“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 3 Recap: L.A. Once More and...
Welcome back, City Kids, to another round of amazing auditions, which seemed to toggle between wacky and sweet. Despite the crazy chicken costumes, dislocated shoulders, and spooky visions, there was...
View ArticleMad Men Season 6, Episode 9 Recap: Old Home Week
So, uh… Matt Weiner was doing some spring cleaning last week, found a script from season four, dusted it off and thought, “What the hell?” That’s not entirely fair, but the sheer number of...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 4 Recap: Some Wicked Good...
As the City Kids headed to “wicked” Boston for the fourth night of auditions Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe were joined by guest judge Adam Shankman, choreographer of Hairspray (and the Buffy the...
View ArticleMad Men Season 6 Episode 10 Recap: Us Versus Them
Question: If a New Yorker walks into a party in the Hollywood Hills in an ascot and a double-breasted suit, what are his chances of getting punched in the crotch before the evening fades? Answer: The...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 5 Recap: Graceful Movements...
Well City Kids, the SYTYCD audition tour is coming to a close with one final stop in Memphis—although most of the dancers came from everywhere else. Resident judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy along...
View ArticleMad Men Season 6 Episode 11 Recap: Quid Pro Quo
We take it back. If we worried earlier this season that Mad Men had outlived its usefulness—that maybe the wellspring of Matt Weiner’s genius for this particular story was tapped out and Don Draper’s...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 6 Recap: Vegas, Baby!
OMGoodness, City Kids! What a drama-filled night we had in Vegas. The SYTYCD auditions are done, and the announcement of the top 20 will come next week–but only after a grueling four days, and six...
View ArticleSeason 6 Episode 12 Recap: Oh My God! They (Almost) Killed Kenny!
If you thought we were going to make it through a season without Matt Weiner slipping in some topical gun control commentary (or self-referential jokes about the Writers Guild strike), think again. And...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 7 Recap: Meet Your Top 20!
We’ve finally made it, City Kids! After weeks of auditions and four grueling days (for the dancers; only one night for viewers) in Las Vegas, they’ve finally revealed SYTYCD’s Top 20 dancers for Season...
View ArticleMad Men Season 6 Episode 13: “Hello, My Name Is Don, and I’m an Alcoholic”
Can you keep it down? I’m trying to drink. In a season that opened with the Inferno and spiraled toward a climax where anything seemed possible (including Megan’s sacrificial slaughter at the hands of...
View Article‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 10, Episode 8 Recap: Facts, Chills, and...
It’s only the first week of performances and the competition on SYTYCD is already sky high. Everyone is so strong, even the couples who got lukewarm responses only looked marginally uncomfortable with...
View ArticleMad Men Season Six in Review: Both Sides, Now
It’s been a full week since Mad Men season six wrapped up and we entered a sad, Don Draper-less limbo of watered-down Manhattans and happy marriages. We spent our forced leave rewatching season...
View ArticleMad Men Season Seven Predictions
One of the worst years in American history is over. It’s time to move forward. 1969 lies around the corner in the Mad Men universe, its summer packed with historical markers: the Stonewall Riots in...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 9 Recap: All Sex and No...
What an odd night, City Kids. Everything about it seemed awkward, and not in a good way. SYTYCD’s first season 10 elimination was the worst offender—not because of who was eliminated but how. Before...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 10 Recap: Murder, They Danced
Last week’s SYTYCD theme was sex. This week, it’s death. What’s going on with these folks? We guess they know what sells. The eliminations were lighter in tone than last week. We clearly weren’t the...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 12 Recap: In Which We Meet...
Welcome back, City Kids! We took an extra long hiatus from the SYTYCD recaps last week, missing the slightly surprising departure of Mariah and BluPrint. This week, as an added bonus, we went to the...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 13 Recap: Live in the Studio!
Here’s your Top 10, City Kids! The SYTYCD season has flown by so quickly, it’s hard to believe there are now only five women and five men left. Each time the dancers were introduced or recapped, it...
