Falling Skies TNT, Sundays, 9 PM “Prisoner of War” Written by Fred Golan Directed by Greg Beeman “No matter how each of us survived, maybe we owe it to those who didn’t to become the best of mankind.” – Tom Mason The third episode of the new Spielberg series, Falling Skies, is a textbook example of good story pacing. While some miniseries, like Game of Thrones, take forever to introduce us to context and character, the snappy pace of Falling Skies has been outstanding from the first few minutes. In this, the third installment, the stakes on both sides ratchet up, we learn a…
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Chuck: “Chuck vs. the Couch Lock”
Taking the Fun Out of Funeral By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2010 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. the Couch Lock” Written by Henry Alonso Myers Directed by Michael Schultz It usually takes years before an agent is willing to put his teammates in harm’s way. Good tactical thinking, Bartowski! —General B When you take the chili powder out of chili, you wind up with something edible but bland. Same goes for this show: take the funny out of Chuck and you wind up with a bland spy show. While I don’t expect perfection on every Monday…