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I think we can all agree 2020 was a pretty rough year for everyone, including the people who produce TV shows. Many series were forced to shut down before they had completed their seasons, and The Good Fight was no ...
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The most recent episode of Loki is called 'Lamentis' after the name of the planet Loki and his new lady version show up on -- it’s something with a perhaps single reference in a throwaway line in a Marvel comic ...
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This was a huge week for new releases over the last century from a British comedy classic in 1951 to the third film in a series based on Hasbro toys in 2011. 1961 gave us a new William Castle 'gimmick' ...
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Rick and Morty begins its fifth season with the absurdly named 'Mort Dinner Rick Andre' which is obviously a reference to My Dinner with Andre, although the only remotely connective theme is the one of two people reconnecting after many ...
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Only two decades saw the premieres of new shows this week, and just a handful were unable to make it past a single season. The rest had multiple season runs, with the shortest being two seasons and the longest being ...
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There was a lot of ridiculousness on this week's Dynasty, and it feels like they've already run out of storylines for Fallon and Liam. Could that be foreshadowing the mysterious funeral we saw at the beginning of the season with ...
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It’s always an interesting thing to analyze the art that celebrities/artists are fans of, because sometimes they are not at all what you’d expect. Just because a Tarantino sings the praises of Joker or a Del Toro recommends a hundred ...
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In the second episode of Loki, we start with another time jump, this time to a renaissance faire in 1985 Wisconsin where things are about to get totally 80s. The show continues the usage of comedians who were on The ...
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With the Summer season kicking into high gear, this week across the decades saw the release of some major films, particularly over the last 40 years. This week brings the last Marx Brothers film at MGM, several Disney films that ...
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2011 had six of this week's seven new show premieres, and even though a few of them ran for multiple seasons they may not linger in the memory. There was a wide variety of new shows from family-oriented series to ...
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This was an interesting episode of Dynasty. Liam was back, but MIA are Alexis, Jeff and Dominique. Of course we know Dom went to New York with Monica, so Alexis must be spelunking in the diamond mines and Jeff is ...
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There is a classic narrative device of 'old meets young' which can express itself in many ways: Mentor and student, past their prime and just getting started, etc. But when you use parallels, e.g. older actor to younger actor, it ...
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