Television
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If you take the title of the Taboo show on FX too literally, is it really about Taboos? If so, then what Taboos are shown on the show? I’m not really sure that the Taboo show on FX is literally about taboos. In fact, it probably is not. It is presumably about James Keziah Delaney’s
Not too many films have been made about, or even touched on, the sport of cross-country, but the McFarland, USA movie got it absolutely right. When commercials started running for this film, it immediately piqued my interest because of its cross-country subject matter. This is a road not too many films have run down. Getting
The Feed the Beast on AMC television series might have had the worst ending ever, a combo of a season-ending cliffhanger and cancellation, thereafter. When these television networks cancel a series and bring it to an ignominius end, they understandably do it without the fanfare that accompanies the announcement of a new series. The news
Animal Kingdom on TNT gives the dark Australian movie the California treatment replete with muscle cars, sunny beaches, surfing, and long-haired hunks. Throw in a heavy dose of criminal mayhem and this is a violent summertime joy ride behind the handlebars of a superbike or on top of a gnarly wave. If that floats your
The Miami Vice movie did justice to the legacy of the television series, in general, and that of Sonny Crockett, in specific, paying both due homage. Although some critics may have been less than impressed with this 2006 effort, and the general public possibly lukewarm, hardcore fans of the Miami Vice television series can find many
Hunting Hitler on History takes armchair sleuths from the ratlines of Europe to the hideouts of South America. Here’s a supplemental bibliography. The following books have been read by yours truly and meet rigorous approval standards which include, but are not limited to, wild rides of excitement, intrigue, salacious details, strange men crossing Alpine passes
You’re the Worst on FXX went from irritating to important in record time. Hopefully, season three of this FXX show builds on that promising trend. In season one, I wanted to give You’re the Worst on FXX a chance. The problem was that Jimmy and the whole crew were so monumentally irritating with their constantly
