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Breaking down the ‘Breaking Bad’ S2 finale

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Gnome Sayin | Category: Television

!SPOILERS to follow! I’m not quite sure. What. To do. With that. The components of this series are superb: acting, writing, direction; execution and variation from episode to episode. I’ve been slowly and steadily hooked over the past several weeks, and much of that had to do with its ability to keep me off-balance and [...]



The failure

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Gnome Sayin | Category: Et cetera

The day’s news over, I re-watched the McCain concession speech in the wee hours this morning. I was a tad too euphoric when it initially aired to give it much consideration. It felt very genuine and human and humble, especially when he assured his supporters that “the failure is mine and not yours.” The same [...]



Aaron Sorkin, David E. Kelley, etc.: Lauded TV writers getting a free pass?

Oct 11th, 2006 | By Gnome Sayin | Category: Television

I’ve now watched three episodes of NBC’s buzzed about Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, from the pen of wunderkind Aaron Sorkin, and though the concept is fresh and the content passably amusing, it’s yet to reach me on any level. And I can be reached, I assure you. The characters may be vessels for [...]