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Barker Chappell Daglas Roundtable: Breaking Bad, “Madrigal,” “Hazard Pay,” “Fifty-One”

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Les Chappell

It’s been a few weeks since the Barker Chappell Daglas reviewing agency has had a chance to catch up on the activities of the Heisenberg drug empire, but we’ve finally found a place to work and the house has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Back and Forth, Breaking Bad Roundtable | Tagged Aaron Paul, AMC, Andy Daglas, Anna Gunn, Barker Chappell Daglas, Betsy Brandt, Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad discussion, Breaking Bad review, Breaking Bad roundtable, Bryan Cranston, Cory Barker, Dean Norris, Fifty-One, Gus Fring, Hank Schrader, Hazard Pay, Jesse Pinkman, Jonathan Banks, Laura Fraser, Lydia, Madrigal, Marie Schrader, methamphetamine, Mike Ehrmentraut, RJ Mitte, Saul Goodman, season five, Skyler White, Walter Jr., Walter White | 1 Comment

Barker Chappell Daglas Roundtable: Mad Men, “Commissions and Fees”

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Les Chappell

Two episodes left in what’s been a hell of a run for Mad Men this season. We’ve seen agency fortunes rise and fall, we’ve seen acid trips and fisticuffs, split narratives and unstuck timelines, guest appearances from Leland Palmer, Alex … Continue reading →

Posted in Mad Men Roundtable | Tagged AMC, Andy Daglas, Ben Feldman, Betty Draper, Betty Francis, Christina Hendricks, Commissions and Fees, Cory Barker, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, Glen Bishop, Henry Francis, Jaguar, January Jones, Jared Harris, Jay R. Ferguson, Jessica Pare, Joan Harris, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Kiernan Shipka, Lane Pryce, Mad Men, Mad Men Commissions and Fees Recap, Mad Men Commissions and Fees Review, Mad Men Roundtable, Mad Men Season 5, Mad Men Season 5 Discussion, Mad Men Season 5 Episode 11, Matthew Weiner, Megan Draper, Michael Ginsberg, Peggy Olson, penultimate, Pete Campbell, Roger Morse, Roger Sterling, Sally Draper, Stan Rizzo, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, Vincent Kartheiser | 1 Comment

Barker Chappell Daglas Mad Men Roundtable: Dark Shadows

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Les Chappell

It’s Thanksgiving in May on this week’s Mad Men (one of the show’s startling similarities with Cougar Town, more of which you can see if you look closely) and there’s a toxic smog covering both New York and the attitudes … Continue reading →

Posted in Mad Men Roundtable | Tagged AMC, Andy Daglas, Ben Feldman, Betty Draper, Betty Francis, Christina Hendricks, Cory Barker, Dark Shadows, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, Henry Francis, January Jones, Jay R. Ferguson, Jessica Pare, Joan Harris, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Kiernan Shipka, Mad Men, Mad Men Dark Shadows Recap, Mad Men Dark Shadows Review, Mad Men Roundtable, Mad Men Season 5, Mad Men Season 5 Discussion, Mad Men Season 5 Episode 9, Matthew Weiner, Megan Draper, Michael Ginsberg, Peggy Olson, Pete Campbell, Roger Morse, Roger Sterling, Sally Draper, Stan Rizzo, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, Vincent Kartheiser | 2 Comments

Barker Chappell Daglas Mad Men Roundtable: Far Away Places

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Les Chappell

Every so often Mad Men likes to throw out convention and see just what it can do in the hour-long drama format, and last Sunday’s episode “Far Away Places ” was this season’s first full-bore experimental episode – in addition … Continue reading →

Posted in Mad Men Roundtable | Tagged Alison Brie, AMC, Andy Daglas, Betty Draper, Betty Francis, Christina Hendricks, Cory Barker, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, Far Away Places, Henry Francis, Jane Sterling, January Jones, Jared Harris, Jay R. Ferguson, Jessica Pare, Joan Harris, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Kiernan Shipka, Lane Pryce, Les Chappell, LSD, Mad Men, Mad Men Far Away Places, Mad Men Far Away Places Discussion, Mad Men Far Away Places Recap, Mad Men Far Away Places Review, Mad Men Roundtable, Mad Men Season 5, Mad Men Season 5 Discussion, Mad Men Season 5 Episode 6, Matthew Weiner, Megan Draper, Peggy Olson, Pete Campbell, Peyton List, Roger Morse, Roger Sterling, Sally Draper, Stan Rizzo, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, Tea Leaves, Timothy Leary, Trudy Campbell, Vincent Kartheiser | 7 Comments

Barker Chappell Daglas Mad Men Roundtable: Tea Leaves

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Les Chappell

Welcome to the second installment of the Barker Chappell Daglas roundtable discussion. If you happened to miss last week’s installment on “A Little Kiss” (readily available over at TV Surveillance), Cory Barker, Andy Daglas and myself have teamed up for … Continue reading →

