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.

Dark Blue fans, where have you been? – Open Letters

Dear Dark Blue-ers, What the hell? I mean, I’m sorry to use such harsh language with you, but what the hell? I’ve been writing about this show all season; I’ve posted reviews for every episode that’s aired in this, Dark Blue’s first year. And my comprehensive coverage has garnered about six comments from beginning to […]

Hey, Army Wives, where’s our regularly scheduled programming? – Open Letters

Dear Army Wives scribes, What the mother of crap (Friends!) was Sunday night’s episode? A flashback episode … other people’s flashbacks, with our actors playing other roles? Really? Did you forget the high-pitched drama at the end of last week when Joan got “the call?” I can’t imagine a single reason for this divergence, other than […]

Greek goes dry for the weekend, and distilleries across the country shutter

The central plot of this week’s Greek was a “dry weekend.” The central plot. Yes, I know just how much these folks drink, but to make a weekend without alcohol into something akin to an almost insurmountable feat? I don’t care about the message it sends to the 18-22 year-olds watching right now; I just think […]

Curb Your Enthusiasm, because Seinfeld’s not here just yet

Here’s the skinny: I think Larry David, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, are really low down on the scale of funny to not funny. Like, if I didn’t appreciate the beauty that is Seinfeld, I wouldn’t understand how this guy gets work. And it’s not just because of how awful a person he is — and […]

Entourage – Eric cuts Ashley loose, and Drama sticks with Lloyd

I can’t speak to the fate of Entourage without Ari, but the fate of Lloyd without him is a total and complete mess. I really enjoy Rex Lee, but apparently not as a solo artist. Without his abusive and berating boss, Lloyd was a huge drag on the entirety of last night’s episode. Hopefully this […]

The Office season premiere – Rumors and gossip aplenty

This is a beautiful moment. You know, you work so hard, you try and you try, and yet sometimes it’s just predetermined that you’ll only go so far. Like, when you join a writing staff already in progress, and the good stuff’s all gone. Even so, a little part of you thinks, “One day, that […]

The Practice virgin’s diary – Great guests, so-so cases, and Jimmy in a death spiral

(Season 2, Episodes 25-28) Not surprising that Donnell and Associates is beginning to take on a new look. I’m actually surprised that it took this long for the little cash and respect that they’ve earned to begin to transform the place. Did I expect it would involve reorganization? No — I just thought that they might […]