Still worth watching.
Marley’s the most intriguing character these days.
Click PLAY or watch her on YouTube.
Two more seasons of Glee are committed.
Category Archives: TV
The Wire – season 4
The fourth season of The Wire has been universally lauded and hailed as one of the best seasons of television ever produced. As of 2012, it is listed as the second highest rated individual TV season of all time on Metacritic (behind season 5 of Breaking Bad), with a score of 98 out of 100 based on 21 critics—including 17 perfect score reviews.
It’s great. But the weakest of the 4 seasons, so far, in my opinion.
At this point it’s mainly my favourite characters keeping me going.
I cannot recall any characters of fiction anything like Omar or Snoop.
On to season 5.
The Wire – season 2
The second season, along with its ongoing examination of the drug problem and its effect on the urban poor, examines the plight of the blue-collar urban working class as exemplified by stevedores in the city port, as some of them get caught up in smuggling drugs and other contraband inside the containers that their port receives. …
Click PLAY or watch the opening on YouTube.
I’d never thought much about ports or stevedores before watching this series. Fascinating subculture.
On to season 3.
Though that season was 10yrs ago, the issues are still very contemporary.
What measures should law enforcement be allowed to catch and deter crime?
Boston Globe – Surveillance cameras a tool for deterrence:
GOOD CAMERA work played a key role in the identification of the suspects in Monday’s bombings. But the reliance on store-mounted cameras and cellphone video from the public suggests that Boston Police could benefit from updating their approach to surveillance cameras — particularly by placing cameras more systematically at sporting events and other locations where large numbers of people gather. …
season 1 – The Wire
I finally watched some of the critically acclaimed TV series begun in 2002. Intense. Complex, profanity laced dialogue.
The first season introduces two major groups of characters: the Baltimore police department and a drug dealing organization run by the Barksdale family. …
… the investigation takes the direction of electronic surveillance, with wiretaps and pager clones to infiltrate the security measures taken by the Barksdale organization. This leads the investigation to areas the commanding officers had hoped to avoid, including political contributions. …
Stories for the show are often co-written by Ed Burns, a former Baltimore homicide detective …
… The investigating detail was launched by the actions of Detective Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West), whose insubordinate tendencies and personal problems overshadowed his ability …
The detail was led by Lieutenant Cedric Daniels (Lance Reddick) who faced challenges balancing his career aspirations with his desire to produce a good case. …
The first season received positive reviews from critics, some calling it superior to HBO’s better-known “flagship” drama series such as The Sopranos and Six Feet Under.
… it parallels the war on terror through the chronicling of the war on drugs. …
Some great characters. Bubbles. Stringer Bell. Omar.
“Come at the king, you best not miss.” – Omar
Click PLAY or watch the Intro on YouTube.
Music by The Blind Boys of Alabama – Way Down in The Hole.
I’ll be getting season 2.
Why is “Duck Dynasty” so damned popular?
Maureen Ryan:
It’s a question that’s no doubt being asked in the executive suites of several networks, whose executives would likely kill a thousand waterfowl to have a show as successful as the Robertson family saga, which returned to A&E Feb. 27 to enormous ratings (8.6 million viewers tuned in for the first airing of the Season 3 premiere). …
Click PLAY or watch the season 2 trailer on Vimeo.
OK, this is reality TV show I can get behind.
It’s no Storage Wars. But I like the cast.
hit TV series Homeland
I just finished watching season 1.
Wow.
The first season follows Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer who has come to believe that Nicholas Brody, an U.S. Marine Sergeant, who was held captive by al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war, was turned by the enemy and now poses a significant risk to national security. …
The season received universal acclaim, scoring a Metacritic rating of 91 out of 100 from 28 critics. TV Guide named it the best TV show of 2011 and highly applauded the performances by Damian Lewis and Claire Danes.
… The series won both the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for this season. …
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Mandy Patinkin is great, as always.
Season 1 is currently being run on Calgary TV.
I hear season 2 is even better. But it’s not out on iTunes or Amazon, as yet.
So I bought season 1 of The Wire, instead.
Boss – Kelsey Grammer
Intense.
Boss is an American political drama television serial … Kelsey Grammer as Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, who has recently been diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies, a degenerative neurological disorder. …
The first season premiered on October 21, 2011, and the second season premiered on August 17, 2012. …
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I’ve always liked Kelsey Grammer. This is his best work yet. He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
Martin Donovan is fantastic as Ezra Stone. Kathleen Robertson is … fascinating … as Kitty O’Neill.
Sadly the show was cancelled after season 2. But there’s talk of a film that would finish the story line.
This was the first TV series I’ve ever purchased from iTunes.
new Sherlock Holmes – BBC TV
Sherlock is a British television crime drama that presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson.
Six episodes, broadcast since 2010, have been produced, with three more episodes scheduled to begin production in early 2013. …
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Warren and I watched the first couple of episodes. Excellent.
where’s my jetpack?
Jetsons 50th anniversary
… it was ABC’s first color program, most people saw the show in black and white …
… how many people who grew up watching the show continue to ask “Where’s my jetpack?” …
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Sorkin – The Newsroom
Aaron Sorkin’s new TV show The Newsroom is pretty bloody great.
… behind-the-scenes events at the fictional Atlantis Cable News (ACN) channel. It features an ensemble cast including Jeff Daniels as anchor Will McAvoy …
The series premiered to strong ratings but mixed reviews. HBO has renewed it for a second season. …
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Jane Fonda plays the CEO of Atlantis World Media, the parent company of ACN. Cute. 
