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.

Army Wives – A typecast cast

Two strong and two weak; this season of Army Wives is shaking out into a formula: Roxy and Pamela get the hijinxs and the nonsense, while Denise gets the emotion and Claudia Joy the heartache. Well, Claudia Joy’s kind of disappearing, but let’s pretend. Oh, and Roland gets the headaches. So, wait … what’s the count at? […]

Make It or Break It – Lauren’s a beast

So much so, in fact, that I don’t know how much longer I can hold on here. And that pisses me off, because I’ve really been enjoying Make It or Break It … but how much can we take? Lauren’s just an absolute horror. First of all, how disgusting can she be to Summer? The […]

Weeds – L’Chaim! Weddings, weed, and Entenmann’s

I got an Everybody Loves Raymond chill when Doug squared off against that mouthy Nature Scout on Weeds. What, she can’t share her cookie corner with the newest “You’re Pretty!” salesman? Rude. It’s official: Celia’s now a drug dealer … is the show coming full circle, to end up with Celia marrying a Mexican drug-kingpin? […]

Daily Rerun Roundup – A night to be 12 … and female

Those of you who’ve learned how to play this game are still drunk, or in jail, from the weekend…. At 8:00, TNT offers up last week’s episode of The Closer, “Identity Theft.” USA has a familiar NCIS caper, while TBS decides to go with the (kinda) funny stylings of Family Guy. Over on ABC, it’s […]

In Plain Sight – Another finale, another tight spot for Mary

Full disclosure: I was so bored last night, I had to fight to stay awake. Wow; just not a good episode. And for a season finale? I think the writers of In Plain Sight may have tried to dig a bit too deep with this season, what with the additional three episodes over last. I’m […]

Will it be Kashmir, or cashmere, for The Philanthropist?

Cheesy, yes, but I’ll bet it’s a valid question for a billionaire philanthropist like Teddy Rist. Or, maybe not. Whatever. How many of you weren’t surprised when Teddy jumped into the swimming pool, fully clothed? I saw it coming, too, but it brought back a really funny moment in my life…. At a party to […]

The Practice virgin’s diary – No shortage of guest stars, or shady ethics

(Season 2, Episodes 1-4) Lots of big cases, and lots of questionable ethical, and legal, maneuvering. I’m amazed that Bobby (Dylan McDermott) hasn’t gotten his ticket pulled yet, or at least been suspended. His firm seems bent on breaking the law, a pretty broad step away from the traditional bending that most law firms on […]