Archive for the ‘TELEVISION & CABLE’ Category

BREAKING BAD – The Series Finale (TV Review)

Well, it’s over.  Teary-eyed Kiwi Lady here, giving you a recap of Breaking Bad‘s finale and epic ending.  Vince Gilligan has a genius way of pulling all the loose pieces together, but tearing us apart and driving us to madness along the way.  The past week has been torture, wondering what was going to happen, […]

MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (T.V. pilot review)

One of the most anticipated new series of the fall TV season (if not the most anticipated) is Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.  Picking up where Marvel’s The Avengers left off… Okay, wait, time out.  We all know Marvel rules Hollywood these days so there’s no need to shove it down our throats like Lee Daniels’ […]

“Ozymandias” – BREAKING BAD, Season 5 Ep.14 (TV Review)

“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:  Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare.   The lone and level sands stretch far away.  A Poem by Percy Shelley used to promote namesake of this episode, how fitting.  Vince Gilligan claimed this […]

Beyond Pity: Realistic Depictions Of Televisions “Very Special Episode” Topics

When lazy writers want to inject TV shows with drama, or explain away cringe-inducing characterization, they often reach for the big guns: rape and abuse as backstory, mental illness, and addiction. Nobody would argue that these aren’t important topics, but it takes nuanced writing to move past the patronizing tone of an after-school special and […]

GAME SHOWS AND REALITY SHOWS ARE NO-SHOWS FOR ETHICS

Does anyone these days have the right to be shocked by accusations of reality shows being rigged? That thought occurred to me recently while catching up with a friend over coffee.  She spent the summer backpacking across Europe (people still do that) in order to take a break from “everything American and become more worldly.” […]

“Buried” – BREAKING BAD, Season 5 Ep.10 (TV Review)

Your favorite Kiwi Lady here again to give you the scoop of last night’s episode of Breaking Bad, “BURIED”. Only 6 episodes to go!  With Vince Gilligan leaving us hanging last week, I really doubt you missed this one.   But just in case an act of God somehow kept you away from AMC, this […]

A Preview of Fall TV’s New Shows and Old Favorites

Here at Beyond the Marquee we believe that leaves changing colors and the start of the football season aren’t the only things to look forward to when Autumn arrives. It also marks the return of your favorite TV shows and the debut of promising new ones. We have our lists of one’s we’re anticipating watching […]

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