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The Prime Times: Patriotic Housewives Edition

No need to bother reading as many television blogs as I do. Here’s the news you should know:

Completist Destiny

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in "The X-Files"

Completist Destiny, as defined by Wikipedia, is the belief that a television addict such as myself is destined—nay, divinely ordained—to watch a series completely and completely chronologically. Fine, I admit: that might just be a dogma of my own creation. But I stick to it. (This is [...]

“Kings”: A Momentary, Glorious Reign

Ian McShane and Christopher Egan of "Kings"

Start with The West Wing. Now make the democracy an autocracy. Place that autocracy in a fictional country. Throw in marital strife, filial betrayal, oppressive corporations, hostile nations, wearisome wars, a young hero, and a tyrannical ruler. Pepper in some biblical references and glaze with poetic words structured in antiquated syntax. Do [...]