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October 3, 2016

WESTWORLD [Series Premiere Face-Off]: Final Fantasy.

GEEK - Like many of you dweebs, I've been waiting for Westworld since last year--yeah, when it was originally supposed to come out. So you can imagine the frenzied anticipation one would have waiting for this to finally air. Like cinematic gold, it’s a "TV show" with a beyond incredible look. Westworld's jaw-dropping cinematography pulled …

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August 8, 2016August 8, 2016

SDCC 2016 [Panel Reviews]: Suicide Squad / Game of Thrones / Animaniacs.

Like all San Diego Comic Cons, lines are a nature of the beast. Be it the fabled camping out at Hall H to see all of the big studio "exclusive" trailers (ha!), or the less enchanted line for exclusive toys. Stepping outside of the Con, you can find a wealth of activations just stewing with …

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July 18, 2016July 18, 2016

VICE PRINCIPALS [Review]: Sweater Vests 4 Ever.

HBO premiered their newest comedy series, Vice Principals, last night. I was sold on the show mainly on the strength of its two leads -- Eastbound & Down's Danny McBride, and The Shield's Walton Goggins -- but was pleasantly surprised by the content as well... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=58XtN9ECoPg When a no-nonsense principal (What About Bob's Bill Murray) retires to take …

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April 26, 2016May 2, 2016

GAME OF THRONES [Season 6 Premiere Review]: Burn Notice.

Okay. GoT. Right? I am about to spit out some ***SPOILERS***, and I am not even mad about it. AT ALL. Because, let's face it... If you're not watching GoT, I figure you must be a Drumpf supporter, and have no idea what Google is. But, just in case your memory is short of a …

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February 18, 2016February 18, 2016

VINYL [Review]: Fear and Loathing in New York.

It's rough going up against Kobe's Retirement Party (a.k.a. the NBA All-Star Game) and a Midseason Premiere of Zombie Nation, but somebody's gotta do it. So -- why not Martin Scorsese? Yeah, I think you may have heard of the guy. Now that, for better or for worse, Boardwalk Empire has stamped its place into Home …

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June 23, 2015

TRUE DETECTIVE [Season 2 Premiere, Episode 1 Review]: Whyyyy sooooo seriousss???

Season 2 of HBO's True Detective, titled “The Western Book Of The Dead”, doesn't so much start with the same cold open (nor intrigue) of the first season's pilot, nor, does it seem, with the same clarity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4uxGbhO4ag Three disparate storylines intertwine here: Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell) is a boozed-up, divorced Bad Lieutenant type who …

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