Restraint Needed

I get the excitement behind doing a pre-origin show like Gotham or Smallville.  But I think it puts interesting limitations that the showrunners are unwilling to abide by.  They want to set the show before the hero exists, so we can see the buildup to that heroic introduction. It does … Continue Reading Restraint Needed

Walk On (Spoilers)

Spoilers follow… Tragic death is kind of a way of life for the Walking Dead.  By the end of the season, at least a couple seemingly big characters are killed.  The series only has about four or five people left from the first season (Rick, Glenn, Carol, Carl and Morgan). … Continue Reading Walk On (Spoilers)

Clearing the Way

I watched the documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief last night on HBO. It is a compelling portrait of  where belief and total faith The Church of Scientology refused to participate in interviews, so their crying out about how the documentary does not interview active Scientologists rings hollow. But the … Continue Reading Clearing the Way

That’s No Joke

So…there was one thing I was hoping Gotham’s creators would should strength and resolve to not being into the mix.  There was one character that I thought should be left off the table.  And certainly well past their first season.  Just one.  Well, I wish they would have avoided this … Continue Reading That’s No Joke

Lazy 100

I was sick from Saturday through Tuesday…I was unable to sleep much…so I ended up doing some binge watching Netflix.  I watched the last few seasons of Rules of Engagement a mildly amusing sitcom that lasted seven seasons and had just enough episodes to make it to syndication. I watched … Continue Reading Lazy 100