The Shield

Sons of Anarchy, "Service": Meet your unmaker

source: sepinwall (Blogspot)

Spoilers for tonight's "Sons of Anarchy" coming up just as soon as I say things in smaller doses... "The outlaw had mercy." -OpieOne of the trademarks of "The Shield" was watching Vic and the strike team dig themselves a deep hole and somehow find a way to climb out. Most of the time, though - the fi...

Published Tue, Nov 17

Sons of Anarchy, "Balm": The situation 'shroom

source: sepinwall (Blogspot)

• Another benefit of the long run time is that we get a scene that doesn't really move the plot along but tells us a lot about the characters and the world, like Gemma trying to talk Jax away from what he'd read in John's book. We find out that John wrote it shortly after the death of their other son...

Published Tue, Nov 10

'Sons of Anarchy' finds another gear - Sepinwall on TV

source: sepinwall (Blogspot)

In today's column, I continue to sing the praises of "Sons of Anarchy," which has a sensational episode coming up tomorrow night:There’s been a lot of talk lately about how setting an end date can be a shot in the arm to a drama series. “Lost,” “The Shield” and “Battlestar Galactica” all took...

Published Sun, Nov 8

'V' aliens say they come in peace. Sure! A review of the compelling sci-fi series

source: The Watcher

Re "V," here's the positive news: The pilot for this drama is good. I have a few quibbles with it -- some of the character drama is a bit clunky -- but overall, I found the first hour of the show to be solidly entertaining and suitably suspenseful.

Published Mon, Nov 2

Sons of Anarchy, "Gilead": Jail bait

source: sepinwall (Blogspot)

And, as per usual on both "Sons of Anarchy" and "The Shield," things mostly worked out, in that the club guys get bailed out before one of them gets killed. But in the larger picture, matters are more screwed-up than ever: Juice is stabbed (which, as Bobby notes, is only going to add to the moun...

Published Tue, Oct 20

Desperate survivors get lost in 'Stargate Universe'

source: The Watcher

This drama, which follows a group of soldiers, scientists and civilians stranded on an alien ship very far from Earth, is supposed to be the "edgier" "Stargate" TV series (that's Syfy's word, not mine). It would allegedly be more like "Battlestar Galactica" than "Stargate SG-1," which,...

Published Thu, Oct 1

Set visit: Sons of Anarchy revs up season two

source: TV Squad

Here's an observation TV fans wouldn't expect: If you know your Shakespeare, you might have a good idea where Sons of Anarchy is headed in its second season. I paid a visit to the show's sweltering North Hollywood set last week as series creator Kurt Sutter (The Shield) and his cast were putt...

Published Fri, Sep 18

Sons of Anarchy, "Albification": I hate California Nazis.

source: sepinwall (Blogspot)

But Sutter, who has never been shy about defending all those sick and twisted things he pitched on "The Shield" (including a similar story for David Aceveda), said he thought it would be a good storyline for Sagal to play (not just the crime, but its aftermath). And Sagal - who has, after all,...

Published Tue, Sep 8