Category Archives: TV

Interview: Norman Lear

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Max West

All in the Family is one of the greatest comedies television has ever seen. I say that as a conservative because I am able to laugh at what is a caricature of a working class conservative (i.e., the character of … Continue reading →

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Better Call Saul – Theme Song

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Max West

Immediately after AMC’s Breaking Bad marathon ends, this Sunday, Oct. 5, at 7:15 pm AMC will air a music video for what will be the Better Call Saul theme song. The song is written by the show’s executive producers Vince … Continue reading →

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RIP: Rabbi Hyman Krustofski

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Max West

You’ll need your “How Jews View the World” translation manual to understand it fully, given its target audience of fellow Jews, but in Time magazine, James Poniewozik discusses the recent Simpsons episode where Krusty the Clown’s father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofski, … Continue reading →

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James Corden (White Male, 40-ish) Set For CBS ‘Late Late Show’ Slot

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Max West

British writer/actor/comedian James Corden will be replacing the (abysmally unfunny) Craig Ferguson on CBS’s The Late Late Show. So, we have: Jimmy Fallon: white (40-ish) David Letterman: white (60-ish) Seth Meyers: white (40-ish) Jimmy Kimmel: white (40-ish) Carson Daly: white … Continue reading →

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True Detective: Doubters

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Max West

Jon Baskin has a nice essay on philosophy in True Detective. After reviewing some of the snooty dismissals of the show’s philosophical engagements, Baskin defends the show’s overt philosophizing: Although True Detective has sometimes been criticized for failing to offer … Continue reading →

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Philosophy in ‘True Detective’

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Max West

SPOILER ALERT: If you intend to watch the show, but haven’t yet, don’t read the rest of this post. I found the finale a bit disappointing, albeit, given the norms of the procedural TV genre and what might otherwise have … Continue reading →

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True Detective

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Max West

The new HBO series True Detective, which stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, is outstanding. I began watching the series after reading this excellent analysis of the series, where the author points out the Lovecraftian and other American Gothic influences … Continue reading →

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BookTV: Mark Levin

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Max West

Two things that stood out of me in the BookTV interview with Mark Levin yesterday on C-SPAN. (I caught only an hour of it). 1) In the interview, Levin asserts — without caveats — that Christianity (particularly) Protestants — are … Continue reading →

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Bill Schulz Leaves “Red Eye”

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Max West

I was an early fan of Red Eye, since it’s inception in 2007. I was saddened to learn today that Greg’s “repulsive sidekick” Bill Schulz has left the show. Methinx it’s to do with money, as over the years Schulz … Continue reading →

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Peacock

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Max West

On air, an MSNBC host recommends defecation and urination into Sarah Palin’s mouth… and receives zero discipline from network brass. Wow. Baldwin’s anti-gay slurs… Sgt. Schultz’s calling a conservative pundit a “slut”… Etc. Stay classy, MSNBC!

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