While Harmon and Chase are fighting it out backstage, Troy and Abed are fighting onscreen. The golden duo split up last week, forming two different camps in the school. Their feud reaches its climax this week. The episode “Pillows and Blankets” is filmed in documentary style mocking the way Discovery Channel and National Geographic reconstruct battles. Unfortunately, the joke runs out quickly and the episode is a futile attempt to compete with “Modern Warfare.”
“The North Remembers,” the second season premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones, was not so much about the North or Northerners as it was about the realization that the kingdom—more than that—the entire world of Westeros was whirling toward an internal strife, toward “A Clash of Kings.”
Goodbye Gallaghers! What a terrific ending to a wonderful season. Season finales always give a sense of closure and comfort and, while this episode did not disappoint in that sense, it also felt like it was just a stepping stone to the many other adventures we’re going to witness. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves and reflect on the awesomeness that was this week’s Shameless.
There are a few shows that know what the word “finale” really means, and Spartacus is certainly one of those shows. In the season finale that was basically a climax after climax, everything came to a head. It really was the moment the show has been working toward for two seasons. And it all started with a confrontation at the mountain.
J.J. Abrams’s pilots have finally cast their leads after what seemed to be very extensive searches. Billy Burke will play the lead in NBC’s JJ Abrams/Eric Kripke drama pilot (formerly known as Revolution), and Zachary Abel (Make It Or Brake It) has landed the role in the CW’s Mark Schwahn/J.J. Abrams drama pilot.
It worked for Fox’s New Girl, so ABC is also hoping to capitalize on an early Internet success for its new comedy, Don’t Trust The B—- in Apt 23. The network has released the show’s pilot on Hulu ahead of its broadcast debut on April 11.
Oh, the never-ending cycle of daily routine. Eat your breakfast, go to work, come home and watch all the TV shows in the world. It’s quite a habit. But Liz will have none of it. While doing her taxes again, she realizes that she’s been saying the same thing every year: it’s a year of change. Time for a change. Liz goes to seek Jack for help, of course, but he’s too busy making up a new plan for Kabletown. He wants to make a change for the company, which isn’t too shocking, since the shareholder meeting is also a dog fashion show. Yes, NBC is going strong.
