Author Archives: DailySpew
As Political as I Get
As many of my faithful readers know, having read all the reasons Why I Don’t Vote, the political process and machine is entirely uninteresting to me, as broken as it is solved. I’m going to suspend my reviews of popular … Continue reading
Mad Men: Maybe Something Happens in Season 30
This review may cost me some friends, as nearly every human being on the planet I have encountered absolutely adores this show. It came highly recommended to me, and after having watched two seasons, I could not have been more … Continue reading
Breaking Bad: Derp or Gold?
Another critically acclaimed show that has come highly recommended to me is the AMC program Breaking Bad. This show came very well advertised, and I was keenly aware of its existence when it originally aired, but I have waited until … Continue reading
Sons of Anarchy: Working Title, “The Dukes of Haphazard”
Our next program up for analysis is the FX show Sons of Anarchy, an hourlong drama about a motorcycle club in the small California town of Charming. I have survived watching two seasons to date, and will only finish out … Continue reading
Downton Abbey: The Lowest Stakes Show of All Time
Contemporary television has entered an unprecedented era of quality these past 10 years. Premium networks in the United States, and creators in the UK have clearly hooked into the idea that serialized storytelling which is well-produced can very much replace … Continue reading
Farewell, Chuck
I have been meaning to write this post for a while, and as my faithful reader(s) most likely determined a while back, I haven’t been writing many posts of all of late. However, I would like to properly send off … Continue reading
The Obesity Non-Crisis
It seems all that’s plastered over the news these days is the obesity crisis. Granted, I don’t watch or read news, but that’s my general sense as I flick past these channels in search of SportsCenter. Michelle Obama is up … Continue reading
Bill Belichick: Honorary Poker Player
As a resident of New England, I have followed the Patriots and Belichick’s career since the moment he took over as New England head coach. What hasn’t been said about this guy? He’s been called a genius, and the best … Continue reading
Pro Bowl: List or Flag, Period
Everything about the Pro Bowl is wrong. The entire rationale for it, aside from one more opportunity to squeeze cash out of the American viewing public like were all a collective $9B sponge, is flawed and stupid. The Pro Bowl, … Continue reading
Baldness and Other White People Problems
Last night I Netflixed a film called HappyThankYouMorePlease, a pretty heavy-handed and overdone piece of work presumably intended to be Josh Radnor’s Garden State. While I could devote an entire post to what amounts in my mind to a pseudo-indie … Continue reading
