The Slap. The Dukes of Hazzard. How to Get Away With Murder. Tonight's Outlander rolled three TV shows into one. It was a stuffed episode, to be sure, but one that managed to keep the momentum going after last week's action-packed return. And speaking of action, we must start with that opening sequence. Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ. When I spoke with Ron Moore a few weeks ago, he mused that there would be no topping the wedding episode. Read More...
[/caption] UPDATED: Hank Moody is getting a fifth season. Showtime has picked up Californication for another round, and don’t expect producers to put the brakes on the show anytime soon. Asked by a critic at TCA if he’s tempted to set a series end date like Lost, executive producer Tom Kapinos said “no way.” “I’m riding this to the bitter end,” he said. “I believe in sticking with something until we’ve squeezed every drop out of it. Read More...
If Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare were an OK Cupid profile, it would be the kind you gently mock for its cartoonishly mainstream interests—of course that guy’s favorite movie is Fight Club. Call of Duty is the hacky sack of video games, the Dave Matthews Band of First-Person Shooters; a salmon-colored shorts wearing, moccasin-shod, Keystone Light beer of an entertainment franchise. But then one night, you’d be sorta bored… and to be honest, Call of Duty is kind of cute when it’s not wearing sweats. Read More...