Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “The Next World”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim try to decipher how long it was between episodes and how you make a shopping ...
Read More A French Village: Season 2 DVD Review: A Series Full of Some Really Wonderful Stories
By Mat Brewster |
A French Village is a French television drama set in the made-up town of Villeneuve in Eastern France that is ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “No Way Out”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn & Kim nibble on the return of The Walking Dead and Daryl's arms. Shawn: So we start ...
Read More Spiral: Season 5 DVD Review: French Crime Drama Continues to Thrill
By Mat Brewster |
Police Captain Laure Berthaud (Caroline Proust) is drinking alone in a bar. She eyes a handsome lad across the way ...
Read More TV Review: American Masters: Carole King: Natural Woman
By Kit O'Toole |
Over the last few years, singer/songwriter Carole King has enjoyed a career resurgence. Her bestselling memoir, A Natural Woman, bowed ...
Read More The Leftovers: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: Let the Mystery Be
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Mary K. Williams As we learned watching Season One of The Leftovers, showrunner Damon Lindelof has an apparent ...
Read More TV Review: American Masters: B.B. King: The Life of Riley
By Jade Blackmore |
The latest installment of the PBS series, American Masters, documents the life and music of blues maestro Riley “B.B.” King. ...
Read More Book Review: The Art of Regular Show by Shannon O’Leary
By Gordon S. Miller |
Created by JG Quintel, Regular Show regales viewers with the zany exploits of Mordecai the blue jay and Rigby the ...
Read More The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Season 2 DVD Review: Open Channel C for Color
By Gordon S. Miller |
Six months after The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Season 1 was released in conjunction with Guy Ritchie's feature-film prequel, ...
Read More A Thoughtful Solo Adventure with the Outsiders
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kim Wilson In which Kim strays off the beaten path with Outsiders. Having spent the past 13 months ...
Read More TV Review: American Masters: Mike Nichols
By Davy |
When the great Mike Nichols passed away on November 19, 2014, it was a very shocking blow to not just ...
Read More The Wonder Years: Season Four DVD Review: The Characters and Writers Struggle with Transitions
By Rons Reviews |
Time Life released the four-disc set of Season Four of The Wonder Years on January 16th. During this season, we ...
Read More Book Review: The Art and Making of Hannibal: The Television Series by Jesse McLean
By Lorna Miller |
If you are going through withdrawal from the cancellation of the ingeniously gorgeous television show Hannibal created by Bryan Fuller, ...
Read More TV Review: Sherlock: “The Abominable Bride”
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Anastasia Klimchynskaya It's becoming almost a biannual for the New Year to open with a new episode of ...
Read More TV Review: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: “Chardee Macdennis 2: Electric Boogaloo”
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Gang returns to FXX for their 11th season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and as the season premiere ...
Read More T&A Take on TV 2015
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim reflect on their favorite television programs and the disappointments. Shawn: We've had a few opportunities ...
Read More The Great American Dream Machine DVD Review: Could Be a Nightmare for Some
By Rons Reviews |
For many this may be the first time you have heard of The Great American Dream Machine, which aired on ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: ‘Start to Finish’
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim and Shawn find themselves happy to be on a break. Kim: Well, here we are. Half-way done ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Heads Up”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which great minds think alike and wonder about the general parenting skills of Rick. Shawn: With one episode until ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: The Bastard Executioner
By Shawn Bourdo |
The following entries were written simultaneously by Shawn and Kim as a summary of the one and only season of ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Always Accountable”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim try to figure out who is accountable for the mess over the past few weeks. ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Now”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which "Now" just means "What?" Kim: After the excruciatingly long "Tale of Morgan" episode of last week, The Walking ...
Read More Batman: The Television Series: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: And Batgirl Makes Three
By Gordon S. Miller |
Warner Brothers has completed the entire run of Batman on DVD with the recent release of The Complete Third Season. ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: Catching Up on the TV Season, Volume 2
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim and Shawn riff again on some recent TV thingies... Kim: Back in March, we talked a bit ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Here’s Not Here”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which an episode inspires talk of sex, Star Wars, and Eastern philosophy. Shawn: It was 90 minutes and I ...
Read More Toy Story That Time Forgot Blu-ray Review: A TV Special Accessible to All Viewers Throughout the Year
By Gordon S. Miller |
Toy Story That Time Forgot is the Disney/Pixar franchise's second television special following the 2013 Halloween special, Toy Story of ...
