S07E01-related stories
Posted Sep 21st 2009 1:02AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

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"I'd rather have the thieves than the neighbors - the thieves don't impose." - Larry
Larry David is back, and I feel uncomfortable. Awkward moments, off-color comments, and instances of sheer disgust were all there in tonight's season premiere of
Curb Your Enthusiasm. If you sit back for a second and actually consider all the different elements that made up this episode, it's pretty impressive. More often than not, an episode of
Curb is just as intricately plotted out as an episode of
Lost.
Continue reading Curb Your Enthusiasm: Funkhouser's Crazy Sister (season premiere)
Posted Jan 11th 2009 9:03PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, 24, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S07E01) "Just came along for the ride." - Jack
This never gets old to say: Jack is back. When I first watched tonight's opening hour last week, I felt as though I'd already seen a lot of it. Much of the general plot has been leaked for months now, and FOX has been airing promos that probably gave a little too much away. That doesn't mean that it wasn't one hell of an hour full of life lessons. The most important one? Jack Bauer can kick your ass while wearing a suit and tie too.
Continue reading 24: 8:00AM - 9:00AM (season premiere)
Posted Jan 7th 2009 3:29PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, 24, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

Tick, tock, tick, tock - it's been a while, but Jack is back and all is right with the world. Well... technically not
all is right and that's
why Jack is back but you get what I'm saying. After waiting over a year for a new season of
24 (fans around the world have been heard uttering Bauer-esque quips like "son of a bitch" for months now), the moment has finally arrived - the two night, four hour premiere kicks off this Sunday, January 11th, at 8PM ET on FOX. I've screened the first four hours of the season and trust me - the wait for Bauer's return was well worth it.
Continue reading 24 season seven - An early look
Posted Sep 2nd 2008 11:02PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, The Shield, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S07E01) "The Armenians know about the money train!" - Shane
The beginning of the end. One down and twelve to go in The Shield's final run. As depressing as that is, a.) at least it's not over yet and, b.) it started out with one hell of a set-up, huh? Vic and the rest of the Strike Team (what's left of it anyway) have gotten themselves into some serious messes in the past, but something tells me that stirring up a manufactured feud between the Armenians and the Mexicans isn't going to lead to a happy ending.
Continue reading The Shield: Coefficient of Drag (season premiere)