Scenic Route: THE SHIELD and THE SOPRANOS
Since I’m going to spend a great deal of this post ripping into David Chase,…
THE SHIELD, season 4, ep. 13: “Ain’t That a Shame”
You have to let your characters win sometimes. (Shawn Ryan) “Ain’t That a Shame” both…
THE SHIELD, season 4, eps. 11-12: “A Thousand Deaths”/”Judas Priest”
“I gotta work with the people here.” Rather than the relentless drive to the finish…
THE SHIELD, season 3, eps. 9-10: “Slipknot”/”What Power Is. . .”
“. . .the things I can do.” What Power Is. . . could be an…
THE SHIELD, season 2, eps. 1-2: “The Quick Fix”/”Dead Soldiers”
The second season premiere is a unique episode in a TV series, especially if it’s…
THE SHIELD, season 1, eps. 10-11: “Dragonchasers”/”Carnivores”
The public has no idea what justice costs the men who perform it. (James Ellroy)…
The Greatness of THE SHIELD (with a Brief Review of the Pilot)
Apparently, the A. V. Club will be migrating from DISQUS to Kinja this summer (2017),…
New Modes for Old Truths: James Ellroy’s America
Mr. Campbell, who cares? Even if this were true, who cares? This country was built…
THE AMERICANS and the Problem with Prestige Television
PULP IS DORK CODE FOR ENTERTAINING–ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER Tomorrow night’s episode of The Americans (Joe Weisberg,…
Taco Break: a Question of Tone
In Wednesday’s article on the 10 worst films of 2015, there appears an interesting exchange…