Read More iZombie: The Complete First Season DVD Review: An Enjoyable Take on the Zombie Narrative
By Darcy Staniforth |
The CW series iZombie is loosely based on the DC/Vertigo comic of the same name by Chris Roberson and Michael ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Thank You”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim and Shawn reflect as they deal with the loss of a major character. Kim: Psychologists will tell ...
Read More Mike Tyson Mysteries: Season One DVD Review: Silly, Outlandish, and Unpredictable
By Gordon S. Miller |
For those who enjoy the ridiculous and the bizarre in their cartoons, look no further than Adult Swim's Mike Tyson ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “JSS”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim reveal they each need more than five points to list their reactions Shawn: 1. The ...
Read More The 100: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: A Wild Adventure in a Post Apocalyptic World
By Todd Karella |
When we last saw Clarke (Eliza Taylor), she had just awoken in an all-white room that looked like a medical ...
Read More CPO Sharkey: The Complete Season 2 DVD Review: The Bite of Archie Bunker and the Stories of Gomer Pyle
By Rons Reviews |
In a clear effort to counter-program against CBS, who was having plenty of Good Times on Wednesday nights at 8:00 ...
Read More Vikings: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: Praise Odin or Jesus, Vikings March On
By Critical curmudgeon |
History's Vikings takes to the shores of new lands with this DVD release of the third season of this Irish-Canadian ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “First Time Again”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim and Shawn welcome back The Walking Dead for its sixth season. Kim: I don't know what I ...
Read More The Don Rickles TV Specials: Volume 1 DVD Review: Nothing Special
By Rons Reviews |
There is no question that Don Rickles is a national treasure. Not only due to the fact that he has ...
Read More He’s a Bully, Charlie Brown DVD Review: A Collection of Mixed Peanuts
By Gordon S. Miller |
Released in conjunction with National Bullying Prevention Month, the He's a Bully, Charlie Brown DVD presents the titular special (2006), ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “The Good Man”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which questions are asked and answered by Shawn and Kim about the season finale of Fear the Walking Dead. ...
Read More The Leftovers: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Relishing the Remnants
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez Those who know me are aware of my regular refrain when the fall arrives: "I don't ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear The Walking Dead: “Cobalt”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim has questions and Episode 5 (Shawn) has answers. Kim: Episode 5, I kind of liked you. You ...
Read More Sleepy Hollow: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: A Spine-chilling Drama with Comic Relief
By Lorna Miller |
When I first heard about the premise behind Sleepy Hollow, I had no interest in watching it as it sounded ...
Read More The Flash (2014): The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Check This Series Out as Fast as You Can
By Gordon S. Miller |
When I first watched The Flash pilot "City of Heroes" at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, I thought that "while ...
Read More Jane the Virgin: The Complete First Season DVD Review: A Show that Delights in the Ludicrous
By Mat Brewster |
Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) is a 24-year-old Latina who works hard, studies hard, and takes her religion very seriously. She ...
Read More The Hee Haw Collection DVD Review: Stockholm Syndrome in the Cornfields
By Kent Conrad |
The first hour of watching The Hee Haw Collection might have been the longest hour of anything I've seen. The ...
Read More Arrow: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: An Exciting Ride for Starling City’s Most Famous Archer
By generaljabbo |
The third season of the CW's hit series, Arrow, found the title character (Stephen Amell), adding to his team of ...
Read More Peanuts: Emmy Honored Collection DVD Review: The Quality of These Specials Is Mixed
By Gordon S. Miller |
In anticipation of the upcoming The Peanuts Movie and tying in with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' recent ...
Read More Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Birth of a Dynasty
By Steve Geise |
The pilot episode of this series is a huge mess. Stuffed with a random assortment of seemingly unrelated scenes, frequent ...
Read More Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Not Fade Away”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim are grateful there are only two episodes left. Shawn: Well, I got what I asked ...
Read More The Carol Burnett Show: The Lost Episodes DVD Review: This Is Good Stuff!
By Rons Reviews |
It's always interesting when the term “Lost Episodes” is used to describe a new DVD release. Is that really what ...
Read More Supernatural: The Complete Tenth Season DVD Review: After a Decade of Fighting Evil, the Winchesters Are Still Going Strong
By Todd Karella |
It's hard to believe that Supernatural has been on the air for ten years. Not many shows make it to ...
Read More Happy Valley: Season One DVD Review: Terrific Crime Drama from Across the Atlantic
By Mat Brewster |
If you listen closely to the screaming hoards, you'll hear plenty of complaints about the lack of content on Netflix. ...
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