A Briefing With Michael
Friday, January 13, 2012
Happy Endings 2.2 (Jane's kid) Great episode for Eliza Coupe fans. (Like me.) In... http://dlvr.it/15265D
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Pan Am 1.8 (Harris Yulin) Departure from formula. Instead of glossy, escapist so... http://dlvr.it/14tfV9
#Treme 1.2 Short scenes, faster pace than first part. Really liking these charac... http://dlvr.it/14sk6w
Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia 6.1 (Brittany Daniel) The Gay Marriage Episode.... http://dlvr.it/14s5Tp
"Why would you feed us alley almonds?!" Dennis, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia http://dlvr.it/14rf91
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Fantastic Journey 1.4 (Lord of the Flies)Story is okay, if a bit slow. Makes... http://dlvr.it/14j1Dl
Flying Blind 1.14 Neil-centric episode that is (a) very funny, (b) rather though... http://dlvr.it/14hXyh
Just realised I totally forgot to post my End Of Year list for best 'classic' sh... http://dlvr.it/14hJ7x
BEST CLASSIC TV SHOWS I WATCHED REGULARLY in 2011
1 The Rockford Files
2 Sliders... http://dlvr.it/14hJ8D
1 The Rockford Files
2 Sliders... http://dlvr.it/14hJ8D
Thirty two years ago yesterday, the last first run "The Rockford Files" ran on N... http://dlvr.it/14h7PW
Human Target 2.1 (Tahmoh Penikett) Story is okay. Some good action set pieces, t... http://dlvr.it/14fmcc
#Justified 1.2 Good story, well told. Quirky, funny. Show seems to have it's ow... http://dlvr.it/14fNJK
Good Dog 1.6 (Alan Peterson, hitman) Hilarious story idea, and done in a way onl... http://dlvr.it/14f3yk
"Actually, I think Marketing and being confined to a wheelchair are very similar... http://dlvr.it/14dwmN
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
In Plain Sight 4.5 (D. W. Moffett) Breaks from formula, with Mary going undercov... http://dlvr.it/14VqCk
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret 1.1 Hilarious script. Plus Davi... http://dlvr.it/14T8Ff
Alias Smith and Jones 2.14 (Craig Stevens) Puzzling murder mystery (Kid Curry is... http://dlvr.it/14L4hF
Sgt. Bilko: The Phil Silvers Show 1.12 (Glee) Slow start. Breaks formula (Bilko... http://dlvr.it/14LXGN
My viewing schedule for January.
It doesn't mean I get to see all these, but I'... http://dlvr.it/14JX7P
It doesn't mean I get to see all these, but I'... http://dlvr.it/14JX7P
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Game of Thrones 1.9 (eve of battle) Some backstory on one favourite character, a... http://dlvr.it/14869B
The Big Bang Theory 5.11 (bully) Fine. Two plots. Though not together any/all la... http://dlvr.it/148699
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Boss 1.1 (ears)Great performance from Kelsey Grammer. Window into a world that i... http://dlvr.it/142CHN
Breaking Bad 3.5 (new lab) Hank-centric episode (on trail of the RV). The Skyler... http://dlvr.it/141ldy
"When you have children, you will always have family. They will always be your p... http://dlvr.it/141c7x
Now that TCM UK is showing old TV series, it seems like it would be a good home... http://dlvr.it/1408qZ
The Sixth Sense 1.1 (Belinda Montgomery, Jim McMullan, Bert Freed) Slow, earnest... http://dlvr.it/13x2FJ
#Entourage 3.18 (Five Towns tv show debuts) All storylines are great, but the Jo... http://dlvr.it/1412SR
Friday, January 6, 2012
Baretta 1.7 (George DiCenzo) A revenge story with a Roy Huggins twist. Serious,... http://dlvr.it/13wVNv
The Incredible Hulk 2.12 (haunted house) This show was a great one for frequentl... http://dlvr.it/13wD5C
Royal Pains 2.7 (Peter Strauss, Tessie Santiago) Fast pace, crazy plots, hilario... http://dlvr.it/13vx9G
Ncis la 1.6 (forgery) Good plot, fast pace. Best episode so far. But not enough... http://dlvr.it/13vmlx
Happy Endings 2.1 Enjoyed it. Not the best episode, but some funny stuff with Pe... http://dlvr.it/13vb0Q
Thursday, January 5, 2012
#Treme 1.1 Slow-moving, almost story-less, but satisfying. All characters are in... http://dlvr.it/13k8tZ
#Louie 1.1 The humour is dark, and some events are so quirky it is borderline su... http://dlvr.it/13j6sr
#NCIS 7.10 (christmas, Joe Regalbuto) Predictable case-of-the-week. Some good sc... http://dlvr.it/13jWpd
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
"It is a thriller set in the near future when the country is very fractured and... http://dlvr.it/13b9Fj
#Flashpoint 38 (Lauren Holly) What could have been a(nother) great episode is ru... http://dlvr.it/13Z6sM
#Justified 1.1 Cool hero, fascinating baddie, lots of action/violence and local... http://dlvr.it/13Ylp3
Good Dog 1.5 (Gay Sopranos) George's cowardly way of dealing with a bad TV show... http://dlvr.it/13Xmjp
"Can't articulate the word 'love' but you can articulate 'extraordinary' in refe... http://dlvr.it/13XfRC
When I get caught in a downpour, & get really wet, I always think of 'wettest I'... http://dlvr.it/13Wsxn
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
An episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker a Day as seen through the eyes of Peter... http://dlvr.it/13R0G5
The Sentinel 4.2 Good story which breaks formula by splitting Jim & Blair, has a... http://dlvr.it/13PTHH
Castle 3.9 (Lance Henriksen, Lyle Lovett) By-the-numbers example of how a lighth... http://dlvr.it/13Npmm
The Good Wife 2.6 (Michael J. Fox, Lili Taylor) Superb morally ambiguous a-story... http://dlvr.it/13NJPV
#Enlightened 1.1 Fascinating premise. Great cast. Not sure if I like the lead ch... http://dlvr.it/13Md6M
Monday, January 2, 2012
Wings 3.14 (Fay quits) Not many laughs, but the flashback showing the origin of... http://dlvr.it/13FLl1
The High Chaparral 01 Slow-moving, virtually story-less. But the cast are fantas... http://dlvr.it/13F36G
House 7.5 (Jennifer Grey) Sick baby = boring story. But, at least, House's misad... http://dlvr.it/13D74W
CSI 6.9 (eating contest) Two compelling cases. But a bit too much screentime dev... http://dlvr.it/13Cs0B
Baby Blues episode 1 (Christmas) Nice low-key story, with some hearty laugh out... http://dlvr.it/13CRj2
Sunday, January 1, 2012
2011 BEST TV DRAMA #1 -> Friday Night Lights: Because the emotions felt real, ev... http://dlvr.it/137FCp
2011 BEST TV COMEDY #1 -> #Community: Because it's so clever. Nearly every episo... http://dlvr.it/1347k6
2011 BEST TV DRAMA #2 -> Breakout Kings: Because of the ingenious premise and fa... http://dlvr.it/132FP5
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