The show brings back all the things viewers loved about the first season and promises big things as the narrative leash stretches very literally into space.
Arts, Television, Column
Westeros Report: The North Still Snows
This is fun. Frustrating, but fun. It makes the audience as integral to the telling of the story as Martin or Benioff and Weiss.
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FX’s ‘Executioner’ Has All The Blood, But No Guts
FX’s newest program mimics HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ in many ways, but fails to live up to its level of fantastic fiction.
Arts, Television
Netflix’s ‘Narcos’ Redefines The Biopic Genre For The Small Screen
Netflix original ‘Narcos’ follows the rise to prominence of Colombia’s most notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar, and the men trying to bring him down.
Column, Television, Arts
Stephen! Stephen! Colbert Is Back
It’s nice to see Colbert again, but like all the other late night MC’s, Stephen’s still a slave to the late night formula.
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Don’t Binge Me, Bro
In the age of Netflix, more and more shows are designed to be binged, but some shows just aren’t cut out to be in the binge business.
Television, Column, Arts
In Defense Of True Detective
True Detective has played victim to plenty of negative criticism. But under honest, attentive analysis the second season in fact holds up.
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How We Learned to Stop Caring And ‘Fear The Walking Dead’
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ is engaging in ways its popular predecessor has never been. But can the journey to martial law be as fun as the destination?
Arts, Television
‘Daredevil’ Introduces A Blind, Blood-Stained Hero To The MCU
The latest Daredevil iteration may be in the same universe as ABC’s ‘Agents of Shield and ‘The Avengers,’ but he takes on a much more grisly aesthetic.
Television, Arts
‘Thrones’ Holds Onto Its Charm Despite A Longer Narrative Leash
HBO’s hit fantasy series plunges forward into exciting, uncharted territories, but needs to keep track of the details along the way.
