Posts by Chris Ryan
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Breaking Bad, New Girl, and Sleepy Hollow
On this week’s pod, Andy and I, two vast and trunkless legs of stone, stand in the desert and talk about Breaking Bad. We chatted about the transference of guilt and the shattering of expectations, asked what the hell is up with Todd, and spitballed on how Vince Gilligan’s masterful show could be even better […]
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Everything That Could Happen in a Soccer Match Happened to Swansea's Jonjo Shelvey Yesterday
You think you know what it means to run the gamut of human emotions? You have no idea what it means to run the gamut of human emotions. Only one man knows: Jonjo Shelvey. Experience his struggle, and rise up into the sky on the wings of his glory.
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Premier League Pass & Move: Take the Mesut Ozil Challenge
A review of the weekend’s Premier League action. Ball Don’t Lie Chris Ryan: If I were playing with Mesut Ozil, I’d be worried. The new Arsenal midfielder, who joined the Gunners from Real Madrid for a club-record £44 million transfer fee, made his debut on Saturday against Sunderland, despite being a little under the weather. […]
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Obligatory Key & Peele East-West Bowl Sequel Video Post
Jammie Jammie-Jammie.
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Dean Norris, True Detective, and Superchunk
Sunday was a big day! The weather was good, football season started up, Serena Williams won the Open … oh yeah, and a neo-Nazi shootout in the desert threatened to Swiss cheese up everything we thought we knew about Breaking Bad. Chris and I went long talking about this week’s episode, the stellar work of director Michelle […]
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Chip Kelly and the Eagles Are Here to Make Football Fun Again
All day Monday, people were trying to prepare me for reality. “You know they’re going to lose right?” “You know they’re playing the Washington NFL team, not Washington State, right?” “The Eagles might score 50, but the Redskins will score 52.” “RG3 is back.” “Riley Cooper is going to run across the middle and four […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, and Tate Donovan
This week the Hollywood Prospectus podcast is better late than never. Look, we had to go over the carpeting a few times to get that gasoline smell out. That was a weird party. Anyway, as usual, Andy and I talked about the most recent episode of Breaking Bad. Andy was over the moon, and quick […]
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Steve Smith vs. The World
Steve Smith is a fighter. It’s just that he has spent 12 years in Carolina, playing pro football in college basketball country, on the maddeningly mediocre Panthers, so not too many people keep up with his battles. Hell, just the other day, he fired a shot across the bow of his ex–offensive coordinator, current Browns […]
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An Idiot's Guide to Transfer Deadline Day
You know the cheap thrills that come with looking at box office returns on a Monday to see if a movie was a blockbuster or a flop? You don’t feel particularly proud of it, of course — after all, what does art have to do with money … wait, why are you laughing? — but […]
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Premier League Pass & Move: United's Lack of Chances, and Arsenal's Wing Commanders
A look at this past weekend’s Premier League action, with a focus on the two huge matches from Sunday. Manchester United’s Lack of Punch Goodman: The handy thing about early goals is that they clarify a team’s intentions. Not scoring a goal in a cagey 0-0 draw at home against Chelsea is one thing; not […]
