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Anatomy of a Scene – ‘Family, Jimmy, Family’ (The Wire)
Sometimes, it takes a great work of fictional television to cause the viewer to do some soul searching themselves. ‘The Wire’ is not only an excellent crime drama and takes a critical lens to different facets of American society, but there are also multiple scenes that stand out for how they deliver truths to each of their characters for what they themselves are ignorant of or choose to forget. One of those scenes is short but whose succinctness of its message and point-blank delivery is something that you could do a deep analysis of. This scene that I’ve titled, ‘Family, Jimmy, Family’ feels like it’s not just about the character, Jimmy McNulty, one of the leading roles of the show and a deeply flawed one at that but also could reflect on our own lives and who we prioritize in them.
By Ben Wabout a year ago in Geeks
Power Rangers Review: "The Green Candle"
I know it's been over 30 years, but...I still LOATHE that candle! Tommy Oliver joining the Power Rangers was a huge boost to the heroic tandem. When the quintet became a sextet, the Power Rangers became more powerful and had more weapons in their arsenal, a major one being Dragonzord. We would see a bigger force in this two-parter, but I'll save that nugget for later.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Power Rangers Review: "Green With Evil (Part V: Breaking the Spell)"
So after four parts, a lot of turmoil, and with hope pretty much lost, the Rangers finally had the answer they were looking for since it all began. Tommy Oliver, the quintet's newfound friend, was the evil Green Ranger. He was the one who took out Zordon in Part I, sent Jason to the dark dimension in Part II, and nearly finished him off in Part III. And finally, it was Tommy who partly caused the Rangers' worst defeat in Part IV.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Power Rangers Review: "Green With Evil (Part IV: Eclipsing Megazord)"
To put it bluntly, this was the best episode of the miniseries. I'll go into more detail later. I'll say this. Part III was amazing in its own right due to the fact that Jason actually went up against Green Ranger in that dark dimension, and narrowly escaped. The Rangers had their leader back, but they also had another plague in the form of Scorpina. Despite this, Rita Repulsa pulled back on that attack, but the Rangers knew that it would be a matter of time until Rita would deliver again, possibly in a much larger way. That moment came in the form of Goldar destroying the city, and that left the Rangers wondering what to do as Part III came to an end.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Power Rangers Review: "Green With Evil (Part III: The Rescue)"
The evil Green Ranger, to this point, has done a number on our heroes. Part I saw the Green Ranger take out Zordon and defeat the Power Rangers handily. In Part II, Green Ranger became even more powerful once he received the Sword of Darkness, and he used his Power Coin to send Jason to the dark dimension, where he would face off against Goldar. This left the Rangers shorthanded, but with the help of Megazord, they did hold Green Ranger at bay, but they were still without their two most important allies: Zordon and Jason.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
The Looney "Tortoise and Hare" Trilogy
In sports, there have been quite a few rivalries, and quite a few of them have been mostly one sided. The Green Bay Packers have owned the Chicago Bears in the last 20 years. The New York Yankees have owned the Boston Red Sox for much, much longer than that. The Denver Nuggets have been living rent free in the heads of the Los Angeles Lakers in the last two years, and of course, the Boston Bruins always seem to have the Toronto Maple Leafs' number when it counts the most.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
The Rookie: Blair London's Not-So-Surprising Heel Turn
Last night was a perfect sports night for me; those are rare, but it happened. First off, the New York Yankees obliterated the Houston Astros on national TV. Then, later in the evening, the Colorado Avalanche won Game One of the Central Division Final over the Dallas Stars in comeback fashion, trailing 3-0 and winning 4-3 in overtime! So I was already in happiness overload, but I figured there would be more to come even after all of that.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Dr. Vanessa Holmes (Elsbeth)
I remember learning some time ago about a spinoff series to the long-running CBS series, The Good Wife, coming out, and it was at the end of 2023 that I first saw promos for said spinoff: Elsbeth. The series is actually the second spinoff of The Good Wife, with the first being The Good Fight, and regarding this one, it centers on Carrie Preston's character, Elsbeth Tascioni, the Chicago-based defense attorney who now works alongside the NYPD as a defacto detective. The series premiered on Leap Day 2024, and I remember that the promo for the premiere episode revealed that it was a True Blood reunion, as the episode guest starred Stephen Moyer (both Moyer and Preston played on the hit HBO series).
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
"Saturday Night Live" Needs to Stop Inviting Problematic People on Their Show
So tonight, SNL decided it would be a brilliant idea to have Republican presidential nominee Nikki Haley on their show during the cold open...on the first Saturday of February...which is Black History Month. Great.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Gloria Ford (Found)
I bring some good news to start out this review: Found is being renewed!! The news broke earlier this week that NBC renewed both freshman crime drama shows--Found and The Irrational--for second seasons. I'm elated on a personal note, because I watch both shows religiously, but it's also good for diversity, because both shows have a Black lead. In the case of Found, it's Shanola Hampton leading the charge as Gabi Mosley.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Victoria Gossett (Medium)
I've said this before in past reviews: Medium really delivers in the villainess department. It's less about quantity and more about quality, as while I've seen many consecutive episode without a villainess, the ones that do have one really have some amazing ones. Season Six (the show's first on CBS after five seasons on NBC) definitely had some good ones, and that includes the episode, "Dead Meat."
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Reviewing "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV"
As I said before in an earlier story, I love "Treehouse of Horror," the Halloween-themed episode of The Simpsons. Usually, the episode airs on the week of Halloween, with a pair of occurrences where ToH actually aired on the actual holiday. However, there have been a few times where the episode actually aired on the first Sunday of November, usually due to Fox's World Series coverage. The episode was actually moved to mid-October as a result, but this year's episode did hit the month of November.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks