Monthly Archives: May 2012

Announcement: This Was Television

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Les Chappell

2012 is turning into a very eventful year for A Helpless Compiler. In my second year we’ve expanded our coverage far past this one site, with a guest column stint on CC2K and a freelance position with The A.V. Club. … Continue reading →

Posted in Updates | Tagged Andy Daglas, Cory Barker, Monsters of Television, Noel Kirkpatrick, The Vast Wasteland, This Was Television, This Was TV, TV Surveillance | Leave a comment

A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Siege Of Forli”

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Les Chappell

There’s fires being set all over Italy on this week’s episode of The Borgias: Savonarola’s kicking off the Bonfire of the Vanities, Juan’s got a burning sensation when he urinates, and Lucrezia’s burning with lust for her suitor’s younger brother. … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Criticism | Tagged Bonfire of the Vanities, Cardinal della Rovere, Caterina Sforza, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, David Oakes, Forli, François Arnaud, Gina McKee, Giovanni Sforza, Giralomo Savonarola, Giulia Farnese, Giuliano della Rovere, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Julian Bleach, Lucrezia Borgia, Micheletto, Neil Jordan, Niccolo Machiavelli, Peter Sullivan, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, Sean Harris, Showtime, St. Peter's Basilica, Steven Berkoff, syphilis, The A.V. Club, The Borgias, The Choice, The Siege of Forli, Vanozza, Vatican | Leave a comment

Barker Chappell Daglas Mad Men Roundtable: Dark Shadows

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Les Chappell

It’s Thanksgiving in May on this week’s Mad Men (one of the show’s startling similarities with Cougar Town, more of which you can see if you look closely) and there’s a toxic smog covering both New York and the attitudes … Continue reading →

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CC2K Column: New Girl Wins 2011-2012’s “Most Improved Sitcom” Award

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Les Chappell

Friend of the blog Phoebe Raven is on a well-deserved vacation from her duties as CC2K’s TV editor, and following my column on the virtues of Revenge she asked if I wanted to fill in for her. I did, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Television Columns | Tagged Backslide, CC2K, Cece, Control, Dermot Mulroney, Fancyman, FOX, Hannah Simone, Injured, Jess and Julia, Lamorne Morris, Liz Meriweather, Lizzy Caplam, New Girl, Nick Miller, Phil Hendrie, Schmidt, Secrets, Tomatoes, Winston Bishop, Zooey Deschanel | Leave a comment

A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “Day Of Ashes”

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Les Chappell

It’s time for a crisis of faith on The Borgias, as the lightning strike of last week’s episode has pushed Alexander into repentance mode. But is it legitimate, or is this one of his brief moments of morality aside from … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Criticism | Tagged Cardinal della Rovere, Caterina Sforza, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, condottieri, David Oakes, Day of Ashes, Forli, François Arnaud, Gina McKee, Giovanni Sforza, Giralomo Savonarola, Giulia Farnese, Giuliano della Rovere, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Julian Bleach, Lent, Lucrezia Borgia, Micheletto, Neil Jordan, Niccolo Machiavelli, Peter Sullivan, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, Sean Harris, Showtime, St. Peter's Basilica, Steven Berkoff, The A.V. Club, The Borgias, The Choice, Vanozza, Vatican | Leave a comment

A.V. Club Review: Bob’s Burgers, “Bad Tina”

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Les Chappell

Once again I’m helping out one of my A.V. Club cohorts who’s short on time, this time friend of the blog Rowan Kaiser. With a lot of Sunday commitments Rowan needed a hand with FOX’s Animation Domination block, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Criticism | Tagged animation, Animation Domination, Bad Tina, Bob Belcher, Bob's Burgers, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, FOX, Gene Belcher, H. Jon Benjamin, Jenny Slate, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Linda Belcher, Loren Bouchard, Louise Belcher, Rowan Kaiser, Tina Belcher | Leave a comment

Back and Forth: Mad Men Roundtable, “Lady Lazarus” (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Les Chappell

As if Leland Palmer last week wasn’t enough, there’s even more ghosts of television past on this week’s episode of Mad Men. Cory Barker samples Cool Whip in the presence of head of desserts Mr. Belding, as Andy Daglas finds … Continue reading →

Posted in Back and Forth, Mad Men Roundtable, Mad Men Roundtable Database | Tagged Aaron Staton, Alexis Biedel, Andy Daglas, Back and Forth, Barker Chappell Daglas, Ben Feldman, Bert Cooper, Betty Draper, Cory Barker, Dennis Haskins, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, Harry Crane, Jessica Pare, Joan Holloway, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Ken Cosgrove, Kiernan Shipka, Lady Lazarus, Lane Pryce, Mad Men, Mad Men Roundtable, Matthew Weiner, Megan Draper, Michael Ginsberg, Mr. Belding, Peggy Olsen, Pete Campbell, Robert Morse, Roger Sterling, Rory Gilmore, Sally Draper, season five, The Vast Wasteland, Trudy Campbell, TV Surveillance, Vincent Karthesier | Leave a comment

A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Choice”

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Les Chappell

One of the reasons I gravitated to The Borgias as a TV show was largely that in addition to liking Jeremy Irons and Colm Feore, the Renaissance setting is one I’ve had a particular fondness for for years. I took … Continue reading →

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Back and Forth: Mad Men Roundtable, “At the Codfish Ball” (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Les Chappell

The city is dirty, but here at the Barker Chappell Daglas reviewing agency it’s a clean, well-lighted place. Yes, it’s time for another roundtable with myself, Cory Barker of TV Surveillance and Andy Daglas of The Vast Wasteland, breaking down … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Announcement: This Was Television

A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Siege Of Forli”

Barker Chappell Daglas Mad Men Roundtable: Dark Shadows

CC2K Column: New Girl Wins 2011-2012’s “Most Improved Sitcom” Award

A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “Day Of Ashes”

A.V. Club Review: Bob’s Burgers, “Bad Tina”

Back and Forth: Mad Men Roundtable, “Lady Lazarus” (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Choice”

Back and Forth: Mad Men Roundtable, “At the Codfish Ball” (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

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