Yes, I know. Using the word “best” to describe any list is a highly subjective endeavor. In this case, the goal is to compile a list of commercials that were not only memorable but also the kinds of commercials that you actually looked forward to or that touched you on a deeper level than the […]
It’s a little bit weird offering my opinion on a new episode of a television series that’s been around for a few years. Some programs offer a lot of entry points to new viewers, while others expect newcomers to start with the earlier episodes, readily available on DVD, iTunes downloads and streaming video. Homeland is […]
What’s My Line? was a game show that ran from 1950 until 1967 on CBS. It has also been the subject of numerous revivals throughout the years, including a daily syndicated program that lasted from 1968 until 1975. The concept was simple as the celebrity panelists would try to guess the occupation of a guest, […]
I don’t review or even watch many television movies, but when the hype surrounding such a flick forces its Twitter hashtag to trend worldwide, I take notice. Sharknado debuted on Syfy on July 11, 2013, and immediately gained fans from all over. Its working title was Dark Skies, and I doubt this gem would have […]
The official tagline for /comment is “The last word on just about everything.” I’m going to do something slightly different and offer the first word on something that the vast majority of you will not be familiar with. This should certainly be in keeping with the site’s promise of “just about everything.” Recently, I was introduced to […]
Previously on The Americans: KGB agents Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) and Philip Jennings (Matthew Rhys) are undercover as recently-separated American travel agents with two children. They live across the street from FBI agent Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich) and his family. Stan Beeman is sleeping with Nina the hot Russian mole (Annet Mahendru); Sandra Beeman (Susan […]
A miscarriage of justice is a double tragedy; it destroys the innocent and brings no peace to those who were wronged. In the American justice system, we have safeguards in place to prevent and ameliorate these tragedies; we demand that suspects must be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, that a jury of peers must […]
In WWII, young women were enlisted to help the war effort by working as codebreakers at Bletchley Park. The UK’s greatest breakthroughs happened at Bletchley, and the intelligence gathered there is credited with shortening the war by at least three years. Winston Churchill called them “The geese that laid the golden eggs and never cackled”. […]
Previously on The Americans: Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) and Philip Jennings (Matthew Rhys) are KGB agents posing as a suburban American married couple in a program called Directorate S. They live across the street from FBI agent Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), who is in counterintelligence and spends his life trying to foil the KGB. Stan […]
Previously on The Americans: Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are undercover KGB agents posing as a suburban married American couple with a pre-teen son Henry and a teen-teen daughter Paige. They live across the street from FBI agent Stan, who has no idea they’re KGB and thinks Philip is his best buddy. Elizabeth had an affair […]
You can pretty much say I grew up with Star Trek. We watched the original series in my house on a black and white 13″ Zenith TV that we thought was all anyone needed. It was the same TV I sleepily watched while Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the actual moon. Later came […]
A week ago I wrote about the new streaming service, Vudu. After several days of use I already have some comments/concerns that might impact those thinking of trying it out. First and foremost is that if you go down this path understand that Vudu doesn’t fully control their own destiny. The entire affair is tied […]