# 91. GBH (1991)
by Adam Ferenz The funniest and saddest political scheme gone wrong in tv history. When Michael Murray becomes leader of his local city Council, he attempts a “Day Of Action”, a shutdown of all vital...
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90. Lost (2004-10)
by Jillian Juliano 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. Execute. These six numbers, along with their corresponding characters: John Locke, Hugo Reyes, James Ford, Sayid Jarrah, Jack Shepard, and Jin Kwon, known as...
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Ant-Man and the Wasp and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom on Monday Morning...
by Sam Juliano I want to thank everyone who participated/is participating in our now winding down Greatest Television Series Part 2 at WONDERS IN THE DARK. While it was on balance the least...
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89. Soul Train (1970–2006)
By Marilyn Ferdinand “It’s the Sooooooooooooooooooul Traaaaaaaaaaaaain.” People all over the world may not have been getting down, as the theme song for “Soul Train” during the years I watched (“TSOP”...
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# 88. Scenes from a Marriage
by Aaron White Ingmar Bergman’s first foray into television, Scenes from a Marriage, starts with an interview with his principles, Johan (Erland Josephson) and Marianne (Liv Ullmann), it’s an awkward...
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87. Queer as Folk (2000-05)
by Lucille Juliano Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian television series produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions. It was based on the British series of the same name created by...
View Article#86. St. Elsewhere
by Adam Ferenz This series, about the fictional, eternally underfunded, St. Eligius hospital in Boston, is a landmark for many reasons. Not only did it launch a plethora of acting careers, including...
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85. Arrested Development (2003-2006; 2013; 2018)
An appreciation by Brian E. Wilson “Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.”–Ron Howard’s opening narration on the first...
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Review: “A Quiet Place”
by Dennis Polifroni Most movie-goers see film as an exclusively visual medium. We marvel at what’s splayed across the screen, particularly the fantastic, and we allow the visuals to transport us to...
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The Cakemaker and Leave No Trace on Monday Morning Diary (July 16)
by Sam Juliano Yes I adore France for their films, literature, music, food and history as much as I do any other country in the world. However, on Sunday my heart was with the Fairview, New Jersey and...
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84. Rome (2005-7)
by Allan Fish The Son of Hades p Robert Papazian, Eleanor Moran, Frank Yablans, Marco Valerio Pugini, John Milius d Michael Apted, Allen Coulter, Julian Farino, Jeremy Podeswa, Alan Poul, Mikael...
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83. The Great War (UK; 1964)
by Allan Fish (UK 1964 1,040m) DVD2 This business may last a long time p Tony Essex, Gordon Watkins w John Terraine, Corelli Barnett, Anthony Jay, Ed Collins ph various ed Barry Toovey m...
View Article# 82. Freaks & Geeks
by Adam Ferenz One of the best examinations of life, during the teen years or otherwise, that television has ever aired. The 18 episodes that exist are treasures, each and every one. A period piece,...
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81. Batman 66 (1966-8)
by Sam Juliano One of my fondest childhood memories dates back to the summer of 1967. At that time television was all the rage for the baby boomer crowd especially programs that spoke directly to...
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Three Identical Strangers and Greatest Television Countdown Part 2 on Monday...
by Sam Juliano Thanks to all who followed and supported the Greatest Television Countdown Part 2. the long-running project concluded on Friday and will be the final group project at the site until...
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INGMAR BERGMAN’S ‘THE VIRGIN SPRING’: “Big, wonderful dreams!”
© 2018 by James Clark Now, as we open a third can of worms installed by the inimitable, Ingmar Bergman, we need to open our eyes to the seriously bizarre communication these films consist of....
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Peter Danish’s The Blind Date; The Captain and Mamma Mia Here We Go Again! on...
Solid psychodrama “The Captain” from Germany seen at the Quad Cinema in Manhattan by Sam Juliano We are only a hop, skip and a jump from August 2018, confirming the certainty that time is flying by...
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Cannery Row
By J.D. Lafrance Expectations for the cinematic adaptation of John Steinbeck’s famous novel Cannery Row were high. It marked the directorial debut of David S. Ward, the Academy Award-winning...
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Far From the Tree and Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood on Monday...
by Sam Juliano Scorching temperatures which are generally the very definition of the year’s eighth month are upon us with only some precipitation reprieves working to lessen the impact. The reigns at...
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Quiz Show
By J.D. Lafrance In a 1985 interview Robert Redford said of his film Downhill Racer (1969): “It represented what was happening in this country—the slow realization that you’ve been given a false...
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