Remote Nomad: ‘Elementary’ Aaron Broder October 3, 2012 1 Comment CBS got a lot of flack for “Elementary” every step of the way -- for ripping off “Sherlock,” the BBC’s modern retelling of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, for making Watson a woman, for... Read More »
Remote Nomad: ‘Eureka’ finale goes to extremes to wrap up loose ends Aaron Broder August 16, 2012 0 Comments I’ve joked with my friends that in my ideal world, every series finale would end with an abrupt, mid-scene cut to black. A good TV show is a window into a living, breathing, persistent world--one... Read More »
Remote Nomad: ‘Jericho’ starts strong, but stumbles through end of series Aaron Broder August 2, 2012 4 Comments Set in the fictional town of Jericho, Kan., "Jericho" takes place shortly after a series of nuclear explosions devastate the country. Isolated from most of civilization, the people of Jericho deal... Read More »
Remote Nomad: The United States of Tara Aaron Broder March 9, 2012 0 Comments Like its title character, "The United States of Tara" has multiple personalities. At times it’s a comedy, poking fun at the zany situations Tara’s multiple personalities get her family into. Read More »
Remote Nomad: ‘Misfits’ Aaron Broder February 17, 2012 0 Comments If you imagined “Heroes,” but British and “edgy,” then you’d end up with “Misfits,” a show that’s been made popular in America thanks to Hulu bringing it across the pond last year.... Read More »
Remote Nomad: The Browncoats of Penzance Aaron Broder January 27, 2012 0 Comments What is it about TV shows that inspire such mad devotion? Sure, fandoms arise to support stellar movies, but they never seem to match the intensity that some TV shows manage to draw in. Something... Read More »
Remote Nomad: Alcatraz can’t escape from procedural tropes Aaron Broder January 13, 2012 0 Comments It feels a little unfair to review a J.J. Abrams show as early as I am doing with “Alcatraz.” Not to name names, but the shows he produces have a tendency to either take a while to warm up or... Read More »
Remote Nomad: Best of 2011 Aaron Broder December 7, 2011 0 Comments It's that time of year again: that special time when everyone burns through their backlog of television shows in a desperate effort to put off homework and studying. For the more discerning... Read More »
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