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Television stuff
CARRIE. I don’t understand why they are giving away all the new plot points in both the “This season on Carrie…” trailer, as well as in the story telling itself. I mean they basically just let you know in the … Continue reading
Breaking Bad, by Vince Gilligan
Season 5 Anthony Hopkins said playing Hannibal Lector was easy. Simplest thing. Just make him polite, he said. That’s kind of what Jesse Plemons did with this character Todd Alquist who shows up in Season 5. I remember being much … Continue reading
Reality again. by Reality.
I’ve come to realize because I’ve been watching about 18 or so seasons of Top Chef on demand, all of which I missed when I stopped watching television 10 years ago, that there are several types of reality shows.
Breaking Bad, by Vince Gilligan
Season 4 I’ve lost all my notes so I’ll just go by what I remember and what I can recall from Wikipedia’s descriptions of each episode. I couldn’t remember when it was that Gus Fring, played by Giancarlo Esposito, walked … Continue reading
Just say Bonwit Teller
The article in the Times today is about Trump outpacing the court in illegal construction, etc. Building it before they can decide. This is his normal speed of business — at least as far as construction goes. And if you … Continue reading
Rest
My will states that I should be cremated and then my ashes and the ashes of my dogs buried together with a marker in a cemetery in upstate New York which has been, to a small extent, a family cemetery. … Continue reading
Goodness
The news that Galliano has withdrawn from the Met Gala costume party is good news, although what we’re getting, of course, is not the actual story. What almost certainly happened, especially after Alice Tisch wrote to the board and told … Continue reading
9 to 5.
Judy Bernly: “Don’t you tell me what I can or can’t be serious about, or what is or isn’t me! If I want to play S&S and M&M and all those other bondage games, or even smoke pot, that’s my … Continue reading
Breaking Bad, by Vince Gilligan
Season 3 Anna Gunn (pictured) got the worst of it in this series: both as the character she played (Skylar White) and the actor in real life. While Bryan Cranston soared into the heights of acting fame and Aaron Paul … Continue reading
Breaking Bad, by Vince Gilligan
Season 2 In the second season, we are introduced to an insane, psychopathic, distributor named Tuco. Tuco is a character who loves to kill — probably gives him some sort of sexual endorphin filled rush which is why he has … Continue reading