Posts Tagged ‘ hbo ’

Rather than fight over the tv, my significant other bought a second TiVo. Here's what we're planning to watch this season.
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Trying to explain (or, for that matter, even succinctly summarize) the myriad reasons why The Wire—one of the most, if not simply THE Most, critically lauded and acclaimed TV series in the history of, well, TV—is so damned richly deserving of every, single last comma and syllable ever committed to said veritable mountain of...
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Inspiring heart-felt film detailing the challenges faced by Temple Grandin, a woman with autism, growing up in the 1970s.  I was impressed by the light that was shed on the beef industry,  appreciated the humorous dialogue between the characters, and was truly swept away by Danes’s convincing performance.  Buy the DVD or Temple Grandin’s...
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Like many of you, I went through one of those phases when I swore off TV.  For me, it happened in college and it sounded something like this, “Damn the fascist cable companies! Damn the advertisers! Damn consumerism!  Let’s read Adbusters or Utne!” Now, I’m that I’m older and wiser, I can admit that...
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Based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of books by Charlaine Harris, and adapted for television by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under), True Blood presents a world where modern vampires can live among humans without the need to...
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Let me guess…you’re not watching The Life and Times of Tim on HBO. And, why not?  Variety calls it charming.  Do you not have time in between your repeated viewings of Arrested Development Season 3, The Office Season 2, Family Guy Season 4, Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 5, or Simpsons Season 7 (from 1995!)?  ...
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