Lost (season 6)

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of TV shows

{4.5/5} “You know, you and me, trekking through the jungle, on our way to do something that we don’t quite understand. Good times.” We find out what the whispers in the jungle are, the identity of the black smoke monster, why Jacob brought people to the island, and the origins of Jacob and the Man […]

Lost (season 5)

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{5/5} “Dude, you might want to fasten your seat belt.” Some of the castaways have made it off the island, but now there’s a movement afoot to go back. Ben has also made it off the island, and he always has a plan. Meanwhile, back on the island something strange is happening — as usual. […]

Lost (season 4)

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{5/5} “Never say never, dude.” Locke believes that the island is a place of miracles and the castaways should stay. Jack believes that it’s just an island where strange things happen and they should go home. A boat has arrived near the island but there’s some disagreement about whether the people on it are there to […]

Lost (season 3)

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{5/5} “I’m your father.” We find out more about the Others — who have captured Jack, Kate, and Sawyer. Just as there’s some trouble among members of the group of castaways we’ve been following, all of the members of the Others don’t get along all the time. They’ve been on the island for a few […]

Lost (season 2)

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{5/5} “We got a misunderstanding, Jack. Your people, my people. So listen carefully. Right here there’s a line. You cross that line, we go from misunderstanding to something else.” We find out what’s in the hatch, what happened to the tail section of the plane, what Kate did to make her a fugitive, why Hurley […]

Lost (season 1)

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{5/5} “I’m an ordinary man, Jack. Meat and potatoes, I live in the real world. Not a big believer in magic. But this place… is different, it’s special.” A plane crashes on a possibly deserted island in the middle of the Pacific. Because the plane turned around, rescuers will be looking in the wrong place. […]

Parks and Recreation (season 4)

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{5/5} “Turns out when you think the world’s ending you don’t aim so carefully in the porta potties.” Leslie runs for city council, a dream of hers since she was a child — Ben is her campaign manager and her other friends all help out too. Ron’s first ex-wife pays a visit, Andy takes a […]

Parks and Recreation (season 3)

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{5/5} “I won’t publicly endorse a product unless I use it exclusively and I really believe in it. My only official recommendations are US Army issued moustache trimmers, Morton’s Salt, and the C.R. Lawrence fine two inch style oscillating knife blade.” The entire Pawnee government shuts down because it’s out of money, but after 3 months everyone is […]

Parks and Recreation (season 2)

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{4.5/5} “The mural that normally resides here is called ‘The Spirit of Pawnee.’ And it’s very controversial. We’ve had someone throw acid at it, tomato sauce. Someone tried to stab it once. We really need better security here. We also need better, less offensive, history.” Leslie marries two penguins in the zoo for publicity, and […]

Parks and Recreation (season 1)

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of TV shows

{4.5/5} “This is where the rubber of government meets the road of actual human beings.” Leslie is the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation department in Pawnee, Indiana. When she discovers a pit that’s been abondoned she vows to turn it into a park. Ann, a nurse and the girlfriend of a man who fell […]