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-10 posts tagged "Showtime"
Matthew Munhall | Monday, September 4, 2017
In 1990, director/writer pair David Lynch and Mark Frost introduced network television viewers to Twin Peaks, an idyllic logging town (population: 51,201) in Washington state. The pilot of the ABC series begins with gauzy images: plumes of smoke rising from the lumber mill, fog obscuring the titular mountains and a waterfall cascading into a river
Kelly McGarry | Monday, January 23, 2017
At this point, it’s tough to make a new series about “real life.” With so many existing, the feeling that all possible real life situations have already been done is inescapable. For this reason, fantasies like “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld” are getting more attention for the worlds they create, while stories of our own world
Greg Hadley | Thursday, December 31, 2015
As the Campus Crossroads project progresses around Notre Dame Stadium and the completion date of fall 2017 gets closer, one recent tradition may be put on hold to highlight the revamped venue. In an interview with The Observer on Dec. 16, Notre Dame Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick said the annual Shamrock Series game, an off-campus home game
Miko Malabute | Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Following what I had deemed as the best — if not most bittersweet — episode in the “A Season With Notre Dame Football” series, it was going to be interesting to see how the Showtime producers would respond. After all, despite the awful taste of defeat in the mouths of Irish football, there was no denying that
Miko Malabute | Thursday, October 8, 2015
“You have 24 hours to celebrate a win or 24 hours to grieve over a loss,” Irish captain Sheldon Day said, following the heartbreaking loss against the Clemson Tigers. “But once those 24 hours are over, you look forward to the next game.” This week’s episode of “A Season With Notre Dame Football” put the
Miko Malabute | Thursday, September 24, 2015
I’m just going to presume here, fans of football and television alike are all aware of the legendary television series “Friday Night Lights.” Everyone knows the lore of how famed Dillon Panthers quarterback Jason Street (who actually was a virtual lock to receive a scholarship at the University of Notre Dame) went down early in
Miko Malabute | Thursday, September 17, 2015
Sometimes, you need to be reminded to be careful what you wish for. Although I was initially ecstatic about last week’s episode, after discussing it with friends I realized that although it was a fantastic episode for Notre Dame football fans, there was little drama or conflict to keep non-Notre Dame fans interested. Emerging from this
Miko Malabute | Monday, September 7, 2015
Leading up to the season-opening game, fans were filled with excitement, anticipation and a small dose of anxiety pumping through their veins. Following Notre Dame’s 38-3 victory over the Texas Longhorns, the Irish faithful were ecstatic, excited and relieved in what was a start-to-finish dominating performance. However, there is no true time for rest, as fans are refilled with
Miko Malabute | Thursday, March 5, 2015
These days, my mother occasionally reflects upon the unpredictable nature of life. She soberly muses to me how she always imagined a life where she and my father, who passed away last year, would retire together after my brother and I finished school, and that life would go on pleasantly and predictably. Needless to say,
Matthew Munhall | Tuesday, September 2, 2014
The Showtime period drama “Masters of Sex” is based on the real life Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), who conducted groundbreaking research on human sexuality at Washington University in St. Louis beginning in the late 1950s. The scope of their relationship soon moves far beyond simply being research partners, and