Ballers… What exactly is Ballers supposed to be? 6 Jul 201515 Jan 2017 Herodotus told us to call no man happy until he is dead. The same is true of television: no series, no season, no episode can be called good until it…
A Song of Ice and Fire… Six Months of Search Terms: Wolverine, His Beard, and The Strange Searches That Lead People Here 2 Jul 20152 Jul 2015 A few years ago, I wrote a blog post called The Maramduke Fart Paradox, in which I discussed the strange search engine terms that lead people to this website. Among…
HBO… How Taylor Kitch’s Paul Woodrugh Should Have Been Introduced in True Detective 1 Jul 20151 Jul 2015 So far, so good, for Season Two of True Detective. Except for one aspect of the first episode that didn't work for me. There are four main characters in this…
HBO… Why Silicon Valley’s Approach to the Bechdel Test is Brilliant 22 Jun 201522 Aug 2023 We all know what the Bechdel Test is. Or, if you don't, it's that rule, invented by Alison Bechdel in her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, about fiction which…
HBO… What’s Missing From True Detective Season Two 22 Jun 201522 Jun 2015 Am I the only person disappointed that the episode didn't end with Matthew McConaughey showing up to the crime scene, winking at the camera, and saying "All right, all right,…
A Game of Thrones… Can the Sand Snakes be Saved? 18 May 2015 In a previous post, I published a dialogue between a relative and me, regarding Dorne and the wild Sand Snakes. We asked a number of questions, the main one being…
Game of Thrones… Why All the Bad News About True Detective is Actually Good News 12 May 201513 May 2015 Like all television shows that appeal to the intellectual and the obsessive, True Detective has gathered itself a menagerie of obsessive fans, the sort that remind you that fan is derived…
2666… The Book You Need to Read Before Season Two of True Detective 12 May 20152 Jan 2018 People are always recommending things with the equation of if you liked this, then you will like that. Or, before you see ____, make sure you read _____. And while…
A Game of Thrones… Brief Interviews of Ice and Fire: The Sand Snake Seven 11 May 2015 The following is a conversation regarding both the A Song of Ice and Fire books and the Game of Thrones television show. It contains spoilers for the five ASOIAF books…
A Song of Ice and Fire… Why I Hope Mance Rayder is Dead 13 Apr 201513 Apr 2015 Note: this assumes you have seen every episode of Game of Thrones, through Episode One of Season Five. I do not assume that you have read the books, but this…