Category Archives: Television

Hemingway & Gellhorn

HBO Films’ Hemingway & Gellhorn I suppose you could give this film a secondary title like Ernest ‘Papa’ Hemingway and Mrs Martha Gellhorn Hemingway Go To War. That would be correct in both the literal sense as well as the figurative. It seemed like bombs were bursting from the moment they first laid eyes on [...]

NBC’s Smash: Episode 15 – Bombshell – Recap

This is a full recap. Scene by scene. All sorts of spoilers. But that’s what we do in a recap. Along with some commentary. The pictures have been added in post-publication. Bombshell opens tonight. It may not be Broadway in New York, and the show is still ‘out of town’, in Boston, but for all [...]

NBC’s Smash Season One Finale Tonight – Smash Not on Fall Schedule

Well folks, tonight is Episode 15, and while the curtain will go up for Bombshell, the curtain will come down on Smash for the season. Jeez, what will I write about on Tuesdays? [Edit} This post was written prior to watching Episode 15. You can go directly to Bombshell, the Episode 15 Recap via this link. [...]

Hangin’ With The Girls: HBO’s Girls, Whit Stillman’s Damsels in Distress and More

I just spent a good part of the weekend and the first half of this week virtually glued to the Tube until I ducked out to the cinema for a film. I was hoping for an answer, or more accurately, a glimmer of wisdom regarding a question that men have asked for years, and by [...]

NBC’s Smash: Episode 14 – Previews – Recap

NBC’s Smash: Episode 14 aired last night. The show, Bombshell, finally hit the boards as its first preview was performed in front of a live audience in Beantown. That’s how the episode starts but will it be the highlight of the week’s episode is the question before us? This is a lengthy recap. No scenes [...]

NBC’s Smash: Episode 13 – Tech – Recap

Didja catch last night’s Smash? I went in not quite understanding the episode title which was Tech. It became obvious as the episode ran its course but I looked it up anyway. In theatrical terms, a Tech is a rehearsal in which all technical aspects of the production are utilized, including the lights, sound effects, set [...]

NBC’s Smash: Episode 12 – Publicity – Recap

NBC’s Smash episode 1-12 called Publicity aired last night. This is pretty much a full recap so there are spoilers aplenty. But if you watched it, you can use this as a replay/refresher with my comments and opinions as well as some guesswork or speculation included. This is a rather lengthy recap. Feel free to [...]

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