About Shannon Nutt
Shannon is the former Editorial Director for DVD Empire, a former staff reviewer for DVD Talk, and has spent over a decade reviewing and writing about DVD and Blu-ray online. A life-long movie buff, Shannon also holds a B.A. in History. When he isn't discussing movies, he loves debating politics and world events.
That’s it? After a dozen episodes where believability and logic were stretched to their limits (all for the sake of entertainment), this is all we get from the season finale of ‘Under the Dome’? It’s almost...
One wonders if ‘Election Night, Part II’ was written with the thought that it might be a series ender for ‘The Newsroom’. The Season 2 finale has no cliffhangers, and at least two major characters wind up a...
For the first time this season, I found myself not trying to nitpick all the inconsistencies in an episode of ‘Under the Dome’, and just sit back and enjoy the ride. I’m sure that this episode probably has more t...
It’s the beginning of the end for ‘The Newsroom’ in ‘Election Night, Part 1’, this season’s penultimate episode. The fallout of the Genoa story has hurt the reputation of the ‘News Night...
With just three episodes left (including this one) this season, a lot of stuff happens in this week’s episode of ‘Under the Dome’. But does any of it make sense? Let’s take a look.
Episode 10 of ‘Under the Dome’ is what is commonly referred to as a filler episode. The producers want the audience to think that a lot is going on, but when it comes down to it, the overall plot has progressed very li...
Episode 7 of ‘The Newsroom’ is the one that viewers have been waiting for all season long. The Genoa story finally makes it onto the air and the lies behind it begin to unravel. While the episode contains less of the h...
‘Under the Dome’ continues to be hit-or-miss each week, but at least the latest episode (‘The Fourth Hand’) brings us new cast member Maxine (played by Natalie Zea, whom you may recognize from both ‘J...
Finally! After using this weekly recap to gripe and complain about the drop in quality on ‘The Newsroom’ this season, Episode 6 (‘One Step Too Many’) delivers the kind of fun that has been missing so far th...
I got very excited this week when I saw that Episode 8 of ‘Under the Dome’ (titled ‘Thicker than Water’) would be directed by Jack Bender. Bender also helmed my favorite entry of the series so far (Episode ...
I’m still not sure what to make of this season of ‘The Newsroom’. The positive news is this week’s episode (‘News Night with Will McAvoy’) is the strongest entry of the season. The bad news is t...
I’m at the point where I’m willing to forgive ‘Under the Dome’ its sillier storylines just to see a little more revealed about the dome itself, or to watch another well-acted scene with Dean Norris. That...