Some of this year’s Sundance comedy-dramas have had their narratives plucked from the wellspring of their director’s personal experience, though that should never excuse any shortcomings. Yesterday, I wrote a negative review of Francesca Gregorini’s treatment of motherhood in Emanuel and the Truth about Fishes. My primary beef was less with the inherent trauma at …
10. (tie) The Thick of It Is there a better tonic for election-year hype than an Armando Iannucci series? The apparently-final series of the show that made Iannucci’s name, The Thick Of It, upped the ante on its pitch-black style, stripping nearly all of its characters of any remaining semblances of humanity and daring us …
When it came to devising a list of what I felt were the top ten Television shows of 2012 I contemplated sticking with the theme of “Hey You Geeks!!” and centering the list solely on the best sci-fi and nerd related shows on TV. I generally group “Geek TV” into a segment of shows exclusively …
Louie, Season 3, Episode 13: “New Year’s Eve” Written by Louis C.K. Directed by Louis C.K. Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm ET on FX The last time Louie ended a season, we said goodbye to Pamela, the one who quite literally got away. This time around, it’s Liz (Parker Posey), who finally reunites with Louie thanks …
The 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 23rd in Los Angeles to honour the best of primetime television shows, movies, and miniseries that aired over the last year. With first-time host Jimmy Kimmel, many were interested to see how their favourite shows, actors, and actresses would fare in the most prestigious awards …
Louie, Season 3, Episodes 10-12: “Late Show” Written by Louis C.K. Directed by Louis C.K. Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm ET on FX For all of its open disregard for TV norms, Louie hasn’t often strayed from its pattern of getting the job done, story-wise, in 22 minutes or less. Even when the show attempted a …
Louie, Season 3, Episode 9: “Looking for Liz / Lilly Changes” Written by Louis CK Directed by Louis CK Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm ET on FX If you keep up with Louie timeslot neighbor Wilfred, you’ll know that it tends to stick to one-word descriptors for its episodes, like “Control,” “Avoidance,” and “Guilt.” It’s too …
Louie, Season 3, Episode 8: “Dad” Written by Louis CK Directed by Louis CK Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm ET on FX After last week’s mostly “off” outing, Louie comes back swinging with one of its most brazenly cinematic episodes, a 22-minute whip-pan through a wide variety of topics and moods that feels very much like …
Louie, Season 3, Episode 7: “IKEA/Piano Lesson” Written by Louis C.K. Directed by Louis C.K. Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm ET on FX Well, this is an odd one. “IKEA/Piano Lesson” continues Louie‘s recent experimentation with continuity – including a flashback to a previous point in the series! – as well as its exploitation of real-life …
Louie, Season 3, Episode 6: “Barney/Never” Written by Louis C.K. Directed by Louis C.K. Airs hursdays at 10:30pm ET After a few especially sober, dry outings, Louie dips back into ouright comedic territory with “Berney/Never,” a bipartite episode with a pretty clear theme: shitty people, and the people who love and hate them unconditionally. In …
Louie, Season 3, Episode 5: “Daddy’s Girlfriend, Pt. 2” Written by Louis C.K. Directed by Louis C.K. Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm ET If it wasn’t already clear, the second half of “Daddy’s Girlfriend” makes it so: Louie is just about ready to leave comedy behind completely. The standup segments that have appeared in every episode …
Louie, Season 3, Episode 4: “Daddy’s Girlfriend: Part 1” Written by Louis C.K. Directed by Louis C.K. Airs Thursdays at 10:30 PM ET on FX Continuity has never been high on the list of priorities for Louie. Normally, this would be a hindrance, but Louis CK has managed to use the freedom gained by not …
Louie, Season 3, Episode 3: “Miami” Written by Louis C.K. Directed by Louis C.K. Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm ET on FX One of Louie‘s emerging strands over its two-and-a-bit seasons is that it occasionally takes the form of a travelogue. Whether Louie finds himself in Afghanistan (actually a military simulation ground in Texas, but whatever), …
Louie, Season 3, Episode 2: “Telling Jokes / Set Up” Written by Louis CK Directed by Louis CK Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm ET on FX Louie is one of the only shows running right now that allows for easy access for newcomers. For the most part, it eschews serialization, toys with tone and format on …
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Louie, Season 3, Episode 1: “Something Is Wrong” Written by Louis CK Directed by Louis CK Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm ET on FX An an exercise to prepare for reviewing Louie on a weekly basis, I did something I hadn’t in years: I watched Lucky Louie, Louis CK’s previous attempt at a TV show. Since …
30 Rock, Season 6, Episode 8, “The Tuxedo Begins” Written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan Directed by John Riggi Airs Thursdays at 8pm ET on NBC We begin tonight with a refreshingly great episode of 30 Rock, possibly the best they’ve done in years. Turning to current events for the second time this season, …
Thanksgiving is here (American Thanksgiving, at least), making it officially the Holiday Season. It’s a time for reflection, for pausing to appreciate those people and things we’re most grateful for, and for focusing on what’s really important in life. Television. Here are just a few of the many things I am grateful for this year. …
In an interview with Esquire from back in May, Louis CK explained the way he now approaches movie studios when he looks to re-enter that universe: “Just give me $8 million. I’m not telling you what it’s about and I’m not telling you who’s in it.” Anyone with even a basic understanding of how most …
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association has just announced their nominations for the first Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Modern Family leads the comedoes with six nominations, while Boardwalk Empire, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and The Killing dominate the drama series. We’ve been focussing more and more on television here at Sound On Sight and …