Books on TV I Can’t Wait to See

What’s better than seeing your favorite book on the big screen? Watching it every week on TV! Here are some upcoming book adaptations to add to your TBR and DVR wish list: BIG LITTLE LIES Based on the book by Liane Moriarty:  Goodreads | Amazon | Audible | IMDB | My Book Review What it’s About: Told through the eyes of three […]

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The Emmy Date: Thoughts on the Drama Nominees

It’s the era of Peak TV, which means there are more quality shows available on broadcast, cable, and streaming, than any one human can reasonably watch! The Emmys are tomorrow night, and I’ve been lucky enough to see many of the nominees in two categories, Best Drama Series and Best Limited Series. To help you […]

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The Get Down: Big Dreams in a Broken City

In director Baz Luhrmann’s lavish series set in the crumbling South Bronx of 1977, a young guy and gal pursue musical stardom in the rising fields of hip hop and disco. Reading about the early days of hip-hop, I was fascinated by tales of the financially broke yet culturally rich South Bronx of the mid-to-late […]

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What to Watch in September

September is a huge month for books but we also have Fall TV competing for our attention! Here are the new and returning shows I have my eye on: New Shows Atlanta – Sept. 6, FX. Atlanta is about two cousins trying to make it in the Atlanta rap scene. This half-hour series stars (and […]

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SOULS LOST AND FOUND: Stranger Things and The Returned

Via two great TV dramas, I’m spending the summer in small towns with big supernatural problems. In the new Netflix original series Stranger Things, a young boy and teen girl go missing, and in the 2012 French series The Returned (aka Les Revenants), long-dead citizens turn up very much alive. Both shows are full of […]

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Comic-Con 2016: TV

It was a strong year for TV panels at this year’s Comic-Con. Fan favorites like Game of Thrones, Sherlock, Supernatural and The Walking Dead ruled at Hall H, while newcomers like Mr. Robot, American Gods, and Silicon Valley made a big first impression. I did end up sitting in on more than my share of TV […]

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