Well, it’s Friday, and it’s been kind of a quiet week. Wait, Charlie Sheen said what? And then he said…. Seriously? Fists of flame? Really? Wow. If there’s on thing we learned this week, it’s that Charlie Sheen has clearly been taking public relations lessons from Tracy Jordan. At this […]
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The Venture Bros. — “Home Insecurity”
We’re continuing our look at Venture Bros. Season One, and this week, it’s “Home Insecurity”. The first attack on the Venture Compound, the first episode in which Doc wears his speedsuit from beginning to end, and the first appearances of a bunch of minor characters. Plus, it’s got henchmen galore! […]
A&E’s “Breakout Kings” — A Pre-Review
The first episode of A&E’s Breakout Kings incorporates crime drama, a Batman ringtone, a fart joke, a woman in lingerie, and Liam McPoyle, so there’s really no chance that I wasn’t going to like it. All that aside, the new series from Prison Break producers Nick Santora and Matt Olmstead […]
TV’s Moments of Joy – Happy ValenBirthiversary!
Hey, it’s Oscar week! The seemingly unending award season finally wraps up on Sunday with the Academy Awards. We’re pretty excited this year, because so many of our TV favorites are up for acting awards. (And so is Batman.) James Franco of Freaks and Geeks, Homicide’s Melissa Leo, John Hawkes […]
The Venture Bros. – “Tag Sale – You’re It!”
Hey, do you feel like seeing the episode that introduces a whole bunch of major characters to the Venture Bros. universe? Well, “Tag Sale – You’re It!” is the episode for you. In this half hour, we meet four major characters, a couple of solid B-listers, and a handful of […]
The Venture Bros. – The Retro-Recap Project
On the surface, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of point in recapping TV shows from five years ago. And yet, I’m going through the first season of Venture Bros. and providing long-winded recaps of those early days when the Monarch was single, Hank and Dean hadn’t hit puberty, […]