(Season 3, Episodes 17-20) These episodes were almost more fun than they had any right to be. No mythology and I didn’t care a whit. Instead, I got to see a lighter side of The X-Files with an incredibly playful storytelling technique. The Pusher is one of the best characters they’ve come up with. Even […]
“So, the laws of physics are in peril, my daughter is moving out, and the world’s coming to an end?” We may not have had a big, multi-episode, mystery arc to conclude with the finale, but at least the stakes were at proper finale level. A polar shift threatening the whole of the planet? That’s […]
I love the way the writers of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia manage to take two completely opposing ideas, and forcibly mash them into one horrifically delicious stew. Tonight’s plots involved Frank buying a house on the cheap so he could turn around and sell it for a profit. The problem is, the homeowners who […]
(Season Two, Episodes Twenty One – Twenty Four) I’m a bit of a finale whore. I tend to watch series finales of shows that I’ve never much cared for just because I want to be in on the hype, but it doesn’t stop there. As much as I hate cliffhangers, I do like how good […]
Jeff Probst promised that we’d see the worst villain ever in the history of Survivor, and it looks like he’s going to be able to deliver on that promise. How could someone play the game with a shit-disturbing strategy and expect to win? Indeed. I’m pleased to see that there are already several distinct and […]
As I indicated in my preview of this episode, Fringe is back and in fine form! It’s as if last season was all setting up this new focus and direction for the team, and I couldn’t be more excited. All through The X-Files, it felt like Scully and Mulder were always chasing the answers, always […]
I missed out on this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, but I did witness the big presence made by Showtime’s Dexter in 2008 and remember feeling it felt sort of out of place in a convention that’s usually just about science fiction, fantasy and general geekery. Apparently it made enough splash then to have the show […]