Posted in Mad Men Roundtable | Tagged Alison Brie, AMC, Andy Daglas, Betty Draper, Betty Francis, Christina Hendricks, Civil rights movement, Cory Barker, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, Henry Francis, January Jones, Jared Harris, Jay R. Ferguson, Jessica Pare, Joan Harris, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Kiernan Shipka, Lane Pryce, Les Chappell, Mad Men, Mad Men Roundtable, Mad Men Season 4, Mad Men Season 5, Mad Men Season 5 Discussion, Mad Men Season 5 Episode 3, Mad Men Tea Leaves, Mad Men Tea Leaves Discussion, Mad Men Tea Leaves Recap, Mad Men Tea Leaves Review, Matthew Weiner, Megan Draper, Peggy Olson, Pete Campbell, Roger Morse, Roger Sterling, Sally Draper, Stan Rizzo, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, Tea Leaves, Trudy Campbell, Vincent Kartheiser | 5 Comments

Podcast: Television Collision Aftershock #1 (with Phoebe Raven)

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Les Chappell

Over at CC2K, my friend Phoebe Raven has relaunched the podcast accompanying her regular Television Collision column, now under the heading “Television Collision: Aftershock,” and she asked me to come in as a special guest for the inaugural installment. Given … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts | Tagged A Clash of Kings, Aftershock, AMC, American Horror Story, Archer, Ashley Judd, CC2K, Don Draper, Elmore Leonard, FX, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Glen Mazzara, HBO, Hell on Wheels, Justified, Mad Men, Matthew Weiner, Missing, Peggy Olsen, Peter Dinklage, Phoebe Raven, podcast, Rick Grimes, season finale, season premiere, Smash, Television Collision, The Walking Dead, Tyrion Lannister | 1 Comment

Hanging One’s Hat: Haberdashery as TV Criticism

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Les Chappell

Last Sunday, sandwiched between the juggernaut of the NFC/AFC championships and the surprising resilience of Once Upon A Time, NBC elected to burn off the two remaining episodes of their beleaguered drama Prime Suspect. The decision came as no surprise … Continue reading →

Posted in Television Columns | Tagged Al Capone, AMC, Arnold Rothstein, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, businessman's Stetson, Chalky White, Deadwood, Don Draper, Eleventh Doctor, fez, For Those Who Think Young, FX, Gilbert Sorrentino, haberdasher, haberdashery, Hatless, hats, Heisenberg, homburg hat, Jane Timoney, Jimmy Darmody, Justified, Mad Men, Maria Bello, NBC, nbc president, Nucky Thompson, Pete Campbell, porkpie, Prime Suspect, Raylan Givens, Robert Greenblatt, Stetson, television critics association, The Emerald City, Timothy Olyphant, trilby, Walter White | 3 Comments

Podcast: Best TV of 2011 (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Les Chappell

Yesterday, I teamed up with my good friends Cory Barker and Andy Daglas to discuss the worst television of 2011 in a podcast over at TV Surveillance. For those of you who had the patience to listen to all two … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts | Tagged ABC, AMC, Andy Daglas, Best TV of 2011, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Carrie Mathison, Casey Wilson, Claire Danes, Coach Taylor, Community, Connie Britton, Cory Barker, Damien Lewis, Dan Harmon, Friday Night Lights, FX, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Giancarlo Esposito, Happy Endings, Homeland, Justified, Leslie Knope, Louie, Louis C.K., Mrs. Coach, NBC, Ned Stark, Nicholas Brody, Pamela Adlon, Parks and Recreation, podcast, Raylan Givens, Ron Swanson, Sean Bean, TV Surveillance, Walter White | 1 Comment

Podcast: Worst TV of 2011 (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Les Chappell

It’s the end of 2011, which means that the time has come for most media outlets and bloggers to prepare their Top Ten and Best Of lists for the year. I, tragically, will not be one of those making a … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts | Tagged AMC, American Horror Story, Andy Daglas, Brad Falchuk, Camelot, Chris D'Elia, Connie Britton, Cory Barker, Dark Passenger, David Lyons, Dexter, Dylan McDermott, Eddie Cibrian, H8R, How I Met Your Mother, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Keith David, Mario Lopez, Michael C. Hall, Mirelle Enos, Modern Family, NBC, Nick Dalton, podcast, Ryan Murphy, Scott Buck, Showtime, Starz, The Cape, The Killing, The Office, The Playboy Club, TV Surveillance, Veena Sud, Whitney, Whitney Cummings, Worst TV of 2011 | 5 Comments

Pilot Review: Hell on Wheels

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Les Chappell

I felt bad for AMC’s new show Hell on Wheels even before I saw a second of footage, mainly because if any show’s been a victim of poor circumstance it’s this one. Simply by nature of its subject – a … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Criticism | Tagged AMC, Anson Mount, Christopher Heyerdahl, Colm Meaney, Common, Cullen Bohannon, Deadwood, Elam Ferguson, Hell on Wheels, pilot review, Ted Levine, The Killing, The Swede, Thomas "Doc" Durant, Transcontinental Railroad, Union Pacific, Western | Leave a comment

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