Summer is a bit of a bummer for people like me, whose daily thrill is watching an hour of high-quality TV. Summer traditionally is a bit of desert for series that can be considered part of TV’s now over-a-decade-old Renaissance. Summer series like Showtime’s “Ray Donovan” – well produced and interesting – don’t rise to…
With so many great series coming to their conclusions in the past two years, the big question for those of us living lives of quiet desperation that require at least one hour a day of high-quality video entertainment is… what to watch? The fall “first season” is over, and now we are into TV’s “second…
AMC’s watershed, Mad Men, winner of multiple “best dramatic series” Emmys, is about to enter its last season(s). Mad Men will follow the precedent set by the sister show Breaking Bad, stretching the limits of the word “final” by splitting the last set of 20 episodes across two years. This series has been so good,…
HBO’s Game of Thrones returns this weekend. As fans follow the saga of the Starks and Lannisters heading into a four-decade-long winter, one wonders whether there will be a moment as startling as the “red wedding” of season 3. And what about Cali and her dragons? Season 4 may prove to be Throne’s most watched…
Napster was incredible. Ask anyone who remembers. Peer-to-peer file sharing – a simple and brilliant idea flawlessly executed – gained millions of fans in months and simultaneously took down an industry. More than a decade later, that industry still feels Napster’s ripples. Two guys under 20. Some venture money. Silicon Valley. Unprecedented growth. 9th circuit…
The Classic Albums series of programs and DVDs are best for any serious music fan. Each 60-minute episode dissects the creative forces and execution of some of Rock’s most iconic albums with the people who were there. While some of the first episodes struggled to find their groove, all the recent editions have been excellent….