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Pilot Review: Revolution
Before writing this review, I took an informal survey of the contents of my apartment. At the present time, I have no fewer than 20 electronic devices in my apartment: two iPhones (one work, one home), an iPod, an iPad, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Matheson, Billy Burke, blackout, David Lyons, Eric Kripke, Falling Skies, Flash Forward, Giancarlo Esposito, J.J. Abrams, Jon Favreau, LOST, Miles Matheson, mythology, post-apocalyptic. NBC, Rachel Matheson, Revolution, Sebastian Monroe, Supernatural, Terra Nova, The Cape, The Event, The Hunger Games, Tom Neville, Tracy Spiradakos, Zak Orth
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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Siege Of Forli”
There’s fires being set all over Italy on this week’s episode of The Borgias: Savonarola’s kicking off the Bonfire of the Vanities, Juan’s got a burning sensation when he urinates, and Lucrezia’s burning with lust for her suitor’s younger brother. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonfire of the Vanities, Cardinal della Rovere, Caterina Sforza, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, David Oakes, Forli, François Arnaud, Gina McKee, Giovanni Sforza, Giralomo Savonarola, Giulia Farnese, Giuliano della Rovere, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Julian Bleach, Lucrezia Borgia, Micheletto, Neil Jordan, Niccolo Machiavelli, Peter Sullivan, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, Sean Harris, Showtime, St. Peter's Basilica, Steven Berkoff, syphilis, The A.V. Club, The Borgias, The Choice, The Siege of Forli, Vanozza, Vatican
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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “Day Of Ashes”
It’s time for a crisis of faith on The Borgias, as the lightning strike of last week’s episode has pushed Alexander into repentance mode. But is it legitimate, or is this one of his brief moments of morality aside from … Continue reading
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Tagged The A.V. Club, Showtime, The Borgias, Rodrigo Borgia, Cesare Borgia, François Arnaud, Sean Harris, Holliday Grainger, Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia, Niccolo Machiavelli, Neil Jordan, review, Juan Borgia, Giulia Farnese, Vanozza, David Oakes, Renaissance Italy, Rome, Vatican, Colm Feore, Cardinal della Rovere, Prince Alfonso, Charles VIII, Caterina Sforza, Giovanni Sforza, Peter Sullivan, Giuliano della Rovere, Micheletto, condottieri, The Choice, Julian Bleach, Gina McKee, Giralomo Savonarola, Steven Berkoff, Forli, Day of Ashes, Lent, St. Peter's Basilica
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A.V. Club Review: Bob’s Burgers, “Bad Tina”
Once again I’m helping out one of my A.V. Club cohorts who’s short on time, this time friend of the blog Rowan Kaiser. With a lot of Sunday commitments Rowan needed a hand with FOX’s Animation Domination block, and I … Continue reading
A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Choice”
One of the reasons I gravitated to The Borgias as a TV show was largely that in addition to liking Jeremy Irons and Colm Feore, the Renaissance setting is one I’ve had a particular fondness for for years. I took … Continue reading
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Tagged The A.V. Club, Showtime, The Borgias, Rodrigo Borgia, Cesare Borgia, François Arnaud, Sean Harris, Holliday Grainger, Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia, Niccolo Machiavelli, Neil Jordan, review, The Borgia Bull, Juan Borgia, Giulia Farnese, Vanozza, David Oakes, Renaissance Italy, Rome, Vatican, Colm Feore, Cardinal della Rovere, Prince Alfonso, Charles VIII, Paolo, Caterina Sforza, Giovanni Sforza, Peter Sullivan, Giuliano della Rovere, Luke Pasqualiano, Micheletto, condottieri, The Choice, Julian Bleach, Gina McKee, Giralomo Savonarola, Steven Berkoff, Forli
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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “Stray Dogs”
After last week’s legitimately tense and compelling episode of The Borgias, the show continues its upward swing with the introduction of a pack of killers who finally give weight to some of the Assassin’s Creed jokes leveled at the show. … Continue reading
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Tagged The A.V. Club, Showtime, The Borgias, Rodrigo Borgia, Cesare Borgia, François Arnaud, Sean Harris, Holliday Grainger, Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia, Neil Jordan, review, The Borgia Bull, Juan Borgia, Giulia Farnese, Vanozza, David Oakes, Renaissance Italy, Rome, Vatican, Colm Feore, Cardinal della Rovere, Prince Alfonso, Charles VIII, Paolo, Assassin's Creed, The Beautiful Deception, Giovanni Sforza, Peter Sullivan, Giuliano della Rovere, Luke Pasqualiano, Stray Dogs, Micheletto, condottieri, Assassin's Creed II
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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Beautiful Deception”
I’ve been saying since I first started watching The Borgias that I could see a better show underneath all the trappings and soap opera drama, and kept watching in the hopes that show would reveal itself. I just never expected … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardinal della Rovere, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, David Oakes, François Arnaud, Giovanni Sforza, Giulia Farnese, Giuliano della Rovere, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Luke Pasqualiano, Neil Jordan, Paolo, Peter Sullivan, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, Showtime, The A.V. Club, The Beautiful Deception, The Borgia Bull, The Borgias, Vanozza, Vatican
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A.V. Club Review: Grimm, “Cat And Mouse”
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that NBC’s Grimm is one of my pet shows, a program that I stick with despite its missteps because there’s a few things at its core I think are good … Continue reading
Pilot Review: Awake
For almost a year now, those of us who lurk in the wings of the television criticism world have been teased with rumors and details about an NBC drama called Awake. Introduced at the upfront presentation in the summer of … Continue reading
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Tagged Awake, B.D. Wong, Breaking Bad, Cherry Evans, David Slade, different lives, Dylan Minnette, Homeland, Howard Gordon, Jason Isaacs, Kyle Killen, Laura Allen, Lone Star, Michael Britten, NBC, nbc drama, Open House, pilot episode, pilot review, police procedural, psychological drama, Steve Harris, teenage son, Terra Nova, The River, V, Wilmer Valerrama
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