Becker (1998) s01e04 – Tell Me Lies (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 14, 2019
This episode doesn't have the belly laughs the other ones so far have featured, but it does finally give Terry Farrell something to do. Something to do she can do well, which is constantly lie to Ted Danson and Alex Désert about what's bothering her. It's actually rather impressive t read more
Becker (1998) s01e04 – Tell Me Lies (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 14, 2019
This episode doesn't have the belly laughs the other ones so far have featured, but it does finally give Terry Farrell something to do. Something to do she can do well, which is constantly lie to Ted Danson and Alex Désert about what's bothering her. It's actually rather impressive t read more
Sgt. Rock (2019, Bruce Timm) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 13, 2019
Sgt. Rock is a bait and switch. But what’s got to be a pointless one. The bait is a fifteen minute “violent” Sgt. Rock cartoon with Karl Urban doing the voice. Only the character doesn’t get many lines and when he does, they’re usually barking orders lines. So basically it’s like Karl Urban read more
Sgt. Rock (2019, Bruce Timm) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 13, 2019
Sgt. Rock is a bait and switch. But what’s got to be a pointless one. The bait is a fifteen minute “violent” Sgt. Rock cartoon with Karl Urban doing the voice. Only the character doesn’t get many lines and when he does, they’re usually barking orders lines. So basically it’s like Karl Urban read more
Sgt. Rock (2019, Bruce Timm) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 13, 2019
Sgt. Rock is a bait and switch. But what’s got to be a pointless one. The bait is a fifteen minute “violent” Sgt. Rock cartoon with Karl Urban doing the voice. Only the character doesn’t get many lines and when he does, they’re usually barking orders lines. So basically it’s like Karl Urban read more
Star Trek: Discovery (2017) s02e02 – New Eden (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 13, 2019
This episode certainly doesn’t do anything to “solve” the Anson Mount problem—i.e. Mount’s leagues ahead of anyone else on “Discovery,” past and present, as far as commanding the show. He’s a TV show lead. It’s almost depressing to see Sonequa Martin-Green in scenes with him because read more
Sgt. Rock (2019, Bruce Timm) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 13, 2019
Sgt. Rock is a bait and switch. But what’s got to be a pointless one. The bait is a fifteen minute “violent” Sgt. Rock cartoon with Karl Urban doing the voice. Only the character doesn’t get many lines and when he does, they’re usually barking orders lines. So basically it’s like Karl Urban read more
Star Trek: Discovery (2017) s02e02 – New Eden (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 13, 2019
This episode certainly doesn’t do anything to “solve” the Anson Mount problem—i.e. Mount’s leagues ahead of anyone else on “Discovery,” past and present, as far as commanding the show. He’s a TV show lead. It’s almost depressing to see Sonequa Martin-Green in scenes with him because read more
Star Trek: Discovery (2017) s02e01 – Brother (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 12, 2019
There’s a lot going on with the season premiere of “Discovery.” And not just the multiple teases related to the original series. “Discovery” gets out of addressing the time, technology, and costuming discrepancies with the original series and the reboot movies by bringing Captain Pike into read more
Star Trek: Discovery (2017) s02e01 – Brother (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 12, 2019
There’s a lot going on with the season premiere of “Discovery.” And not just the multiple teases related to the original series. “Discovery” gets out of addressing the time, technology, and costuming discrepancies with the original series and the reboot movies by bringing Captain Pike into read more
Zone Troopers (1985, Danny Bilson) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 11, 2019
The saddest thing about Zone Troopers is Biff Manard gives a fantastic performance and there’s no reason to see it. Nothing Manard could do would make Troopers worthwhile; it’s got so many problems—cast, direction, photography, editing, music, budget (though some of the effects are outstanding)—the read more
Mindhunter (2017) s02e09 – Episode 9 (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 11, 2019
Is Anna Torv leaving the show? Because she might want to leave the show after this episode; she's pointlessly shoehorned in for a brief scene to remind the audience they haven't missed her. The boss comes back too in a similarly pointless move. A reminder of what came before and there read more
Zone Troopers (1985, Danny Bilson) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 11, 2019
The saddest thing about Zone Troopers is Biff Manard gives a fantastic performance and there’s no reason to see it. Nothing Manard could do would make Troopers worthwhile; it’s got so many problems—cast, direction, photography, editing, music, budget (though some of the effects are outstanding)—the read more
Zone Troopers (1985, Danny Bilson) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 11, 2019
The saddest thing about Zone Troopers is Biff Manard gives a fantastic performance and there’s no reason to see it. Nothing Manard could do would make Troopers worthwhile; it’s got so many problems—cast, direction, photography, editing, music, budget (though some of the effects are outstanding)—the read more
Mindhunter (2017) s02e09 – Episode 9 (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 11, 2019
Is Anna Torv leaving the show? Because she might want to leave the show after this episode; she's pointlessly shoehorned in for a brief scene to remind the audience they haven't missed her. The boss comes back too in a similarly pointless move. A reminder of what came before and there read more
Zone Troopers (1985, Danny Bilson) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 11, 2019
The saddest thing about Zone Troopers is Biff Manard gives a fantastic performance and there’s no reason to see it. Nothing Manard could do would make Troopers worthwhile; it’s got so many problems—cast, direction, photography, editing, music, budget (though some of the effects are outstanding)—the read more
The Case of the Missing Plastic-Tipped Tongs
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 10, 2019
When I started 2019, I had this idea I’d consolidate all my blogging. Actually, wait, no, when I started 2019 I was going to start a TV blog (A Televisual Feast, natch) and do a lot of TV blogging, starting with a watch-through of “Penny Dreadful” because I’d gotten it for real cheap on Blu-ray read more
The Punisher #24, Up is Down and Black is White, Part 6 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 10, 2019
So in the last arc, Ennis found the pulp in Punisher MAX in a non-pulp setting. This arc ends in a pulp setting but without pulp storytelling. Instead, it’s this pensive, depressing look at people trapped by their lives. O’Brien realizes she’s trapped in this dark, violent, ugly world and only read more
The Flying Fish (2019, Murat Sayginer) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 9, 2019
It’s a little hard to describe The Flying Fish. At least without describing it in relation to other things. It’s what happens when Dr. Manhattan leaves, it’s a Boris Vallejo sexy robot painting turned into a movie, it’s like if early nineties POV-Ray renders looked real, it’s… It’s often read more
The Flying Fish (2019, Murat Sayginer) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 9, 2019
It’s a little hard to describe The Flying Fish. At least without describing it in relation to other things. It’s what happens when Dr. Manhattan leaves, it’s a Boris Vallejo sexy robot painting turned into a movie, it’s like if early nineties POV-Ray renders looked real, it’s… It’s often read more