I’ve never read the Dostoevsky novel to which Teddy Rist (James Purefoy) referred in this week’s episode, but if “The Double” is as dense as “Crime and Punishment” (been there), or “The Brothers Karamazov” (done that), it’ll have to wait. What I do know, however, is that Dean didn’t quite fit the bill of doppelganger. […]
I’m looking right at you, friend. Dark Blue is our Leverage; we’re the counter-culture here at CliqueClack, and we must rage against the machine. Is it perfect? No, of course not. Week three gave us a third case, open and shut. It’s not only an unsustainable structure for the show, it’s also not quite as […]
(Season 1, Episodes 1-6) I got myself suckered into this gig. One mention of how I didn’t know Dylan McDermott from anything landed me an ultimatum: watch The Practice, or die. Okay, not die, but Rich can be a hard-nosed guy sometimes. Oreo, too. Let me ask you all a question; what does it say […]
As with most of the series that I’ve chosen to flashback to, writing about The Sopranos frightens me. How in the world is it possible to reflect on the magnitude of this work in just a (relatively) short post? There’s only one place to start: this 86-episode opus, which spanned eight and-a-half years, and six […]
The theme of this weeks episode of Weeds was a struggle for patriarchal claim to Nancy’s new baby. Yes, it’s Esteban’s kid (we’re assuming Nancy didn’t have multiple suitors at that point in time), but Nancy’s luck, and Esteban’s mysterious female backer, Pilar (Kate del Castillo), all dictate that it not be so. At least not […]
Because, you know it had to be something for women; I don’t think Julie’s (Bess Rous) really building an inventory for men. Geez, did that housewares party throw me for a loop! This week we got a lot of Joan. Now, I’ve never been a huge fan, and the beginning of the most recent episode […]
Ah, the struggles of an athlete. It sounded a bit cliched, but I imagine that Sasha Beloff (Neil Jackson) – sorry; I love saying his full name – that Sasha Beloff was right when he told Payson’s (Ayla Kell) mom, Kim (Peri Gilpin), that a teen-athletes problems are not of the ordinary nature. Do you […]