For a show about a group of stuffy, aristocratic Brits, Masterpiece Classic’s Downtown Abbey has become an unconventional pop culture sensation over the past few years. Downton is half drama, half history lesson, profiling a British family’s evolution in the 1910s and 1920s—becoming one of the most popular period pieces in recent memory. Viewers have [...]
Boardwalk Empire Season Three Finale Recap: "Margate Sands"
December 2, 2012 | Posted by
Boardwalk Empire’s season three finale is here, with “Margate Sands.” If you haven’t seen it, duck and cover. There are spoilers ahead. The finale wastes no time, wading neck deep into the bodies right from the word go. We open with a montage of the gang war that has overtaken Atlantic City, between Nucky Thompson’s [...]
Boardwalk Empire Recap – 'Two Imposters'
November 26, 2012 | Posted by
War is coming to Atlantic City, and “Two Imposters” takes us to the brink. If you haven’t seen this episode yet, then look out for spoilers, because I’m about to give you the skinny… Owen Slater’s corpse was a warning shot across the bow, and Gyp Rosetti’s forces follow quickly. Nucky and the ever loyal [...]
'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: Season 3, Episode 10, 'A Man, A Plan…'
November 19, 2012 | Posted by
Like many episodes of Boardwalk Empire, this one waits until the last two minutes to punch you in the gut. If you haven’t yet watched “A Man, A Plan…” then be warned: spoilers ahead. We open on Richard at the shore with Julia and Tommy, his faux family. He bears ice cream cones, and the [...]
'Boardwalk Empire' Picked Up For Fourth Season
October 2, 2012 | Posted by
Another one of HBO’s wildly popular Emmy winning shows, Boardwalk Empire, has been renewed for another season. Boardwalk Empire’s fourth season fate was determined after strong ratings from the September 16th third season premiere. Notable contributors to the series include Academy Award winning director, Martin Scorsese, along with Emmy Winning writer Terence Winter. The cast is led by Steve [...]
Michael K. Williams Cast in ‘Twelve Years A Slave’
June 26, 2012 | Posted by
Every time a new cast member is added to “Twelve Years a Slave,” we continue to be more and more impressed. The latest actor that director Steve McQueen has snagged for his upcoming flick is Michael Kenneth Williams, better known as Chalky White in “Boardwalk Empire” and Omar Little in “The Wire.” The news comes [...]
Steve Buscemi Helps SNL Pull Off Penn State Sex Scandal Spoof
December 4, 2011 | Posted by
Steve Buscemi hosted Saturday Night Live and managed to help SNL spoof the Penn State sex scandal. When it comes to sexual abuse of children it’s a difficult task to find anyone able to find humor in the topic. However, Saturday Night Live, a show that usually tackles controversial issues with comedy, was able to [...]
Michael K. Williams New Role In NBC's Comedy 'Community'
August 4, 2011 | Posted by
Michael K. Williams AKA Omar, AKA Chalky White goes against all that we expect from him to join NBC’s ‘Community’ next season. I’m shaking my head at this one. Now what is Williams going to do in this comedy with that mean looking scar??! If you have never seen ‘Community ‘check out an episode here [...]
