsay was a woman? Or that Eugene and Rebecca were black? Okay, I did too, but this was the first time I got to watch The Practice on my TV, instead of off of Hulu on my computer. Thanks, FX, for airing them at 7AM on the […]

The Middle is a strong return for Debra Barone

Patricia Heaton is yet another Back to You alum heard from on ABC’s new Wednesday night (joining Kelsey Grammer on Hank, and Ty Burrell on Modern Family). Luckily for her, her new series, The Middle, has a lot more in common with Burrell’s than Grammer’s … as in, it’s great. Well, let’s not get ahead […]

Ten possible reasons why Kelsey Grammer signed on to do Hank

Yes, it really was that bad. Kelsey Grammer’s return to the small screen in Hank was a complete bomb … followed by the creepy sounds of a laugh track. Actually, that kind of killed it from the start. When Hank and his wife, Tilly (Melinda McGraw), walk outside of their (presumably) New York apartment building, and […]

NCIS: LA – Buddy cop show or ensemble piece?

I’m not gonna lie to you — it’s the former. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, so long as the buddy cops are enjoyable … that’s kind of where things get dicey for me. They just lost me last night. I don’t know — something about the show just refuses to engage me. Which is […]

The West Wing – CliqueClack Flashback

Ah, the post that started it all. The West Wing Week is an outgrowth of this here weekly feature; the series was simply too mammoth to be contained in just one post. Either that, or I figured it was a good way to get everyone else to carry the load for me (a thought that […]

NCIS – That should teach you not to bully your classmates

Back when I was a freshman, the captain of my high school’s hockey team was a guy who held the position as both a junior and a senior — he was that good. Back when he was a sophomore rookie on the team, he was initiated into the brotherhood by being pinned to the ground, and […]