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Television Review: Has Shameless Gone Aimless?

Television Review: Has Shameless Gone Aimless?

Mark Robinson
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With the conclusion of Season 8 of the popular Showtime comedy-drama Shameless, I am sad to report that the show is beginning to show signs of wear. A guaranteed to please fixture of the network’s television lineup, Shameless has always been poignant and relatable. Thought the plot occasionally ambles from time to time, what it usually lacks in direction, it makes up for with compelling character portraits, charming us into adoration for the problem-plagued members of the Gallagher clan. 

(SPOILERS AHEAD)

Will & Grace: Is the Revival of this Sitcom Worth Your Time?

Will & Grace: Is the Revival of this Sitcom Worth Your Time?

Mark Robinson
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I was (and still am) an ardent fan of the original run of the sitcom Will & Grace. Though it sometimes tended toward the absurd and lunatic, it was often on-the-money in its depiction of the struggles of gay men and their close female friends (unceremoniously referred to as “hags”). The show was groundbreaking in many ways, but predominantly as a sitcom with a gay male lead it cut a new swath through American living rooms, opening some minds and creating important dialogues with others.

Mind Hunter and Mindhunters: A Review of the Netflix Series

Mind Hunter and Mindhunters: A Review of the Netflix Series

Mark Robinson
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A few weeks ago, I was wandering around Barnes and Noble looking for some true crime books to read (I’ve been on a kick with this genre lately). I picked up a book on Jack the Ripper (a mind-shattering puzzle of a case that continues to fascinate me) and went to check out. The store cashier (also a true crime fanatic), asked me if I had read the book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit. I had not. He proceeded to tell me about the book, and he also informed me of the new Netflix series called Mindhunters (without the space) that is based on the book, urging me to give both a try. Barnes and Noble, as well as Netflix, owe this guy a commission, for I am sold on both.

Stranger Things: Season 2 – Is the Sophomore Year Stranger and Better?

Stranger Things: Season 2 – Is the Sophomore Year Stranger and Better?

Mark Robinson
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A few, but limited, spoilers ahead.

For all of us sci-fi and fantasy nerds, the 2016 arrival of the Netflix series Stranger Things was a revelation, a compelling and energetic program that embraced the sense of adventure we crave while incorporating the best of the genre. For those of us who grew up in the 1980s and had our imaginations thrust into the crucible of such films as The Goonies, E.T: The Extra Terrestrial, Gremlins, The Lost Boys, and even Nightmare on Elm Street, Stranger Things proved a nostalgic reminder of a decade where any kid could (and would) find excitement lurking around every corner. It was, after all, a time where we rode our bikes freely about town, stayed out after dark without fear for our lives, and we were inspired to our own fantasy heroics by the likes of Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones, and the popular roleplay game Dungeons and Dragons. We may have had a peculiar sense of fashion in the 80s, but we sure knew how to play. The first season of Stranger Things is a time-machine back to this nonpareil world of wonder and excitement.  

 

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