Spoilers are ahead. Lots and lots of spoilers are ahead. You have been warned. Two of the reasons I watch “The Walking Dead” are the exceptional character development and the way the actors so beautifully portray the complex emotions of the characters they play. JSS was an episode that showed us the humanity that is […]
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The Walking Dead delivers an action-packed season 6 premier
The Season 6 premier of “The Walking Dead” was anxiously anticipated by millions of fans worldwide. The show’s popularity has increased every year, through every episode, until it’s become nearly a force of nature. And if you were anywhere near social media this evening, you were caught up in the tidal wave of fandom whether […]
“Revenge” returns next week, but will we tune in?
I have to admit that I tune in to Revenge every week in real time. That means that I don’t wait to catch it late in On Demand or Hulu, I actually sit myself in front of a television at the time the network broadcasts the new episode. That’s saying a lot about the pull […]
In “Major Crimes” Latinos are cops AND robbers
On television, and movies and everywhere else, it’s practically a cliche that if you see a Latino name as part of the credits, they’re going to play a domestic or a criminal. Every once in a while you’ll get a nice token character that’s supposed to make up for the countless stereotyped ones used in […]
Once Upon a Time… where the evil queen has a heart
Midway through its third season, Once Upon a Time remains one of my favorite shows. In fact, I’ve been hooked since the very first episode. Not surprising when you consider the storyline: a world where the Evil Queen has brought all the storybook characters to “our” world through a curse that deprives everyone of magic […]
Fall TV: “Trophy Wife”
Natalie Morales (of Parks and Recreation and White Collar fame) plays the still-single sidekick best friend in ABC’s new sitcom Trophy Wife. The show is about a freewheeling younger woman (Kate, played by Malin Akerman) who becomes the third wife to Bradley Whitford’s Pete. Kate has to deal with two ex-wives, many children, and a new life […]