Monthly Archives: September 2013

Breaking Bad Finale Thoughts and Scorecard

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Tom Garrett

Breaking Bad is finished, and what an ending it was.  The short version is that I thought it was excellent, and totally appropriate for that show.  To be fair, I should note that I absolutely adored the same Lost finale that … Continue reading →

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How’s It Going to End?

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Tom Garrett

The saga of teacher-turned-kingpin Walter White comes to a conclusion this Sunday night. I’ve discussed Breaking Bad extensively over the last few years, from podcasts to recaps to theories and general speculation.  Yet, with the series finale looming, I’m totally confident … Continue reading →

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Do People Still Buy These?

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Tom Garrett

I was in the supermarket check-out line last week, and I absent-mindedly glanced at the impulse-buy items as I’ve done hundreds of times.  Yet, on this occasion, for some unknown reason, I actually paid attention to what I was seeing. … Continue reading →

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Ozymandias

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Tom Garrett

Well, that was exhausting. If you excised the flashback scene, I have to wonder whether a newbie watching the pilot and “Ozymandias” back-to-back would even realize it was the same series. To give you an idea of how dense this episode … Continue reading →

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(The) Star Wars Revisited

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Tom Garrett

This is an expanded version of an article that appeared on A New Voice last week, regarding the latest iteration of George Lucas’ venerable franchise . . .  How a person feels about Star Wars is probably dependent largely upon when that person … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Lawyers

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Tom Garrett

I recall that a continuing legal education (CLE) course I took a few years ago included a discussion of accommodations necessary at baseball games to avoid tort liability.  The attorneys teaching the course were in agreement that a disclaimer on … Continue reading →

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By Request

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Tom Garrett

The fact that I’m doing a Total Divas recap this week comes as much of a surprise to me as the fact that I did one last week for With Leather over at Uproxx.com.  However, I got some good feedback from my discussion … Continue reading →

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