Smash's season finale wraps up an absurd season with more absurdity. The height of this comes when Ellis announces to Eileen that he was the one who put the peanut in Rebecca's drink. He gets fired, smiles, strolls off, and we don't see him for the r »»
I’m not one for writing fan fiction, but this could certainly inspire some. With the exception of “Mystery Date”, this season of Mad Men has been rather light on Joan – in fact, I’d considered that the single flaw (if y »»
As Mad Men starts its fifth season, David and Leah look back at the cultural impact of the show and what can be expected in the new season. Mad Men follows the world of marketing in New York City in the early to mid-1960s and the people who sell thos »»
Everyone can be replaced. That, and selfishness, seemed to be the themes I got from last night’s episode of Mad Men. Betty sees that she’s been replaced by young, thin Megan and can’t cope with the misery of knowing that Megan is h »»
Maybe it’s just the comedown after last week’s stellar episode, but “Lady Lazarus” was not my favorite episode of Mad Men we’ve seen this season, despite the exciting presence of one Rory Gilmore.* *Only recently I had a conversation about »»
Apparently only satisfied with the most authentic music for their show, the producers of Mad Men recently shelled out $250,000 for the rights to use "Tomorrow Never Knows" in an episode of he show. Previous attempts to license the Beatles' music h »»
Last night’s episode of Mad Men was an A++ episode, wasn’t it? I’ve been loving this whole season, and I think “At The Codfish Ball” was my favorite episode so far. I’ve previously raved about scenes with Peggy and Roger, but now I’m qu »»
I complain all the time about Glee and how terrible it has become, but if there's one thing it has over Smash, it's the ability to make the viewer have an opinion, good or bad. With Smash, everything kind of just passes by. Eileen and her boyfriend, »»
Last night’s episode of Mad Men, the sixth of season five, was complicated, fascinating, uncomfortable and, I thought, fantastic. We’re nearing the halfway point in this thirteen episode season and so far, I think it’s been an outstanding se »»
After a record number of votes, the Final Four has ended. There was plenty of back and forth leads in both matchups. But in the end, we are left with one #1 seed facing off against an unseeded show. The battle between #1 Modern Family and #2 The »»
I fell behind on television again, so the reviews are a day late.The Killing continued the inquiry into tattoo guy and the mob. They actually catch the tattoo guy and find his drawing of Rosie. Another red herring? Could the show have been fixed? I g »»
If you ask me (you kind of are, since you came to my website) last night’s episode of Mad Men was an example of how great the show can be. Lots happened, yet very little happened. It was an hour of small but meaningful moments, cunning power pl »»
I totally forgot to review Shamless and House of Lies in a rush of things last week, so I'll have a few comments on them, though I won't get too detailed. Their finales were both quite different than the bulk of the seasons, which were pretty wild fo »»
Last night’s episode of Mad Men featured another bit of history, Richard Speck raping and murdering eight Chicago nursing students in the summer of 1966, and wove it into the narratives of the characters’ lives in both specific and abstra »»
The Elite 8 round voting has ended and there is still one Cinderella show that has made it to the Final Four. But it was fight to get there for sure. The rest of the final four features two #1 seeds and one #2 seed. That means another #1 seed went do »»
Out with the old, in with the young. That seems to be the theme of Mad Men‘s fifth season, and it’s showing itself in so many ways. Let’s begin with Betty, who didn’t make an appearance in the season five premiere, but was »»
I'm no longer busy and I'm beginning to catch up on all the shows I've missed. There are still a lot of episodes I need to watch, but I'm getting there. True story: I haven't watched a complete episode of Mad Men since the season four finale on Oc »»
You guys! After a hiatus of almost a year and a half, Mad Men has returned to AMC and my life is once again complete. OK, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but I’m really glad the show has returned. It is one of the highest quality programs on TV rig »»
The fourth round voting has ended and one Cinderella show keeps on piling up the wins against top-ranked competition. The rest of the bracket looks about what was expected. There are 8 shows left. Let breakdown what happened in this past round. Th »»
The third round voting has ended and there was only real one MAJOR upset. But it was a big one as one of the #1 seeds went down to a unseeded show this round. The ABC Region saw all of its top 4 seeds make it to the round of 16. Breaking Bad, The »»
The second round voting has ended and a handful of the top seeds were upset by non-seeded shows including one #2 seed! The ABC Region only had 1 upset, though, and that was just the #8 seed Sons of Anarchy barely losing to South Park. The remainin »»
The first round voting has ended and there were no real upsets. A couple of close calls for some of the top 32 seeds, but in the end, all of them are still in tact. There were lots of closer matchups between non-seeded shows, though. Lets break down »»
It’s that time again! It’s the month of March and that could only mean one thing…time for another Inside Pulse TV Tournament, while you drink green beer! The biggest and most talked about tournament during “March Madness” season is st »»
Day Four of Amazon's week long Blu-ray and DVD sale highlights TV shows Friends, Family Guy, Mad Men and more! »»
This Tuesday, Mad Men actress January Jones gave birth to a healthy baby boy, naming him Xander Danes Jones. A rep shares "She’s really looking forward to this new chapter in her life as a single mom,". Coincidence his name starts with an X? No wor »»
Every fall we're bombarded with a plethora of new TV shows, and every fall I ask myself the same question: "What am I going to watch?" Some years, I completely miss the mark. I was willing to suffer through half of Melrose Place in 2009, but skipp »»
Other leading Emmy nominees include Boardwalk Empire, Modern Family, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, and Game of Thrones. »»
The first round voting has ended and there was really only 1 MAJOR upsets as one of the top 16 seeds goes down in the first round. The #15 overall seed and the #4 seed in the the CBS Region, Walter White from Breaking Bad went down to the animated Stewie Griffin from Family Guy. I was definitely surprised by that, because Breaking Bad is one of the best shows on television. But it's on cable and Family Guy is on FOX, so perhaps there is not as many people who watch Breaking Bad. »»
It's that time again! It's the month of March and that could only mean one thing...time for another Inside Pulse TV Tournament, while you drink green beer! The biggest and most talked about tournament during "March Madness" season is still the NCAA B »»
By and large, numbered list are useful only for entertainment purposes. Without standard criteria, lists reflect authors' personal feelings and tastes. And even if there were a checklist for television show attributes, this is still television where everything is widely varied. My mindset is that lists are immensely fun to read and write. It allows for reflection on the past which is sometimes necessary when episodes continue to be produced and watched. I didn't feel like writing much at the end of the year, but I typed some random lists--no criteria, no quantification, just whatever came to mind (and trying to avoid overlaps). »»
