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“Change” has turned out to be an apt name for this season. At Comic-Con, Nick announced that the show would be pulled from the network after episode 3.08; the remainder of the series will be airing on various digital sources, including Nickelodeon.com, at a weekly cadence on Fridays at 12:00 PM EST.
I’ll ramble about this move in a bit, but first, it’s time for an episode recap and a few theories! Continue reading “The Legend of Korra – Episode 3.08 and Other News”
In 2011 the FX network launched in Canada. Finally we were brought amazing shows like Sons of Anarchy and Wilfred. Sure, they broadcast a few seasons off because current season rights are with others like Super Channel. And of course shows that started prior to 2011 that had deals with other networks (Justified, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) aren’t on it. But it was a start.
Which is fantastic because FX has had some of the most genius and underrated shows around. Would any other network have a show about a stoner lawyer who almost kills himself in the pilot only to meet his neighbour’s dog. That is a dog to everyone else, and a human in a dog costume (with an Australian accent) to him. That show, if you haven’t seen it, is Wilfred. It’s dark. And a surreal masterpiece of comedy.
FX takes risks. It lets shows go into deep dark places. The collective of people who tell stories on FX are artists, a word seldom used when talking about television. Continue reading “FXX – You’re the Worst.”
Or as I like to call it, “Why Aren’t You Watching Welcome To Sweden?”
Also known by the working title “Wait, Amy Poehler has a brother?”
Yes. There is another Poehler. You may be asking yourself why it is that if Amy Poehler is everyone’s television best friend that you had absolutely no idea she had a brother. Why has Amy been keeping him secret all this time? Does that mean she is not really your best friend? Did Tina know? Continue reading “Welcome to Sweden – Välkommen Till Sverige”
Book 3 continued this week with the second half of the Zaofu arc, and a filler episode set in the Northern Air Temple. While these two episodes didn’t dazzle me as much as the previous five, they were still full of action, comedy, character development and touching moments. My recap and thoughts are after the jump!
Continue reading “The Legend of Korra – Episodes 3.06 & 3.07”
The bizarre Book 3 schedule continues, with Nick choosing to air 2 episodes per week for the rest of the season’s run. Even stranger is their decision to pair even-odd episodes, with the series creators saying episode 4 was actually meant to be paired with 3 (and 5 with 6). That being said, these episodes were so good that I’m not going to complain.
And just what made these episodes so good? Hit the jump for my summary and thoughts!
Continue reading “The Legend of Korra – Episodes 3.04 & 3.05”
I am delighted to be in a position to write this post, as I didn’t expect Book 3: Change would air for several more months. Given Nickelodeon’s long-standing silence on Book 3, the timing of the Book 2 Blu-ray release, and the Fall release of the upcoming game, it looks as if Nickelodeon was setting up Book 3 for a late summer or early fall release. When MundoNick accidentally leaked episodes 3-6 of Book 3 couple weeks back, Nickelodeon surprised us all — they reacted by releasing the season early, starting with a three-episode premier on June 27. There wasn’t even enough time to build up hype: a leak, an announcement, then BOOM! Three episodes.
I was wary. While Book 2 won me over by the end, it suffered from numerous flaws I discussed in last year’s recaps. Well, I’m pleased to say that Book 3 is off to an extremely strong start. My recap and thoughts are below — spoilers ahead!
Continue reading “The Legend of Korra – Book 3: Change Season Premiere”
So now that I’ve told you that [the first three episodes of House of Cards season 2](https://awesomefriday.ca/2014/02/spoiler-free-tv-review-house-of-cards-season-2-episode-1-2-and-3-welcome-back/) were great, here’s a spoiler filled discussion about why.
Continue reading “TV Review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 1 through 6, Discussion *SPOILERS*”
_House of Cards_ is one of the best shows on television, and the first three episodes of season two promises that will continue.
I’m going to write a bit more but that’s all you really need to know.
Hooray! There’s a trailer for the movie that continues on from that show that everyone except for me watched!
Hopefully, you’ve at least started watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine by now. It’s my favourite Star Trek series, and I believe the most underrated. While a highly serialized story doesn’t seem strange today, you must remember that in the 1990s, it was highly unusual. Syndicated shows like Star Trek generally returned to status quo at the end of each episode. Thus, Deep Space Nine had some of the deepest and most compelling character development in Trek of that era and an ongoing story that was genuinely thoughtful and impactful in a way that its contemporaries weren’t capable of being.
So this week, as an addition to the viewing guide I’ve already laid out, I’d like to present to you what I believe to be the 14 best episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Just a word of warning, though: the viewing guide, I did my best to keep as spoiler-free as possible. I’m not going to do that here.
Continue reading “These Are The Episodes… Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s 14 Best Episodes”
The *Third Conditional* in English is the impossible *”what if?”*. All the other conditional forms deal either with present truths or future ideas, plans and dreams of what may come. They are the ones that are still soft and malleable, ready to change on a dime as the present hurtles into the future. But the *Third*, it stands alone and stony in the past, a constant reminder of all the stupid decisions you’ve made, every ripple of the butterfly effect shaping the puzzlebox hotch-potch that you are today. The *Third* is impossible in that, no matter the reason or motivation, you can never change what has gone before; all you can do is dream of what you would have done instead. *If + Past Perfect + would have + Past Participle* is the very structure of regret.
But base emotions like regret are just for mere humans. Impossible is nothing for a Time Lord. What might he possibly have to regret?
Continue reading “Review: The Day Of The Doctor – The 50th Anniversary Special”
Another week, another adventure in the Marvel Universe! This week the team deals with a mess of Asgardian making as this episodes follows on directly from the film _Thor: The Dark World_.
Once again I’m assuming that you’ve watched the episode and spoilers will abound.
Continue reading “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S01E08 “The Well” Discussion”
Originally, only episodes 11 & 12 were slated to air this week, but in a surprise move, the Korra team released the season finale, episode 13 & 14, online at midnight on Friday. It was a night of emotions, drama and unexpected twists. Read on for my recap and final thoughts. Spoilers ahead! Continue reading “The Legend of Korra: Season Finale Recap & Thoughts”
So here we are the final season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
The wormhole is sealed. Captain Sisko is on Earth, lost without his connection to The Prophets. Worf is devastated over the end of the season six finale. The war with The Dominion rages across the Alpha Quadrant and goes poorly for the federation. Things are grim, and in this final season, things are only going to get worse before they get better.
Season 7 starts with a two-episode story, but it really shines in the end: the last nine episodes form one story, which wraps up all of the storylines begun in the series.
These are the episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season seven.
Continue reading “These Are The Episodes… Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7”
Another week, another adventure with Coulson and Company. As always I’ll be discussing what I feel are the important points in the episode and am assuming you have watched it already. Naturally spoilers will abound.
Continue reading “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S01E07 “The Hub” Discussion”
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