Fargo - 101 – The Crocodile’s Dilemma

Jim and A.Ron break down their thoughts on the first episode of FX’s new series, Fargo, “The Crocodile’s Dilemma”. In the podcast, we discuss the parallel’s between plot and characters of other Coen productions, such as “Fargo” and “No Country for Old Men”, how well they nailed the look, sounds, and “feel” of “Fargo”, and how the show runners cleverly played with some of our assumptions about how the characters would act and behave. All this, plus a smattering of feedback, and a few words of warning regarding some serious spoilers floating around on the ‘net.

Fargo - Season One Preview Cast

Hey everybody, surprise! Jim and I are going to take a leap of faith and start covering Fargo day one! This cast is just a little stub where we talk about our affection for the Coen Bros, our favorite Coen movies, and show case our complete lack of foreknowledge about the upcoming season.

Bald Move Pulp - True Detective Season One Wrap Up

By popular demand, Jim and A.Ron talk about their thoughts on season one of HBO’s True Detective. We talk yellow kings, perverted Barbie poses, get philosophical about nihilism, and where we see Rust and Marty going after the credits roll. We also talk about season two, and our plans for True Detective going forward.

House of Cards - 113 – “Chapter Thirteen” Instant Take

It’s a race to the finish line as Frank attempts to set a trap for billionaire Tusk before his deadline for VP consideration approaches, while Remy is wary of a trap and has his sights set on a larger, juicier target. Claire gets served with wrongful termination lawsuit and a case of maternal guilt by…

House of Cards - 112 – “Chapter Twelve” Instant Take

In this episode, Christine tries to move on by recruiting the firey Paul for Pete’s old district, Lt. Ellen Ripley gets vetted for the VP’s office, but ultimately Frank gets passed over when he gets tasked with vetting multi-billionare business magnate Raymond Tusk. Or does he? Meanwhile Jeanine and Zoe pull at a few loose…

House of Cards - 111 – “Chapter Eleven” Instant Take

In this episode, Pete retreats back inside of a bottle to hide out from his world crashing down around him, Frank pushes all his chips into the middle by putting himself at her mercy to advance his goal of the Vice Presidency, Claire has an important realization about her lover Adam and herself, Zoe pays…

House of Cards - 110 – “Chapter Ten” Instant Take

This is an episode full of damage control. Zoe flees her spider ridden apartment for Lucas’ tasteful digs and chaste bed, Claire flees Frank’s storm of wrath and bullshit for her Adam’s artist colony/loft, and Pete tries to spin his his watershed defeat into a victory with the powerful Remy-led Sancorp lobby, before that victory…

House of Cards - 109 – “Chapter Nine” Instant Take

Pete has to deal with a VP that is resentful to be put out to pasture, and Frank walks out on what he thinks is a nice, fat, secure limb to bring home the votes for Pete’s watershed bill, while Claire is busy sawing it off at the trunk. By the end of the episode,…

House of Cards - 108 – “Chapter Eight” Instant Take

“Chapter Eight” adds quite a bit of depth to the character of Frank Underwood, a character that even a half season in we just don’t know that much about. We find out about his not-so-illustrious history as a student at the Citidel, his career as part of an acapello quartet, The Sentinels, that he has…

House of Cards - 107 – “Chapter Seven” Instant Take

In “Chapter Seven” of season one of House of Cards, spots are stolen, pens are pilfered, spiders are caged, penises are drawn, fathers are called, and pussy is eaten. If that’s not enough, Stamper rides to the rescue of Sapphire, and Lucas stalks Zoe. Yep, that’s a lot going on in this episode, join us…