Monthly Archives: July 2012

True Blood, Episode 56: “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

by Chris Saccaro via screencrush.com As “True Blood” comes closer to the end of the season, everything still feels like it’s setting up for a grand finale that I have no doubts will happen. But for now, it’s slowly setting … Continue reading →

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Breaking Bad, Episode 49: “Hazard Pay”

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

by Alex Greenberger via tv.com There’s something about “Hazard Play” that feels very cinematic. That is not to say that “Breaking Bad” feels like a TV show—it almost never does—but its episodes seem to always have several narrative arcs or … Continue reading →

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Louie, Episode 31: “Daddy’s Girlfriend (Part 2)”

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

by Alex Greenberger via screencrush.com First things first—“Louie” got renewed this weekend for a fourth season!  Congratulations, “Louie!”  Good to know people out there still watch great TV. That couldn’t have been a more well-timed renewal, because the second part … Continue reading →

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Preview: Catalpa Festival

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

by Josh Johnson The inaugural installment of the Catalpa music festival will be held this weekend on Randall’s Island. Catalpa will be the second music festival this summer to take place on Randall’s Island, which just hosted the successful Governors … Continue reading →

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Breaking Bad, Episode 48: “Madrigal”

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

by Alex Greenberger via veryaware.com The opening sequence of “Madrigal” presents us with one of “Breaking Bad’s” favorite visual puns—cooking in the culinary sense of the word, for once.  The aesthetic of the laboratory of the episode’s start is completely … Continue reading →

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True Blood, Episode 55: “In the Beginning”

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

by Chris Saccaro via true-blood.net A little more than halfway through the fifth season, this episode of “True Blood” acts as a turning point for many of the storylines. After Roman was killed at the end of last week’s episode, … Continue reading →

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Louie, Episode 30: “Daddy’s Girlfriend (Part 1)”

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

by Alex Greenberger via http://www.entertainment-bureau.com The beginning of the two-parter called “Daddy’s Girlfriend” opens with a question from one of Louie’s daughters that goes as you might have expected–“Daddy, why don’t you have a girlfriend?”  To those of us who … Continue reading →

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Futurama, Episode 104: “The Butterjunk Effect”

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

by Bob Tech via io9.com While delivering rocks to the Moon, the Planet Express Crew are invited to sit in on a butterfly derby match, a fighting contest popular among locals, which involves two teams of women in butterfly wings … Continue reading →

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True Blood, Episode 54: “Hopeless”

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

by Chris Saccaro via http://www.trueblood-news.com After a slow build up, “True Blood” is finally starting to pay off, albeit in small doses. More storylines are starting to merge into one, but as this happens, other storylines continue to make themselves … Continue reading →

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Breaking Bad, Episode 47: “Live Free or Die”

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

by Alex Greenberger via soundonsight.org “We’re done when I say we’re done,” says Walter to a very perturbed (and understandably so) Saul in a particularly tense confrontation towards the end of “Live Free or Die,” the premiere of “Breaking Bad’s” … Continue reading →

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