Top Ten Male TV Characters
Top Ten Male TV Characters – the first TV Tuesday list of 2019, featuring James “Sawyer” Ford from Lost. Continue reading Top Ten Male TV Characters
Category: Coffee & TV
The Strain :: As Seen On TV :: What we do to survive
As Seen On TV :: Sunday, September 8, 2014 In this installment of “As Seen On TV” I will give a three-sentence review of the ninth episode of season one of The Strain, where we witness what people do to survive, and we learn about love and sentimentality, and how they can inhibit survival. This feature will include SPOILERS, so read at your own risk and consider yourself warned. Please share your thoughts in the comments to the shows I mini-review – I welcome all reactions, debate and discussions. Oh, and bring on the TV show recommendations, old and new. The … Continue reading The Strain :: As Seen On TV :: What we do to survive
The Leftovers :: As Seen On TV :: If you had one wish, what would it be for?
As Seen On TV :: Sunday, September 8, 2014 In this installment of “As Seen On TV” I will give a three-sentence review of the finale episode of season one of The Leftovers, which my husband and I have deemed “What the Fuck” all season long. We hoped for some answers, but were mainly left with more questions, and a wait until season two for (maybe) some of those answers. This feature will include SPOILERS, so read at your own risk and consider yourself warned. Please share your thoughts in the comments to the shows I mini-review – I welcome all … Continue reading The Leftovers :: As Seen On TV :: If you had one wish, what would it be for?
Doctor Who :: As Seen On TV :: What if your favorite story was real?
As Seen On TV :: Saturday, September 6, 2014 In this installment of “As Seen On TV” I will give a three-sentence review of the third episode of the new season of Doctor Who, in which the Doctor gives Clara the choice of their next destination, and she chooses to visit the character of her favorite childhood story, Robin Hood. This feature will include SPOILERS, so read at your own risk and consider yourself warned. Please share your thoughts in the comments to the shows I mini-review – I welcome all reactions, debate and discussions. Oh, and bring on the … Continue reading Doctor Who :: As Seen On TV :: What if your favorite story was real?
Orange Is The New Black :: Favorite TV Thursday
Orange is the New Black Favorite TV A Little History: Orange Is the New Black is an American comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan that first aired on Netflix on July 11, 2013. The series, produced by Lionsgate Television, is based on Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman, a memoir about her experiences in prison. Orange Is the New Black stars Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman, a woman imprisoned for transporting drug money. The series also stars Laura Prepon as Alex Vause, a drug dealer and Piper’s ex-girlfriend; Michael J. Harney as prison counselor Sam Healy; Michelle Hurst as Miss Claudette, a fellow inmate; Kate Mulgrew as the inmate cook “Red,” and Jason Biggs as Piper’s fiancé, Larry Bloom. On June 27, 2013, Netflix … Continue reading Orange Is The New Black :: Favorite TV Thursday
Coffee and TV :: As Heard on TV
Music and television can sometimes be very delightful bed fellows when the right mix of a song on a soundtrack, and a cinematic scene connect and click and move the viewer. Often, though, shows will use a song to force a mood or emotion on the viewer, which ends up feeling too heavy handed and manipulative to me. Or, another televised musical failing to me, is when a show includes too many songs in an obvious attempt to promote the network/companies musical artists via their other properties. I love well done music videos, as this space will attest, but when … Continue reading Coffee and TV :: As Heard on TV
Coffee and TV :: “Don’t say that you love me” :: Cinematic Music moment on FX’s The Americans
Tusk :: Fleetwood Mac The Americans :: Wednesday’s on FX I tuned in to the new show The Americans because of my long-standing love of Keri Russell, my fascination with movies and television that portrays the 80’s in a non-stereotypical way, and also my interest in political intrigue stories. I was drawn in, nearly immediately, by the music, and then hooked completely by the story, the cinematography, the acting, the characters, and did I mention the music? Well, the music is definitely worth repeating. The musical star of the show was definitely Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk, which was used to open … Continue reading Coffee and TV :: “Don’t say that you love me” :: Cinematic Music moment on FX’s The Americans
Forget it, she already did :: video of the day
Late at Night :: Buffalo Tom, featuring a scene from “Self-Esteem“, episode 12 of My So-Called Life One of my favorite cinematic music moments on television is the ending of episode 12 of the short-lived series My So-Called Life. This scene to me, both the parts of it with dialogue, and the parts with just the Buffalo Tom song, encapsulates what it is like to be a teenager in that kind of first time love that consumes everything, and how it can change everything, for bad, for good – usually for both. Continue reading Forget it, she already did :: video of the day
Coffee and TV :: “Sweet Dreams” :: Cinematic Music moment on Fox’s The Following
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) :: Marilyn Manson The Following :: Monday nights on Fox I am a huge fan of movies and television that utilize music in an effective way to the point that the inclusion of a song, or songs, add to the drama of the cinematic scene, making it an unforgettable pairing of song and scene. This week’s premiere of the gritty, serial killer drama The Following, at one such cinematic/music moment when during the opening “escape” scene Marilyn Manson’s cover version of Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by the Eurythmics became Patsy Cline’s Sweet Dreams … Continue reading Coffee and TV :: “Sweet Dreams” :: Cinematic Music moment on Fox’s The Following
Coffee and TV :: On-Screen Mondays
Time to review Mondays TV line-up with some mini-reviews to go along with them. I am going to skip Dancing with the Stars, as I tend to limit my reality television consumption to The Voice, and some of Ramsey’s cooking shows. I am also skipping the CW’s 90210, as even though I did once watch the original, this revamp has never interested me, and the one time I did try to sit through an episode, I could not get through it. Castle, ABC Monday’s at 10pm (PST) Starting with my favorite Monday night show, Castle returns for it’s fifth season … Continue reading Coffee and TV :: On-Screen Mondays