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Sexual Intentions: 'Game of Thrones' Season 2: Episode 2 Review and Recap

by Laremy Legel 6 Comments
Posted April 8th 2012 at 12:00 PM

Season 2 of "Game of Thrones" rages on as do the hormones as Episode 2, known as "The Night Lands", has sex on the mind and new characters are introduced on the sly.

by Laremy Legel 9 Comments
Posted April 1st 2012 at 1:00 PM

Review & Recap: 'Game of Thrones' Season 2 Premiere

The game returns and Laremy offers up his review of the premiere episode of Season Two of "Game of Thrones"

by Brad Brevet 11 Comments
Posted February 8th 2012 at 9:52 AM

Did You Watch The Series Premiere of 'The River'? What Did You Think?

I watched the first two episodes of ABC's "The River" last night and can say it was decent, but there are some serious signs that this could get tiresome really quick. Here's a review and commentary on the premiere.

by Brad Brevet 5 Comments
Posted February 7th 2012 at 11:05 AM

Here's What I Hope for from Oren Peli's TV Show 'The River'

Tonight the two-hour premiere of Oren Peli's "The River" takes place on ABC and I have high hopes that this will be a show I can become addicted to, but I wonder, am I hoping for too much?

by Brad Brevet 10 Comments
Posted July 16th 2011 at 1:23 PM

Will 'Friday Night Lights' Head to the Big Screen for a Second Time?

Back in 2004 when I saw the original film adaptation of Friday Night Lights, based on the H.G. Bissinger bestseller and considered "one of the greatest sports stories of all time" by "Sports Illustrated", I thought it was a pretty good movie. I wasn't blown away, but certainly enjoyed myself. Director Peter Berg then went [...]

by Brad Brevet 5 Comments
Posted June 27th 2011 at 12:01 AM

'True Blood' Season 4 Premiere Recap and Preview of the Next Two Episodes

About a month ago I received the Blu-ray for "True Blood" season three. I had seen about half of the season already, but stopped watching somewhere around episode six. So, with anticipation, I popped in the first disc and started all over again, enjoying the introduction of werewolves and Russell Edgington's control over them using [...]

by Laremy Legel 10 Comments
Posted June 19th 2011 at 9:22 PM

'Game of Thrones': Season One Finale Review and Recap

Emilia Clarke in "Game of Thrones" Photo: HBO With the finale, episode ten, of "Game of Thrones" in the books, we can finally offer a cautious verdict on the inaugural year of the (hopefully long) series. It was good. At times, it was very, very good. Though, of course, it took some time for non-readers [...]

by Brad Brevet 5 Comments
Posted May 26th 2011 at 2:35 PM

21 New Pictures, 3 New Posters and a Trailer for 'True Blood' Season 4

I think the last time I watched "True Blood" was midway through the third season, but I recently received the third season Blu-ray which hits shelves next Tuesday, May 31 so I'll be able to catch up on what I missed as HBO is set to premiere the first episode of season four, "She's Not [...]

by Laremy Legel 13 Comments
Posted May 22nd 2011 at 8:31 PM

'Game of Thrones' Review and Recap: Episode 1.6 'A Golden Crown'

Peter Dinklage in "Game of Thrones" Photo: HBO We are now up to episode six, "A Golden Crown", in HBO's adaptation of "Game of Thrones" so let's take a look at the episode with brief character recaps and a couple of clips mixed in followed by a few discussion points before turning it over to [...]

by Laremy Legel 9 Comments
Posted May 15th 2011 at 4:19 PM

'Game of Thrones' Review and Recap: Episode 1.5 – 'The Wolf and the Lion'

Sean Bean in "Game of Thrones" Photo: HBO *** BE WARNED, THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD *** Finally, an opening credits appearance from The Eyrie! With that out of the way, let's take a look at the episode with brief character recaps and a couple of clips mixed in followed by a few discussion points before [...]

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