My review of this week's The Pitt, where Mohan's bad day got much worse, and Robby's response to that was appalling:
Season two is a major step down, and I didn’t get very far into season three.
After some early growing pains, Starfleet Academy's mash-up of Star Trek and YA drama worked very effectively in the first season's home stretch. Thoughts on the finale:
The first show I noticed Jon Hamm in!
Regardless, justice for Jim Steele.
And then your full name along the lower third.
How could you forget a show that 1)Featured @thefienprint.bsky.social nemesis Eric Balfour, and 2)Starred Anson Mount at his handsomest as a character named Jim Steele?
Only three? Are you not counting Conviction?
After some early growing pains, Starfleet Academy's mash-up of Star Trek and YA drama worked very effective in the first season's home stretch. Thoughts on the finale:
On nights like the Denver game, I will text them ironically to friends. On nights like this, I kind of want to blow it up and start over.
I missed Matt's announcement a few days ago. His bookstore is wonderful — and I don't say that just because it carries signed copies of all the books he and/or I have written.
1. This is great news.
2. This is a great excuse to watch the best Bunheads plot of them all:
My review of this week's Shrinking, where Jimmy and Alice celebrated Tia's birthday, and the legendary Candice Bergen stopped by to swap insults with Liz:
The problem is that a lot of irrational people have decided that Kobe was the “real” record holder, because Wilt’s was gimmicky in NBA prehistory.
But also, it’s never fails to amaze me that people carry so much water for THAT guy.
(Thank goodness this was Google's first result for "Phil Hartman SNL commercial gibberish," as I'd never have found it otherwise.)
Maybe it's part of Wilson's new ad campaign for its countersink flanges?
This isn't the first time Bergen and Harrison Ford have shared the screen together, by the way:
My review of this week's Shrinking, where Jimmy and Alice celebrated Tia's birthday, and the legendary Candice Bergen stopped by to swap insults with Liz:
By episode 4, the real Trudy has arrived on Pete’s desk.
Ever since someone on here pointed out how happy Ken Jennings looks when he can say "Everyone's playing well" at the end of either Jeopardy round, it's become all I root for in each episode.
Both that and Sex and the City have references to him that play VERY differently now.
Of course, a couple of days after saying I wish I could rewatch Mad Men, I have decided to treat myself by rewatching Mad Men. Funny thing from the premiere: here’s a photo of Pete’s fiancée. Allison Brie hadn’t been cast yet.
My guys! I wish the mini was better, but half it exists at all.
And you've seen more episodes than I had by the time I gave up.
New Ask Alan video mailbag for all paid subscribers. What broadcast shows would have been better on streaming, and vice versa; successful backdoor pilots; and shows I want to rewatch just for fun:
Starting The Wire season 5. One of the main stories is about how completely gutted the Baltimore Sun newsroom is. Yet every American paper other than the NY Times would probably weep for the resources Gus had at his disposal at the time.
Those certainly work. My head was mostly on stuff that's aired since I started doing this. An argument could certainly be made for Twin Peaks, you know?