View Article‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 10, Episode 14 Recap: Dancing the Scenery
What an exciting, emotional night. SYTYCD’s Top 10 dancers continue to impress, growing and expanding to match the level of the all-stars they worked with. The choreographers were on fire, and the...
View Article‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 10, Episode 15 Recap: Inspiration and...
Well, City Kids, we thought last week was emotional. It was a laugh-riot compared to this week’s waterworks. The gut punches came almost all night, through beautiful, moving routines and touching...
View Article‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 10, Episode 16 Recap: One Last Fight for...
Boy, howdy. SYTYCD’s Top 6 worked overtime last night! Each dancer had to perform three times to prove they belong in the finale—though the decision had already been made by last week’s votes. The...
View Article‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 10, Episode 17 Recap: A Final Four Full...
Whoa, how ‘bout that Final 4, City Kids? What an amazing and jam-packed show they put on for the SYTYCD semi-finals. The dancers were working their buns off but having a great time. Yes, there’s still...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 18 Recap: We Have A Winner!...
At last, City Kids! It’s the Thrilling Finally. Er, the finale. The SYTYCD team brought all the contestants back for one more performance and announced the two dancers who have earned the big prize:...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10 Recap: The Best Dances & Most...
Hey City Kids, as we head into the Fall television season with new dance shows, let’s take a final look at So You Think You Can Dance’s stellar 10th Season. Despite a few disappointing performances...
View ArticleBreaking Bad: In “Granite State” Walt Must Choose to Live Free or Die
In a show set against the southwest desert, Breaking Bad’s penultimate episode gave viewers something that none of us likely expected: snow. This is, indeed, the winter of Walter White’s disconnect....
View ArticleGoodbye, Breaking Bad: The Ballad of Walter White
Like Walter White, Breaking Bad went out on its own terms. After a final season that never stopped ratcheting up the tension or raising the stakes, one of the best TV dramas of the last decade said...
View Article“Mad Men” Season 7 Episode 1: A Low-Key Start to a Big Finish?
Are you ready? Because I want you to pay attention. This is the beginning of something. The final season of Mad Men kicked off Sunday night with a first in the show’s history: a sustained, fourth...
View Article“Mad Men” Season 7 Episode 3 Recap: Crime and Punishment
Mad Men is a show about consequences—the brutal, belly-scraping humiliations we experience as a result of our own miserable choices—and “A Field Trip” was exhibit A. After his Dante-esque descent last...
View Article“Mad Men” Season 7, Episode 6 Recap: Have Station Wagon, Will Travel
Sweet and spontaneous or saccharine and contrived? After weeks of glacial freeze, Peggy and Don’s slow dance to Frank Sinatra’s “My Way”—coming moments after Peggy weeps over turning 30 while...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance,” Season 11, Episode 4 Recap: Hotlanta Hip-Hop
Welcome back, City Kids, for our fifth and final city on the audition tour. Two days in Atlanta brings two guest judges, Lil Buck on day 1 and Jenna Dewan Tatum on Day 2, as well as tons of hip-hop and...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance,” Season 11, Episode 5 Recap: The Los Angeles...
Isn’t it exciting, city kids? So You Think You Can Dance squeezed its four-day, 13-plus hours-a-day callbacks into a two-hour episode, and we now have our Top 20 for Season 11. The episode mostly pays...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance,” Season 11, Episode 6 Recap: The Top 20 Perform
Holy cow, City Kids! What a spectacular first night of dancing for the 200th episode of So You Think You Can Dance! The bar is always set high, but this one is up in the stratosphere. Host Cat Deeley...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance,” Season 11, Episode 7 Recap: The First Cut is...
Well, city kids, the first elimination for “So You Think You Can Dance” has come and gone, and after the fun, full night of dancing, we’re surprised and saddened by the outcome. Cat Deeley, clad in a...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance,” Season 11, Episode 8 Recap: The Second Cut...
