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LB Sees ‘The Wire’ and ‘Halt and Catch Fire’

by Larry Brody

Until last night, the best TV show I’d ever hated was THE WIRE.

Don’t get me wrong, the series, which originally ran June 2, 2002 to March 9, 2008 and now is streaming on Hulu,  is a creative wonder. Gritty scripts, acting that makes the Italian neo-realist actors look like amateurs,wonderful music…oh hell, wonderful everything.

But it’s all too wonderful for me. Too realistic. Too gritty. After seeing the first three episodes I found myself unable to shake the feeling of living in THE WIRE’s universe. read article

LB sees the new ‘Magnum, P.I.’

Uh-oh…

by Larry Brody

Sorry, kids, but there’s no other way to put it: CBS’s new version of Magnum, P.I. isn’t your father’s Magnum…and it shouldn’t be yours either.

THE GOOD:

  • Hawaii’s a very good looking place. (At least it was pre the last hurricane to come close to the islands.) Just like in the original.
  • There’s a guy named Thomas Magnum in most of the scenes of the show and he lives on some other guy’s big estate and drives that other guy’s Ferrari. Just like in the original.
  • There’s a character named Higgins running the estate and keeping track of Magnum. Just like in the original.
  • Magnum’s old friends hang out with him and provide the kind of help he needs whenever he needs it. Just like in the original.
  • Lots of repartee. Just like in the original.

THE NOT SO GOOD: read article

LB Sees “The Get Down”

Not your usual review. But then, this isn't your usual TV series either.
Not your usual review. But then, this isn’t your usual TV series either.

by Larry Brody

What would Sisyphus do?

Your TV writing career gotcha down, bunky?

Feeling tired? Terrified? Downtrodden? read article

LB Sees VINYL

The best thing about VINYL
The best thing about VINYL

by Larry Brody

THE GOOD:

  • Gotta love the look, filled with energy and chaos
  • The ’70s setting
  • The talent attached to the project – Mick Jagger! Martin Scorsese! Ray Romano! Olivia Wilde!

THE NOT SO GOOD:

  • The dated, bullshit rock ‘n’ roll cinematography that we’ve seen in every film – and terrible TV episode from the ’70s to today
  • The cliche that the ’70s have become
  • Mick Jagger! Martin Scorsese! Men of talent who stopped making anywhere near full use of that talent long ago

OVERALL: read article