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Tag Archives: HBO

Growth spurt: HBO’s ‘Girls’ continues to give us something to talk about

Girls is not a show I particularly love. Unlike other series, I don’t google casting updates between seasons, or spend inordinate amounts of time discussing it with friends or on social media. It still a good show, a great show even. It’s smart, funny, emotional, and, at times, surprising.

January 22, 2015 in Comedy, Reviews, Television, Writing.

What we’re watching: 2015 TV preview

With the 2014 television season behind us, it’s now time to look ahead to what we’ll be watching in 2015. list. So set your DVR, update your queue, steal your parents’ HBO Go password, and get ready for The TPC’s 2015 TV Preview.

January 5, 2015 in Comedy, Drama, Reviews, Television, Writing.

Reviewer discretion: The Best TV of 2014

It’s that time of year. That magical time when we look back on a year of television and pass judgment one last time. What did we love? What did we hate? What did we want to set on fire?

December 16, 2014 in Comedy, Drama, Reviews, Television, Writing.

The Apocalypse will be televised: HBO’s ‘The Leftovers’ is a dark, slow burn

By JIM SABATASO | STAFF [A version of this review appears in an upcoming edition of the Rutland Reader.] On my more cynical days, I kind of hope the Rapture is real, and that it will happen in my lifetime. I imagine a world free of subjective morality, overzealous bible thumpers, and obnoxious culture warriors.…

July 8, 2014 in Pop Culture, Reviews, Television, Writing.

‘Last Week Tonight’ is a trenchant addition to the world of satirical news

By JIM SABATASO | STAFF [A version of this review appears in the June 12, 2014, edition of the Rutland Reader.] Don’t call it fake news. At best, that’s a lazy way to pigeonhole shows like The Daily Show or The Colbert Report. At worst, it allows the “real” news shows to passive aggressively dismiss them…

June 10, 2014 in Comedy, Journalism, Politics, Pop Culture, Reviews, Television, Writing.

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