Well, City Kids, “So You Think You Can Dance” delivers another disappointing episode as one of our favorites goes home. All the eliminations are sad, especially when the dancers are this good, but this...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance,” Season 11, Episode 9 Recap: Stellar Group...
So, City Kids, as we approach National Dance Day on Saturday, another terrific night of So You Think You Can Dance has ended and two more dancers have been sent home. While this wasn’t the most...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance,” Season 11, Episode 10 Recap: Demons of all Sorts
The summer is flying by and—bam—we’re suddenly into the Top 10 on So You Think You Can Dance. There isn’t as much fanfare this season, and it’s unclear why they have to rush and eliminate four dancers...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance,” Season 11, Episode 11 Recap: Growing by Leaps...
So city kids, tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance forces the contestants to step up their game as they work with the all-stars for the first time. The show brings a moving, fun night of dancing and a...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance,” Season 11, Episode 12 Recap: The King of Pop...
How did you like this all Michael Jackson episode of So You Think You Can Dance, city kids? The show pulls out old hits and new for a special evening promoting the King of Pop’s new single and video,...
View Article“So You Think You Can Dance,” Season 11, Episode 13 Recap: Too Many Props and...
Welcome back, city kids, to the last show before the semi-finals. The stage is looking empty with only six dancers left, but they’re working overtime to fill the space. They each dance three routines:...
View ArticleSo You Think You Can Dance Season 11, Episode 14 Recap: One Last Look Before...
It’s your Top 4, city kids! So You Think You Can Dance is back for the penultimate performance, putting Ricky, Valerie, Zack, and Jessica through their paces as they dance with each other and with...
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Why Is Mad Men Going to Paris?
[UPDATE: An astute reader pointed out that maybe the Mad Men cast isn't going to France but to Montreal, where Megan's family lives and Sal's wife's family has an ad agency. Talk about a superfan!...
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‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Premiere Recap: “The Doorway”
It’s good to have the gang back. With the reassuring appearance of each familiar face (Peggy, thank god!) alongside jaw-dropping new details (Sally’s voice! Pete’s sideburns! And let’s not even mention...
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‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Episode 3 Recap: Politics Gets Personal, Or History...
“We just keep saying yes,” Don warns darkly in one of the final scenes of “The Collaborators,” “because we didn’t say no to begin with.” Sunday’s episode (directed by Jon Hamm!) featured characters...
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‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Episode 4 Recap: The One About Not-So-Free Love
Let “To Have and To Hold” henceforth be known as Mad Men’s love-under-lock-and-key episode, or the one in which Don descends to his least tolerable this season. Is there anything grosser than Don...
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‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Episode 5 Recap: Two By Two
“In the flood the animals went two by two. You, you’re going to get on the ark with your father?” In an episode that featured the worst disaster this season, the assassination of Martin Luther King,...
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‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Episode 6 Recap: Sterling Cooper 3.0
The words “written by Matthew Weiner” during opening credits have taught Mad Men fans to hold onto our hats, but little could have prepared us for this episode. After a couple of grim installments “For...
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‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Episode 7 Recap: Don Draper, Meet Christian Grey
She needs him, and nothing else will do. After vacating last episode to enable a brief Don-Megan rekindling (Linda Cardellini, how we missed you!), Sylvia Rosen stormed back into Don’s life this week...
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“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 1 Recap: Hooray for Hollywood
It’s spring, dance-lovers, and that means season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance is underway. To quote our favorite judge, Mary Murphy: “WOOOOOOO!” The show, which kicked off last night, is just as...
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“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Episode 2 Recap: The Motor City
The SYTYCD (or “city kid”) team was in rare spirits last night in Detroit, their second audition city for season 10. Permanent judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy and guest judge, season four...
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‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Episode 8 Recap: The WTF Hall of Fame
Sweet mother of advertising! What the heck just happened? It’s possible one day we’ll look back on “The Crash” as the exact moment when Mad Men jumped the shark? The jittery cousin to Roger’s blissed...
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