Tag Archives: The Killing

Podcast: Worst TV of 2011 (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Les Chappell

It’s the end of 2011, which means that the time has come for most media outlets and bloggers to prepare their Top Ten and Best Of lists for the year. I, tragically, will not be one of those making a … Continue reading →

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Pilot Review: Hell on Wheels

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Les Chappell

I felt bad for AMC’s new show Hell on Wheels even before I saw a second of footage, mainly because if any show’s been a victim of poor circumstance it’s this one. Simply by nature of its subject – a … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: The Killing, “Orpheus Descending”

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Les Chappell

After last week’s post, where I talked about AMC’s semi-surprising decision to renew its serial murder murder mystery The Killing, I promised myself that I was going to watch the finale episode both to a) see whether or not it … Continue reading →

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Random Analysis: AMC Renews The Killing For Season 2

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Les Chappell

I haven’t talked about AMC’s The Killing on this blog in quite some time, for a variety of reasons – the most obvious of those being that I just stopped watching it less than halfway through its run. As I … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: The Killing, “El Diablo”/”A Soundless Echo”/”Super 8”

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Les Chappell

With The Killing now five episodes into its run (or four if you count the pilot and second episode as one installment), we’ve now established a clear rhythm to the season-long search for finding out who killed Rosie Larsen. I … 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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