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Television criticism plus other thoughtful written and spoken content from Tim Goodman, former Chief Television Critic of The Hollywood Reporter and San Francisco Chronicle. timgoodman.substack.com
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The Box Set: “Slow Horses,” S6. (opens the original)
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This is a weekly examination of each new “Slow Horses” episode. It contains spoilers, so if you haven’t watched, come back when you have.What is your tolerance level when it comes to balancing plate-spinning and improbability? Zero, is the correct answer. But what if it’s offset by a bit of humor? Right, that helps, but barely. “Resurrection” was not a stellar episode of “Slow Horses,” but we do get those from time to time. They do tend to stand out, however.This was the first episode of “Slo
Film & TV: Field Notes. (opens the original)
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I have spent most of the week avoiding the New York Times latest “100 Best” of the 21st Century series, not so much because I felt like I was going to disagree so often that it would spike my blood pressure and anxiety (though that was a factor, to be sure), but because reading that list is a bit of a busman’s holiday, isn’t it? I’ve spent all of these 21st Century years as a television critic, a few trying to write series while in the industry, and the thought of yet another list trying to do t
The Box Set: “Slow Horses, S6.” (opens the original)
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This is a weekly examination of each new “Slow Horses” episode. It contains spoilers, so if you haven’t watched, come back when you have.I watched the trailer for the current season of “Slow Horses” — and posted it here last week — because of course I’m going to watch the trailer even when I know I shouldn’t. Part of me likes to think that I have enough faith in “Slow Horses” to deliver the goods even if a few of them were contaminated in the process, so I don’t regret watching the trailer. But
The Box Set: “Slow Horses, S6.” (opens the original)
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This is a weekly examination of each new “Slow Horses” episode. It contains spoilers, so if you haven’t watched, come back when you have.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="552" src="https://substackc
Meditations In An Emergency, “Mad Men,” and TV’s Nearly Perfect Existentialist Moment. (opens the original)
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The Observer is a spoiler-free curated collection of television series and films.A couple of months ago, in the summer of my Pacific Northwest isolation, I came across a picture I was very familiar with:<img alt="" c
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