‘Burn Notice’ 5.12 Recap: “We’ll Pick This Up Again in the Morning”
I always forget that ‘Burn Notice’ breaks up its seasons. The show has a summer finale and then comes back after a brief hiatus for a few more episodes and the fall finale. Yeah, it’s confusing, I...
View Article‘Suits’ 1.12 Recap: “I Win. It’s What I Do.”
‘Suits’ is definitely my favorite new show from this summer. I had little to no expectations for it going in, and it really surprised me. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to recap the last few episodes due...
View Article‘Psych’ 6.01 Recap: “Suck It, Hyphens!”
Is ‘Psych’ really starting its sixth season? I can hardly believe that it’s been on the air this long. I mean, I like the series and all, but the concept seems like something that would eventually play...
View Article‘Covert Affairs’ 2.11 Recap: “It Seems Like I’m in a Bit of a Losing Streak”
The USA Network wants to make its summer series ‘Covert Affairs’ into a fall series. This seems like a mistake to me. Even at its best, the show is lightweight, disposable fluff that skirts by in the...
View Article‘Psych’ 6.07 Recap: “Have a Few Drinks Back at My Shateau”
I don’t feel the need to recap ‘Psych’ very often. Though I enjoy it, the show isn’t Day One, or even usually Week One viewing for me. However, when The Shat guest stars in an episode, and he plays...
View Article‘Covert Affairs’ 2.16 Recap: “Have Fun Working”
Yes, ‘Covert Affairs’ is still on the air, and yes I’m still watching. I can’t pretend that it’s a great show, but it’s passively entertaining enough that I’m still with it. Last week, the series had...
View Article‘Fairly Legal’ 2.01 Recap: “It’s Nice to Be Fuzzy”
Have you ever completely forgotten that you’d programmed a certain show for a series recording, only to have a new episode show up on your DVR, seemingly from out of the blue? I had that experience on...
View Article‘Suits’ 2.01 Recap: “Maybe You Won’t Be the Worst Lawyer in the History of...
The USA Network’s legal drama ‘Suits’ turned out to be my favorite television series of last summer, which was quite a surprise given the overwhelming number of generic lawyer shows on the air. With an...
View Article‘Covert Affairs’ 3.01 Recap: “First Day on a New Job”
Is it really possible that the USA Network’s dopey spy drama ‘Covert Affairs’ is now in its third season? I guess I’m not the only one out there still watching. I’m not sure what keeps me attached to...
View Article‘Political Animals’ Pilot Recap: “They Only Love Us When They’re Not Busy...
The so-called “Limited Series Event” (how that’s different than a miniseries, I’m not certain) ‘Political Animals’ is quite ambitious by the USA Network’s standards. The show features a few actual...
View Article‘Suits’ 2.11 Recap: “Bring Coconut Oil, a Ski Mask and Duct Tape”
Even though it’s been off the air since August, the USA network officially considers last week’s return of ‘Suits’ to still be part of the show’s second season. Most series on USA have seasons of about...
View Article‘Graceland’ Pilot Recap: “Your Lies Are Your Life”
This is the story of six strangers picked to live in a house, work together and bust criminals, to find out what happens when undercover law enforcement officers stop being polite and start getting...
View Article‘Suits’ 3.01 Recap: “You Really Suck at Quitting”
Apropos of Friday’s Roundtable post about favorite lawyer movies, last week also saw the return of my current favorite TV series about lawyers, ‘Suits’ on the USA Network. As excited as I was for the...
View Article‘Covert Affairs’ 4.01 Recap: “So, That Happened”
If ‘Suits‘ is, rather indisputably, the USA Network’s best original series, then ‘Covert Affairs’ is… well, it’s not. That’s not to say that it’s the worst, but I certainly can’t justify it as better...
View Article‘Psych: The Musical’ Recap: “Nothing Can Go Wrong When You’re Making Up a Song”
Now this is a treat. Even though the show is technically between seasons at the moment, ‘Psych’ made an off-schedule appearance on the USA Network Sunday night to bring us a special two-hour musical...
View Article‘Dig’ Pilot Recap: “In the End, We Mean Nothing”
I will admit to approaching the USA Network’s new mystery adventure series ‘Dig’ with a high degree of skepticism. Ads for the show made it look like a lame ‘Da Vinci Code’ knockoff. Of course,...
View Article‘Mr. Robot’ Pilot Recap: “What I Wouldn’t Give to Be Normal”
Domo arigato. Last week, the USA Network premiered a very promising new drama series called ‘Mr. Robot’. Despite the title, no, the show has nothing to do with robots. (Ironically, for that you need to...
View Article‘Colony’ Pilot Recap: “The Most Important Day in Human History Is Coming”
While ‘Lost’ was on the air, Josh Holloway seemed like a breakout star who’d have no trouble finding new projects to exploit his particular brand of roguish charisma. Unfortunately, that hasn’t quite...
View Article‘Suits’ 6.01 Recap: “Pin the Tail on the Harvey”
The USA Network’s ‘Suits’ is a classic example of a show that has simply clung to life for too long. Early seasons were cracking good entertainment, but the last couple (especially Season 5) were an...
View Article‘Mr. Robot’ 2.01 & 2.02 Recap: “Control Is an Illusion”
One of last year’s most daring and most challenging TV shows, ‘Mr. Robot’ was a very unusual change of pace for programming on the USA Network. Nonetheless, the network execs were so pleased with it...
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