Posts by Steve Kandell
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Powerless Rankings: How do the Impotent Men of Breaking Bad, Curb, and Louie Measure Up This Week?
How are television’s favorite angry white males of a certain age feeling powerless and put-upon this week? Let us count the ways. 3. Louis C.K. (Last week: 3) Predicament: Following a bravura, wordless, six-minute intro, in which Louie walks out of the Comedy Cellar after his set amid applause, and into the subway where a […]
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Powerless Rankings: How Do the Impotent Men of Breaking Bad, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Louie Measure Up This Week?
How are television’s favorite angry white males of a certain age feeling powerless and put-upon this week? Let us count the ways. 3. Louis CK (Last week: 1) Predicament: When Louie has Jane and Lily, he tends to want to teach them some valuable lesson, and this time it’s in the form of a road […]
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Powerless Rankings: How Do the Impotent Men of Breaking Bad, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Louie Measure Up This Week?
How are television’s favorite angry white males of a certain age feeling powerless and put-upon this week? Let us count the ways. 3. Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm Predicament: A week after learning that he will likely lose his house in the divorce, Larry isn’t really a victim in the second episode of season eight, […]
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Breaking Bad Creator Vince Gilligan on Last Night’s Season Premiere
Breaking Bad finally returned last night, picking up right where it left off 13 (!) months ago, with Jesse aiming a gun at poor Gale’s head and, despite some perceived ambiguity regarding the season finale’s final camera angle, most assuredly not missing. On Friday, we spoke with series mastermind Vince Gilligan, who discussed the season […]
