Patrick Macnee, star of the 1960s British import spy series, The Avengers, died Thursday, June 25 in California. Macnee starred as the dapper John Steed, always arriving in his signature bowler hat...

2015

Jun

'TRUE DETECTIVE': "WE GET THE WORLD WE DESERVE" By Eric Gould

The new season of True Detective has some sophomore issues after its smash premiere season but really, how could it not?...

2015

May

NBC’S ‘AQUARIUS’: MAKING HASH OUT OF HELTER SKELTER By Eric Gould

Just when you thought the networks might be committed to serving up appointment viewing with the likes of the just-finished American Crime, tried-and-true dramatic formulas return to remind us where the money is, and where the networks' hearts really are...

2015

Apr

‘LOUIE’ SEASON FIVE: BIGGER, BADDER, BLACKER By Eric Gould

The promo portrait for Louis C.K.’s fifth season on FX has his Louie character upside down... Inversion is no surprise for the comedian-actor-director who has made his mark by crossing up almost every traditional sitcom trope...

2015

Apr

"YOU ARE NOT KEVIN COSTNER!" By Eric Gould

Here's a YouTube fan clip reminding us of how intertwined the plot references of Vince Gilligan's Better Call Saul are to its forefather, Breaking Bad...

2015

Mar

LARRY DAVID CHEWS ON CHARLIE ROSE By Eric Gould

Larry David is about to star in his new Broadway play about – what else – family dysfunction. David, notoriously cryptic and evasive about himself, was interviewed for 60 Minutes...

2015

Jan

PATRIOT’S SCANDAL MOSTLY DEFLATES FANS By Eric Gould

The media hysteria over 11 footballs last week overshadowed coverage of a presidential address, the hunt for international terrorists, and now an asteroid about to make a near miss as it passes by Earth...

2015

Jan

THE SOPHOMORIC DUO By Eric Gould

Sterling Archer, animated star of FX's Archer was supposed to appear on Conan recently to promote the series’ upcoming sixth season, but pulled a last-minute switch...

2015

Jan

NEW FXX 'MAN SEEKING WOMAN' MAKES LOVE UNREAL By Eric Gould

Maybe call it a case of Walter Mitty gone hapless instead of heroic. Twenty-something Josh Greenberg, unlucky in love, finds his romantic troubles flying wildly off into the fantastical realm...

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