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The Best TV of 2017 (So Far)
Previewing my end-of-year list, here are a dozen shows worth binging on this summer.
Season Three of ‘BETTER CALL SAUL’ Burns it All Down, Slowly
Better Call Saul has always lacked the explosive forward momentum of its predecessor, but what it lacks in shootouts and cool robots and catchphrases, it makes up for in some of the best and most thoroughly devastating writing and pacing on TV. Season Three is the best yet.
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The Best TV of 2016 (So Far)
Previewing my end-of-year list, here are a baker’s dozen series worth binging on this summer.
‘BETTER CALL SAUL’ Season 2 Played it Small, and Won Big
In its nearly perfect second season, Better Call Saul proved not only the value of deliberate pacing, but what clinical precision and focus can do for writing.
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Pick 3, Vol. 10: TV Characters
Gangsters, Doctors, crazy scientists, and Cartman: the Fellowship reassembles to share their favorite characters from television past and present.
2015 Yearbook: David’s Top 10 Shows
PEAK TV! PEAK TV!
The Best TV of 2015 (So Far)
There have been maybe two films this year that have impressed me enough to make my year-end list. Not so with television. What should you be catching up on this summer?
Review: BETTER CALL SAUL, Season 1
Gilligan & Gould have done it again, with a richly rewarding narrative that doesn’t even need Breaking Bad to leave a mark.
Pilot Review: BETTER CALL SAUL
Man, it feels good to be back in Albuquerque.