Monthly Archives: April 2011

Update: Looking Forward

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Les Chappell

Some of you who have been keeping an eye on the blog regularly – I somehow get regular hits despite any non-Twitter promotion, so I know there’s a few of you – may have noticed that I’ve been conspicuously absent … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: The Borgias, “The Moor”

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Les Chappell

I have a rule for shows when I start watching them. They get the pilot to impress me, and if I’m intrigued enough by that I’ll give it to the fourth episode to tell its story and find what it … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: Camelot, “Homecoming”

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Les Chappell

As part of starting up this website for television and media criticisms, one of my main goals was to try watching some shows that have never been in my wheelhouse before. Typically, my main viewing choices are dramas that develop … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: The Borgias, “The Poisoned Chalice”/”The Assassin”

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Les Chappell

As word spreads of the death of the aged Pope Innocent VIII, the doors and shutters of the Vatican are slammed one by one. The council of cardinals are entering a conclave to elect one of their members as the … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: The Killing, “Pilot”/”The Cage”

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Les Chappell

I seem to have entered a period of kidnapping and murder in my general viewing pattern these days. The last disc I received from Netflix was “Gone Baby Gone,” Ben Affleck’s compelling directorial debut about a missing young girl that … Continue reading →

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