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Our National Movie: As American as Womp Rats and Blue Milk

The United States has a national animal, a national floral emblem, and even a national march. States take this even farther; the official state...

Seth LeviMay 6, 2015

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Was ‘BETTER CALL SAUL’ Really Necessary?

Better Call Saul was certainly one of the most anticipated shows this year — unlike most other new shows it premiered with huge numbers....

Seth LeviApril 22, 2015

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MAD MEN Already Had Its Series Finale

As far as I’m concerned, the Mad Men series finale already happened — it was the last episode of Season 5, The Phantom. It...

Seth LeviApril 9, 2015

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THE JINX Is Not A Documentary

HBO’s The Jinx has been the topic du jour for the last week. In what’s probably a first for true crime TV entertainment, a...

Seth LeviMarch 25, 2015

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It’s Time To Accept That HOUSE OF CARDS Was Always Terrible

The new season of House of Cards is disastrously bad. Homeland Season 3 bad. A lot has already been written about its many flaws,...

Seth LeviMarch 11, 2015

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Why SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Was Funnier When _______ Was On The Show

There’s a simple reason why everyone laments that Saturday Night Live (SNL) was funnier in the past, when blank actor was on it: while...

Seth LeviFebruary 25, 2015

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Hollywood’s Middle Class Problem

The all-white 2015 Oscars has thrust into debate the lack of racial diversity in film and TV. While I expect that Hollywood will to...

Seth LeviFebruary 11, 2015

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What’s Really Wrong About Most Historical Dramas

The criticism leveled at Selma and American Sniper is nothing new. Movies going back to Birth of a Nation (1915) have dramatized real events...

Seth LeviJanuary 29, 2015

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THE WIRE in High Definition

It once seemed like The Wire — a TV show that many regard as one of the greatest, if not the greatest — would...

Seth LeviJanuary 14, 2015

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What to Binge Watch This Christmas and New Years

The winter holidays are almost upon us, meaning there are soon going to be lots of hours that we’re stuck at home with nothing...

Seth LeviDecember 23, 2014

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Is SERIAL a Fluke?

I have no doubt about the greatness of Serial. The overnight sensation podcast is more spellbinding than a lot of shows on TV —...

Seth LeviDecember 3, 2014

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Is The Workplace Really As Salacious As TV Thinks It Is?

Last Sunday night I was partaking in one of my favorite past times: hate-watching The Newsroom. The main takeaway for me from Sunday’s episode...

Seth LeviNovember 20, 2014

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TV Etiquette: When Is It Ok To Talk

Maybe I’m a crotchety old man, but a lot of people cannot seem to keep their yaps shut when watching a TV show. They...

Seth LeviNovember 5, 2014

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I Rewatched THE X-FILES So You Didn’t Have To

Several weeks ago it was reported that The X-Files might make a comeback, which prompted a post by me wondering if the show would...

Seth LeviOctober 22, 2014

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Is It Time To Dynamically Price Movie Tickets?

There are two ways to increase revenue for movies: sell more tickets or increase the price of tickets. Viewership has been stagnant for a...

Seth LeviOctober 8, 2014

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Will We Still Own TVs In The (Near) Future?

At Apple’s recent product announcement the long rumored iWatch finally materialized. But conspicuously absent yet again was another equally heavily rumored product: a smart...

Seth LeviSeptember 24, 2014

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Celebrating Luddites

Using anachronistic technology makes you hip. At least, that’s what Hollywood wants us to think. If we believe everything we see in movies, LP...

Seth LeviSeptember 11, 2014

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I Suffered Through TRUE BLOOD Till The Bloody End

ELAINE Oh, I can’t believe it! I’ve lost my “Atomic Sub” card!.. Oh no! I bet I wrote that fake number on the back...

Seth LeviAugust 27, 2014

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Could VOD Destroy The Availability of Independent Film?

I live in a city of roughly 200,000 people — real small town America. There are a lot of movies we simply don’t get....

Seth LeviAugust 13, 2014

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Is THE X-FILES Too Dated To Be Rebooted?

The most interesting buzz to come out of Hollywood last week was the possibility of rebooting The X-Files. Twelve years after it went off...

Seth LeviJuly 30, 2014

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Michael Bay Might Actually Be A Genius

It’s possible that everything we believe about Michael Bay as a film director is completely wrong. Despite his reputation for making plot-less movies with...

Seth LeviJuly 16, 2014