On Saturday August 16th, 2014 the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) handed out 80 trophies for Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards. The number of categories actually increased by five this year, which is almost unfathomable, this award body may rival the Grammy Awards soon. Most of the awards passed out involved things […]
Many years ago, I remember being obsessed with saying “Good Morning, Vietnam” as a young kid. I was probably five or six, but I remember this loud boisterous guy bringing humor and joy with this phrase. Then came the re-runs of Mork and Mindy, was this the same guy from that movie? This was different, […]
I will try not to be a bitter fan, but this show is ending on such a mediocre note, and making Dexter’s final season look like Shakespeare, and that is saying a lot. I guess I did not let go of my bitterness especially since my first sentence about this past Sunday’s episode was riddled […]
From 1999-2004 HBO was ahead of the curve with a show about four women in their late 30s, and 40s who dated, talked about sex, ate cake, and did it all. Sex and the City got people saying, “I’m a Carrie” or “I’m a Samantha” In the 2011-2012 television season HBO boldly put out three […]
The season’s allegory for Hep-V as a type of HIV/AIDS is interesting. With Sarah Newlin and co. behind the creation of this disease there is the thought or connection that like Hep-V, HIV/AIDS were human made diseases meant to wipe out a population, but what about the other victims? This week explores that topic on […]
Let’s Celebrate the Dead Alcide’s dad and girlfriend come to Bon Temps to honor his death. Along with Alcide they throw a massive party to celebrate their lives and the lives saved and brought back home. The highlights of the party: Lettie Mae gives a beautiful toast to the passing of Tara, Adina Porter has […]
Death and Exposition With the death of Alicide it was time for Sookie to let his father know, in a rare heartfelt moment you see him shed some grief. Jason calls Hoyt in Alaska, to tell him his mother was killed. If you don’t remember, which I didn’t Hoyt had his memory of Jason taken […]
The Primetime Emmy Awards seem to like the same shows, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, American Horror Story, and Fargo lead the 2014 Emmy Awards Nominations To quote Emmy winner Heidi Klum, “one day you are in and the next day you are out!” Does this phrase apply at the Emmy Awards? It did for […]