Tag: TV Review
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Another Week, Another Excellent Better Call Saul
I know I said that the descent into full Breaking Bad-town last week came as a bit of an unwelcome surprise, but it now seems like a necessary evil. It made the transition into this week far smoother, as the rapidly shifting aesthetic of the show had already been reintroduced. Breaking Bad fans will recognize the…
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Nice Guys Take a Breather, Netflix’s Love Wins This Round
Somehow, the Netflix original series Love manages to take the tired “nice guy gets the bad girl” trope and spin it on its head. Not only did writers Judd Apatow and Lesley Arfin manage to create a show with both authenticity and dimension, they did it without demonizing or gold-plating the two very human principle…
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Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why to… Not
Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why left a lot to be desired. Not that Jay Asher’s book by the same name did much better. To be concise, it was a teenage melodrama with a convoluted, repetitive and unlikely story. It was a grim and morbid version of any Freeform drama, reminiscent of the tone of Pretty Little…
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RuPaul’s Drag Race Episode in Ruview: SNATCH GAME! (Episode 6)
It’s the moment we look forward to every season. The chance for the queens to honor their favorite celebrities, show their comedic chops, and stand out in the competition: Snatch Game. Certain seasons have been less-than satisfactory, or downright horrendous––*ahem* Season 5, I’m talking to you––but this season is packed with big personalities, leaving the…
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Even a Lesser Better Call Saul is Still Great
That was a weird episode. An interesting one, and one filled with intriguing plot developments – but the two separate threads of the show were as aesthetically and thematically disconnected as they have ever been. As Mike’s storyline rapidly hurls towards the high-stakes crime of Breaking Bad, Jimmy’s story has suddenly become a full-blown law…
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return – Next Sunday AD
After much tape circulating, a bevy of internet rumors, and a successful crowdfunding campaign, Mystery Science Theater 3000 is back at it again with more bad movies than you can shake a Netflix series at. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return is the long-awaited continuation of the cult-favorite television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 or…
