May 2012
‘Jesse Owens’ Premieres on PBS on 5/1
“You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.” Jesse Owens’ description of running is surely poetic.
April 2012
Pau Gasol on ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel’ 17 April
While the piece is focused on Pau's success now and remains consistently upbeat, it does touch -- very briefly -- on what what can happen when players come to the States from elsewhere.
Doctor Who: A Christmas Surprise
Matt Smith gives us all a Yuletide treat as the 11th Doctor returns for a special that's a little more...well, special than previous seasonal outings.
March 2012
Steven Seagal’s ‘True Justice’ Premieres on Reelz Channel 30 March
If he's not quite the same action star as he was, Seagal remains a dominant screen presence, if only because he surrounds himself with much less compelling figures.
Ten Sure Bets for Mad Men, Season Five
With the premiere date for the fifth season of Mad Men rapidly approaching (25 March), it's fun to ponder what will happen...
Why Aren’t More People Watching ‘Mad Men’?
Lots of people watch Mad Men, but lots and lots more don't.
Five Is Enough: The Inevitable Decline of ‘Mad Men’
I am as excited as a person could possibly be for the beginning of the fifth season of Mad Men, but I worry that the season won’t be as good as we want it to be.
Speculating on What We Can Expect in ‘Mad Men: Season Five’
Yesterday I took a look back at Season Four of Mad Men, and today I want to consider the data we currently have for what to expect in Season Five.
Remembering ‘Mad Men’ Past in Prep for ‘Mad Men: Season 5’
For fans of Mad Men, the wait is nearly over. Season Five of the series premieres with a two-hour episode on Sunday, March 25. Yay! Let's take a look at where we left off:
Oh, Indeed: ‘The Wire’ and False Choices
Grantland’s ‘Smacketology’ bracket for determining the ‘greatest character’ from The Wire is an exercise in futility; nevertheless, it begs the question(s): What makes a character great, and how can there be only one?
