Classic Coverage looks back on the episodes of past shows from a modern perspective.
Paranoia Agent, Season 1 Episode 2 The Golden Shoes Grade: B+ Of course Icchi did it. If Lil’ Slugger is real, Icchi fits the bill. He’s got the skates, he’s got the hat, he’s got the egomania, and the secret … Continue reading “The Golden Shoes” Paranoia Agent S1E2
Paranoia Agent, Season 1 Episode 1 Enter Lil’ Slugger Grade: B- Straight from the opening credits, with its montage of nuclear war superimposed by images of its main characters in hysterical laughter while a giddy theme song plays, Paranoia Agent … Continue reading “Enter Lil’ Slugger” Paranoia Agent S1E1
Directed by Gordon Flemyng Written by Milton Subotsky Following up Dr. Who and the Daleks, Amicus released its second and final color film based on Doctor Who with Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.. While the first film was based … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Hell yeah, the first return of Sideshow Bob! After season two, the Sideshow Bob episode would become a beloved tradition, shifting the show’s genre to Murder She Wrote-style mystery. As much as I missed him during season two, this was a … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Twenty-One, “Black Widower”
In which our heroes go on holiday and come back to a finale. Original air date: 4/5/2002 And here we are at the finale of series 2. Black Books would not return for series 3 until March of 2004. While … Continue reading Black Books: Series 2, Episode 6 “A Nice Change”
Hi (for the final time?), and welcome back to The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men. Miss Rim did a beautiful job bidding farewell to Betty with her writeup of “The Milk and Honey Route” last week, and for a while I … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: “Person to Person” (S7E14)
Directed by Gordon Flemyng Written by Milton Subotsky I’ve talked plenty in the past about just how big the Daleks were for a period in Britain (not from first-hand experience obviously as my dad was actually born during the period … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): Dr. Who and the Daleks
Hello everyone! Miss Rim here, welcome back to The Carousel: An Increasingly Sporadic Revisitation of Mad Men! I’d love to tell you all that the irregularity of these reviews of late is because we lost the Secor Laxative account, or that … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: “The Runaways” (S7E5) and “Waterloo” (S7E7)
After having a few breezy episodes in a row, it’s nice to get back to something a bit heavier, and the fact that we’re dealing with Homer’s most sympathetic aspect is the icing on the cake. The overall effect we’re … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Twenty, “Colonel Homer”
Hi, all! Miss Rim here. I got sick and Spiny got busy at work, so sorry about the delay. No matter what your particular favorite episode / season of Mad Men may be, I think most of us will agree … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: “At the Codfish Ball” / “Lady Lazarus” (S5E7, S5E8)
In which Manny and Bernard’s relationship turns Freudian and Fran tries the clean life. Original Air Date: 3/29/2002 Let’s talk about Manny and Bernard. I mean, yeah, we’d be doing that anyway but my goodness there’s a lot to unpack … Continue reading Black Books: Series 2, Episode 5 “Hello Sun”
Apologies for the delay (not posting this on the usual Tuesday or Wednesday), there was chewing gum on my pubis. Hi! It’s “Signal 30”! Our first-place winner in the Season 5 poll, though since we’re doing the season chronologically this … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: “Signal 30” (S5E5)
Hi everyone, and welcome back to The Carousel! I’m excited to talk about this episode, but orders of business: 1) While Miss Rim and I adopted the common 12-episode numbering of this season in our synopses for the poll last … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 4: “Mystery Date”
I may not be very far into Taxi, but it’s clear the show is fashioned as a dramedy, where tugging heartstrings is as much a priority as tickling funny bones. There are a lot of ways to balance comedy and … Continue reading Taxi: Season 1, Episode 4 – “Bobby’s Acting Career”
Hi again, and welcome back to Revisiting Mad Men as we enter what many (most?) would consider Mad Men‘s peak. What makes it so, aside from a series of astonishing, cohesive standalone episodes like “Signal 30”, “Far Away Places”, “The Other … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: Season 5 Poll / General Discussion
“The Suitcase” is one of the best episodes of Mad Men, if not the best. We’ve decided to do something a little different for this review – a good old fashioned Crosstalk! I hope it’s as fun for you as it is … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: Season 4, Episode 7: “The Suitcase”
Season 5 Directed by Tristan de Vere Cole Written by David Whitaker If it feels like this season has lasted forever, it’s not just you. I started this season way back on March 13th with the classic serial “The Tomb … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E07 “The Wheel in Space”
Hi again, folks, and welcome back to The Carousel! This week I’m reviewing two of the episodes that tied for third place in our upvote poll, “The Good News” and “The Summer Man”. Why is no one reviewing “The Chrysanthemum … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: S4E3 and S4E8 (“The Good News”, “The Summer Man”)
Hi there, surprisingly loyal readers! One of these days we’re going to have to come up with a smoother way to introduce these discussions. Look. I don’t feel like I have to hype this discussion up all that much. You … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: S3 Finale (“Shut the Door. Have a Seat.”)
“Dog Of Death” feels to me like an example of ‘lesser Simpsons is still better than every other show’; my gut tells me that it lacks the heart of stories like “Lisa’s Substitute” or the specific satire of “Radio Bart”, … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Nineteen, “Dog Of Death”
The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: S3E3 and S3E6 (aka, “My Old Kentucky Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency”) Programming Note: This week we’re combining 2 of the top 4 most upvoted episodes, in order to be on track to discuss Season … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: S3E3 and S3E6 (“My Old Kentucky Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency”)
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