Tag Archives: tv review

Recap/Review: Breaking Bad, “Box Cutter”/”Thirty-Eight Snub”/”Open House”

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Les Chappell

One night last year, I received a call from my friend Ben who was at a Lollapalooza afterparty in Chicago, saying he had something to tell me. Apparently while on the dance floor he’d seen none other than Aaron Paul, … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “Pie-lette”

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Les Chappell

An orchestral flourish begins, and we come up through gnarled roots into an improbably large field of bright yellow flowers, stretching under clear blue skies in a scene that seems to define spring. A golden retriever gallops through the flowers, … 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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