A Television Aficionado Finally Watches The West Wing

The West Wing Season 1

Yeah, I know. “I can’t believe you’ve never seen The West Wing, it’s, like, the best show on television, ever.” So after signing up for Netflix to watch the new season of Arrested Development (“I can’t believe you’ve never used Netflix, it’s like the best thing ever!”), I figured this was my golden opportunity to see whether The West Wing is worth the fourteen years of hype. Continue reading

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Defiance: So Terrible, It Has Albinos

Defiance - Season 1

Lindsay, I mean Irisa and Dick, I mean Jeb, mix it up

I am a sucker for the SyFy network. For years they have satisfied my barely-concealed fangirl with shows like Stargate, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica, etc. etc. etc. I do love me a good alien. Continue reading

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The Rachel Zoe Project: Literally Maj

Rachel Zoe Literally Got Bangs

Last season, Rachel Zoe, a grizzled piece of burnt bacon, squirted a human out of her nether regions. This season, in addition to slapping oversized baubles and gewgaws on emaciated fameballs and giving her assistant an ulcer, Rachel’s literally making her own clothes. I mean she’s not sewing or anything, but still. This is maj. Continue reading

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The Carrie Diaries: The Laziest Wardrobe Department, Ever

Fall In To The Gap

Because I’m a sucker for nostalgia, I decided to give The Carrie Diaries another try. But about five minutes into the second episode, I realized why this show is a giant heaping pile of dreck – the wardrobe department sucks. It’s like they’re not even trying. Continue reading

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The Carrie Diaries: One Giant Wardrobe Malfunction

A pale imitation of an otherwise fine decade.

Her hair. That’s not how people wore it in 1984. It’s just not big enough. Poof was king, and that involved lots of layers. And no one with a pink bedroom would have a Joy Division poster. Or, rather, no one with a Joy Division poster would be caught dead in a pink bedroom. Continue reading

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