Tag Archives: Reviews

Star Wars Revisited: The Extras

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Tom Garrett

The final three discs of the Star Wars blu-ray set consist entirely of extras. Disc seven includes extras from Episodes I-III, disc eight covers the original trilogy, and disc nine has “documentaries and spoofs” spanning the entire series. Rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Ben Burtt, Frank Oz, George Lucas, Irving Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan, Movies, Return of the Jedi, Reviews, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Complete Saga, The Empire Strikes Back | 3 Comments

The Axis of Ego Podcast: Breaking Bad Finale

Posted on October 11, 2011 by The Axis of Ego

With the finale of the fourth season of the amazing Breaking Bad now history, Chicago improviser and comedy actor Joey Bland stops by again to talk about the episode, Jason Whitlock‘s complaints about the B. B. finale, where the final season … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts, Reviews, Television | Tagged Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Giancarlo Esposito, Gus Fring, Jason Whitlock, Jesse Pinkman, Netflix, Podcasts, Qwickster, Reviews, Television, Walter White | 2 Comments

Star Wars Revisited: The Original Trilogy

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Discs four, five, and six of the Star Wars Complete Saga blu-ray set correspond to the so-numbered episodes. As with the prequels, the picture and audio quality are very good. The movies look noticeably better even than the high-quality DVD … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged C-3PO, Commentary, George Lucas, Han Solo, Jabba the Hutt, Luke Skywalker, Movies, Princess Leia, R2-D2, Return of the Jedi, Reviews, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Complete Saga, The Empire Strikes Back | 2 Comments

Star Wars Revisited: The Prequels

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Tom Garrett

The recent release of the complete Star Wars film franchise on blu-ray serves as a good reason to revisit the films. Appropriately, this will actually be a trilogy of reviews, as there’s so much material with this set that trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Attack of the Clones, Commentary, Dooku, George Lucas, Jar-Jar Binks, Movies, Palpatine, Revenge of the Sith, Reviews, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Complete Saga, The Phantom Menace | 4 Comments

SitCombat: 5/19/11

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Tonight marked the much-ballyhooed season finale of the Office as the Carell-less future of the show looms in the fall. Since the Office is the last of the three “SitCombat” regulars to wrap for the year, this also means that … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged Andy Griffith, Barney Fife, Commentary, Don Knotts, NBC, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Television, The Andy Griffith Show, The Office | Leave a comment

SitCombat: 5/12/11

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Akin to age-old queries concerning the sound of one hand clapping or a tree falling in a wood devoid of an audience, we now find ourselves faced with an edition of SitCombat without any actual combat. Well, let me re-phrase: … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged Commentary, Dwight Schrute, Rainn Wilson, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Television, The Office, TV | 1 Comment

SitCombat: 5/5/11

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Tom Garrett

It’s the dawn of an exciting and frightening new era on The Office, as we’re treated to our first post-Michael Scott episode (although, as I said last week, the real test won’t come until the beginning of the 2011-12 season). … Continue reading →

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SitCombat: 4/28/11 (Or: On the Narrative Integrity of The Office)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Archer wrapped up last week after nearly winning four straight to end its season. We’re therefore down to two: 30 Rock, and the (crying) elephant in the (melancholy) room—The Office. I have a feeling picking a victor in tonight’s SitCombat … Continue reading →

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SitCombat: 4/21/11

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Tom Garrett

All three shows were new again tonight. Would Archer’s season finale be enough to propel the FX animated show to an improbable fourth consecutive victory? Would The Office take the crown as Steve Carell’s long goodbye continues? Or perhaps 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Archer, Commentary, David Brent, Jane Krakowski, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Steve Carell, Television, The Office, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, TV, Will Ferrell | 2 Comments

SitCombat: 4/14/11

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Tom Garrett

For the first time in a long time, we had three new episodes going head-to-head-to-head on Thursday night. Archer has managed to wear the crown the past two weeks with episodes that probably would have won even going up against … Continue reading →