Classic Coverage looks back on the episodes of past shows from a modern perspective.
It’s common – and I’m fully guilty of this – to forget Marge Simpson. Marge is mainly remembered as the boring nagging square, which a) ignores how funny the show could make her squarishness (“It must be exciting to make … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Fifteen, “Homer Alone”
Wherein everyone is talking at Manny, and Fran and Bernard confront a harsh reality. Being alone and cynical has its merits. You can concentrate on yourself, do the hobbies you like to do, the world’s your oyster, why, you … Continue reading Black Books: Series 1, Episode 6 “He’s Leaving Home”
Season 5 Directed by Hugh David Written by Victor Pemberton After a nice run of a combined three missing episodes over the past three serials, we move back further into the realm of the missing. “Fury from the Deep” is … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E06 “Fury from the Deep”
“Money comes and money goes, but what I have with my daughter could go on for eight more years!” It’s always so frustrating when you write pages and pages of analysis on a TV show and then it goes and … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Fourteen, “Lisa The Greek”
In which Bernard stays out all night long, Manny learns essential survival skills, and Fran has a pleasant evening listening to the radio. Original Air Date: 10/27/2000 One of the key aspects in Bernard’s characterization is his intolerance for the … Continue reading Black Books: Series 1, Episode 5 “The Big Lock-Out”
At some point, I suggested that Simpsons episodes can be divided into three groups: pure comedy, heartwarming, and satire. This episode falls under satire, bringing in a mockery of sensationalist news. Not only is this perhaps the most major satirical … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Thirteen, “Radio Bart”
In which Manny gets his man, Fran tries to not to look at hers, and Bernard brings Belly Savalas to a dinner party. In the episode, Fran and Bernard engage in a discussion on a societal quirk (in this … Continue reading Black Books: Series 1, Episode 4 “The Black-Out”
Season 5 Directed by Douglas Camfield Written by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln Like the serial that directly precedes it, “The Enemy of the World”, 2013 was very good to “The Web of Fear”. Before that year, five of the … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E05 “The Web of Fear”
Another sequel episode, this time to “The Way We Was”! I’ve been puzzling over why this season has so many of them. I don’t have the DVDs for season three, so I don’t know if the crew explain it there, … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Twelve, “I Married Marge”
Bernard and Manny housesit for a friend and Fran goes on a date. Everything goes well. Streaming? How do? Black Books is available on Amazon Prime, Hulu, Vudu, and the Channel 4 site for those in the UK. This episode … Continue reading Black Books: Series 1, Episode 3 “Grapes of Wrath”
Dear “Brief Candle,” why are you so much worse than I remembered? Continue reading Stargate SG-1: S01E08 “Brief Candle”
This post was put up by a banned user. The Avocado does not condone their actions and preserves their threads for the sake of the conversations in the comments. A typo on a company-wide memo dictates that “Employees must NOW insult … Continue reading Better off Ted S02E08: The Importance of Communicationizing
This post was put up by a banned user. The Avocado does not condone their actions and preserves their threads for the sake of the conversations in the comments. Better Off Ted-The Lawyer, the Lemur and the Listener- I recently discovered … Continue reading Better Off Ted: S02E02 “The Lawyer, The Lemur, and The Listener”
Finally, an episode that lets Stargate flex its discovery muscles. Continue reading Stargate SG-1: S01E07 “The Nox”
AKA, a meditation on the many ways Richard Dean Anderson can furrow his brow. Continue reading Stargate SG-1: S01E06 “Cold Lazarus”
In discussions about favourite Simpsons episodes, people tend to separate the purely funny episodes from the heartwarming ones. I would go even further and separate Simpsons episodes into three categories: pure comedy, heartwarming, and satirical – by way of example, … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Eleven, “Burns Verkaufen Der Kraftwerk”
Wherein Manny must prove himself to Bernard to keep his job. Available on streaming? How do? Black Books is available on Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Vudu. Update: Commenter Ben has pointed out that UK viewers can stream it on the … Continue reading Black Books: Series 1 Episode 2 “Manny’s First Day”
The team confronts a former friend turned megalomaniac. Continue reading Stargate SG-1: S01E05 “The First Commandment”
Stargate gets nerdy. Continue reading Stargate SG-1: S01E04 “The Broca Divide”
Season 5 Directed by David Whitaker Written by Barry Letts “The Enemy of the World” is a bit of an odd duck in Season 5 of Doctor Who, in a season which saw the emphasis on alien races and especially … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E04 “The Enemy of the World”
I may have been familiar vaguely with the site for years, but I came to the AVC in late 2013 for their reviews. Not anything recent like Revenge or Arrow or Person of Interest or really anything I was super … Continue reading Classic Coverage: A Reintroduction
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