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Blu-ray Highlights for October 16th, 2012 – What Kind of Bird Are You?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:00:04 +0000

In an odd quirk of fate, this week’s Blu-ray release slate brings us one of the best films of the year, as well as one (or more) of the worst. Choose wisely. New Releases After a couple of box office disappointments, Wes Anderson returned to the top of the art film scene with ‘Moonrise Kingdom‘,...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.13 Recap: “A Devil Is Always Needed”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:00:51 +0000

So here we are, at what may likely be the end of the line for ‘Alcatraz’. Does the season’s final episode resolve all, or at least some of the show’s major mysteries? Or does it, like so many other “bubble” series, leave us with a frustrating cliffhanger in a desperate bid for renewal? Just by...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.12 Recap: “There’s No Time Except Now”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:00:42 +0000

Fox’s new sci-fi/mystery drama ‘Alcatraz’ aired its season finale (and given the show’s ratings performance, quite possibly series finale) on Monday. Since the two-hour event was clearly divided into two separate episodes, I’ll likewise split my recaps into separate posts. The first episode, ‘Garrett Stillman’, picks up with Lucy recovering from her coma. She immediately...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.11 Recap: “Listen to That Little Fella Fiddle”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:00:48 +0000

We’re coming up quickly on the ‘Alcatraz’ season (possibly series?) finale. As I understand, the show’s ratings aren’t so hot. Let’s hope that the producers offer at least some answers to the big mystery in next week’s two-hour closer. In the meantime, this week brought us one of the better episodes of the season. ‘Webb...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.10 Recap: “Bon Appetit, You Sons of Bitches”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:00:05 +0000

If I’m running late again with a recap of last week’s episode of ‘Alcatraz’, that’s not entirely my fault this time. My DVR failed to record the episode for some reason. As far as I’m aware, the episode wasn’t pre-empted and I didn’t have any recording conflicts. Did anyone else run into this problem? Because...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.09 Recap: “Time to Enter the Jungle”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:00:16 +0000

It’s interesting that Fox wound up having to run these specific two episodes of ‘Alcatraz’ as a (previously unplanned) double-bill on the same night, because they feature one of the few instances of direct continuity from one episode to the next, which doesn’t happen too often in the show’s case-of-the-week format. ‘Sonny Burnett’ opens with...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.08 Recap: “I’m Not a Fan of Small, Dark Places”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:00:16 +0000

Last week’s scheduled episode of ‘Alcatraz’ was pre-empted for NASCAR, a little fact that Comcast didn’t bother to update its cable guide about. I discovered this the hard way when I went to watch my DVR’ed recording of the series a couple days later, only to find a solid hour of cars driving in a...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.07 Recap: “The Future Is Now”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:00:31 +0000

Prepping for last night’s Oscar Live-Blog took up far too much of my time last week. Consequently, I once again let myself fall behind in TV viewing and recapping. That’s a problem, because my DVR is about to overload and start deleting the oldest programs unless I burn through some of these shows. In anticipation...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.06 Recap: Won’t You Be Mine?

Josh Zyber — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:00:17 +0000

Mad bomber plots are a staple of many crime shows. But a time-traveling serial landmine bomber… ? Well, that’s the kind of twist that ‘Alcatraz’ puts on the old formula. The escapee of the week in ‘Paxton Petty’ is a Korean War vet who specialized in ordnance disposal. When denied the Silver Star that he...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.05 Recap: “You Don’t Belong Here”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:00:08 +0000

Once again, I’ve almost fallen behind in my coverage of ‘Alcatraz’. I’d like to throw together another recap before the new episode airs tonight, because last week’s ep had some important developments for the show’s mythology story arc. I’ve been wondering what happened to Robert Forster. His character Ray (Rebecca’s mentor and surrogate father figure)...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.04 Recap: “Take the Bank”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:01 +0000

As a result of our crowded post schedule last week, I didn’t have a chance to throw together a recap of last Monday’s episode of ‘Alcatraz’. Let’s try to get that done before tonight’s new episode airs. What, you expected us to talk about football here? Please… The escapee being chased in ‘Cal Sweeney’ is...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.03 Recap: “I Know What Happens Next”

Josh Zyber — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:45 +0000

Last week, Aaron wasn’t so entranced with the two-episode premiere of Fox’s new supernatural/sci-fi/mystery procedural thriller ‘Alcatraz’. I liked it better than he did. Since Aaron’s off at Sundance this week, and he didn’t express much interest in covering the show further, I figured I’d throw together a quick recap of this week’s episode. In...

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