film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
I’ve given up on Sarah Connor Chronicles and Heroes. Given up on blogging about them on an episode-by-episode basis like I have been doing. I’m still watching… sort of. Because what I really mean when I say that I watch something on TV is that I give it my undivided attention, which means that that … more…
(previous: Episode 6: “The Tower Is Tall But the Fall Is Short”) I find myself moved to snark on the robots from the future and the impending doom of the human race. Hey, it’s the way I roll. Feel free to discuss more in-depth in comments, should you be moved to do so. [spoilers after … more…
(previous: Episode 5: “Goodbye to All That”) I find myself moved to snark on the robots from the future and the impending doom of the human race. Hey, it’s the way I roll. Feel free to discuss more in-depth in comments, should you be moved to do so. [spoilers after the jump!] Okay: How the … more…
(previous: Episode 4: “Allison from Palmdale”) I find myself moved to snark on the robots from the future and the impending doom of the human race. Hey, it’s the way I roll. Feel free to discuss more in-depth in comments, should you be moved to do so. [spoilers after the jump!] Why does the all-new … more…
(previous: Episode 3: “The Mousetrap”) I find myself moved to snark on the robots from the future and the impending doom of the human race. Hey, it’s the way I roll. Feel free to discuss more in-depth in comments, should you be moved to do so. [spoilers after the jump!] At first I thought, Is … more…
(previous: Episode 2: “Automatic for the People”) I find myself moved to snark on the robots from the future and the impending doom of the human race. Hey, it’s the way I roll. Feel free to discuss more in-depth in comments, should you be moved to do so. [spoilers after the jump!] Fact No. 1: … more…
Spoilers! Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode.
Spoilers! Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode.
(previous: “The Demon Hand”) Man, I hate it when a network promotes a season finale as a two-hour spectacular or something and then it turns out to be just two one-hour episodes smashed up against each other. What a cheat. Well, not really — these were two pretty good episodes. But could be this is … more…
(previous: “Dungeons & Dragons”) Oh boy. People are talking Biblical apocalypse and robots are learning to dance. We’re doomed. We gotta be doomed if this is how it’s all going down. Man, this is a particularly grim episode — the whole ethos of the series is pretty grim, actually. Maybe not so much on the … more…
