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As stated when I wrote up House of the Dragon , I was extremely unsure about any Game of Thrones spin-off series. While the world created by George RR Martin is endlessly fascinating, there's also that whole mess (gestures in the air). The author, who I'll refer to as GRRM, talented as he is, is at this point most defined by his greatest skill, creating ludicrously complex storylines. His plotting is so complicated, in fact, that even he doesn't know how to untie all the pr

Marvel's Daredevil , as a super hero, is less popular than the characters of the cinematic Avengers like Spider-Man, Iron Man or Hulk....

In 2001 HBO put out a show called Band of Brothers following a real-life paratrooper company through most of the major events of WWII's...

After watching True Detective: Night Country, aka s4, it brought back an idea long in the hopper. This'll be a short list of single...

In 2016, when Stranger Things debuted, it immediately became a favorite show of mine . Arguably #1. Mix a bit of Stephen King, a bit of...

Our daughter and youngest just turned two recently. It made me think of something. The Simpsons has always been big, essential really, in...

When I first saw ads for House of the Dragon , I was profoundly confused. Who wants this?!? My reaction shouldn't be surprising, the ending of Game of Thrones was so hated, seemingly universally, it was somewhat stunning HBO made a spinoff so soon. It turned out, however, the answer was me. I wanted it. Greens, left and Blacks, right. The choice is easy. Let's start from the top, for anyone who knows nothing about this world. Game of Thrones is an adaptation of a fantasy ser

Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Operation Overlord , the Allied invasion of France during World War II. It was the largest...

Maybe you've heard about the new show from FX (and Hulu) called Shōgun . It's a mini-series, meaning one season only, and is an...

We haven't watched a ton of TV the last year or so, and what was likely our favorite show may be a bit of a surprise. Jeremy Clarkson is...

Recently I (re)watched s1 of HBO's Rome and mostly decided against writing about it. Then, for a few days at least, the online discourse...

In a classic Simpsons episode, Homer Loves Flanders (s5 e16), Homer actually befriends, for one time only, his long-hated,...

Between slowing down on writing in general and slowing down on how rapidly I do whiskey-related posts, I'm surprised how spread out the...

I've stated before there's nothing, in pop culture or elsewhere, that's had a bigger impact on my sense of humor than the Simpsons. I...

I didn't like Amazon's The Rings of Power. Week to week, from a higher level, it felt like a chore to watch. The details of the plot...

Over the last few weeks I've been watching HBO's Watchmen (2019), one of the shows I was most curious about when signing up for Max. I...

Monday night was the series finale of Better Call Saul, something I covered two years ago (link here). I want to talk about how it all...

I've consumed almost no Anime, meaning specifically Japanese animation. Anime has long included shows targeted at adults instead of just...

There are a lot of gangster movies and TV shows out there. Most are set here in the USA, where both real-life mobsters (like Al Capone)...

The Simpsons have, through my life, defined much of my sense of humor. So many of the things I quote or otherwise relate to come from...