Tag: Rockmond Dunbar
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Review: Sons of Anarchy, “Hands”
Sons of Anarchy is having one heck of a season, no? Whether or not Kurt Sutter agrees with most of the criticisms of the mediocre third season, it is apparent that he decided to push the series back towards the things it does best in season four. Now that we’re coming to the final stretch […]
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Review: Sons of Anarchy, “Family Recipe”
When I checked in with Sons of Anarchy last week, I couched many of my praises with some concerns. Sons had been having a very good season that led to a number of truly great moments last week, moments that I didn’t actually expect to come until the end of the season. But amid […]
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Review: Sons of Anarchy, “Fruit for the Crows”
I don’t have a whole lot of time this evening, but I wanted to jot down a few things about this season of Sons of Anarchy, which I haven’t written about since the season premiere. You can also check out my extended thoughts on the season by listening to a podcast Les Chappell and I […]
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TV Surveillance Podcast Episode 10 — There are no ‘Good Guys’ on this show
In the latest episode of the TV Surveillance Podcast, I’m joined by my buddy Les Chappell for a lengthy discussion of Sons of Anarchy‘s rock-solid fourth season and Les shrewdly shills for FX and their smartphone applications. Reminder: You can now subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, should you like to do so.
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Season Premiere review — Sons of Anarchy, “Out”
“We’re not a gang, we’re a motorcycle club.” Like many of you, I come into this season of Sons of Anarchy with complicated feelings. As I’ve discussed a few times, I found the third season to be pretty tepid, but I don’t think I was as disappointed as most – if only because I didn’t […]
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Season Finale — Terriers, “Hail Mary”
I’m a little short on time, but I certainly wanted to get some thoughts about the Terriers finale out there. Even though I suggested it might be fine for Terriers to drive off into the sunset (to Mexico, apparently) after this one great season, I still approached the season finale, “Hail Mary,” with some sadness. […]
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Value in departure: Why a Terriers cancellation isn’t the worst thing in the world (but it’s probably close)
Terriers airs its season finale tonight at 10 p.m. on FX. You should, without question, watch it. It is the best new series of the fall and probably my favorite new drama series of the post-WGA strike era. With this being the afternoon before said finale unspools, I could spend a thousand words imploring current […]
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Terriers, “Sins of the Past”
With only three episodes left, critics and fans alike are moving into “Save Terriers” mode — if you missed Sepinwall’s piece yesterday, it’s a good read — and the series is continuing to prove why all those columns and Twitter hashtags are worthwhile. “Sins of the Past” is a flashback episode to the case that […]
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Terriers, “Pimp Daddy”
Based on my exploration of last week’s reviews it seems I was higher on “Aqua Caliente” than most, but that’s okay. And even though I really, really enjoyed that episode, I found that “Pimp Daddy” holds together a little bit better and is thus a “better” episode. Like last week’s effort, “Pimp Daddy” separates Hank […]
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Terriers, “Agua Caliente”
After two episodes with more obvious thematic concerns (not that that’s a bad thing), “Agua Caliente” feels more like a twisty and turny Terriers episode that still makes sure we know exactly what the writers are trying to explore. Here, the topic of concern is partnerships, both old (Hank and Gustafson, Britt and Ray) and […]
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Terriers, “Missing Persons”
For the second straight week, Terriers dips into the standalone pool with a story that intensely mirrors the lives of the lead characters. While last week’s case mirrored Britt and Katie’s relationship, “Missing Persons” focuses on Hank and Steph, to almost the same amount of effectiveness. There is some risk in continuing to go down […]
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Terriers, “Manifest Destiny”
I couldn’t get to writing up last week’s “Fustercluck” because of my time at Flow 2010, which is unfortunate because it was a fine, fine episode. However, because “Manifest Destiny” is something of a direct continuation I think I’ll be able to sum it all up in one nice post. After two episodes toiling around […]
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Terriers, “Dog and Pony”
After a fantastic pilot episode, “Dog and Pony” proves that Terriers is going to be a must-watch new series this fall. The episode is fairly standalone in nature with only a few mentions of the Lindus case that Hank and Britt are now the prime witnesses in, but spending 45 minutes with these two guys […]
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Series Premiere — Terriers, “Pilot”
Obviously, pilot episodes have a lot of balls in the air. Good pilots have to set up the plot in the most broadest of ways. They have to present compelling characters who are interesting to watch. They have to create a sense of place that is worth enough to bring the audience back. And most […]
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