Author: Travlis Hallingquest

In the seminal 1986-1987 graphic novel Watchmen, there is an iconic panel with Dr. Manhattan sitting on a random mound on an undisclosed region of Mars.   Later in,

  The penultimate episode of Catherine the Great pulls viewers deeper into the tumultuous relationship between Catherine and Grigory Potemkin. Grigory longs for adventure and expanding the Russian

The first episode of Catherine the Great opted not to depict the turbulent seat exchanges of the monarchy and thrust the audience right into Catherine’s first year of

During my lifetime, if I never hear or read again:  ‘HBO is done after (insert popular show here) ends’, it will be far too soon. This is a

“I give Tom a ‘Bt’.  That’s bad plus terrible.” This is Waystar Royco’s Chief Financial Officer’s assessment of Tom Wambsgan’s performance during an inquiry at the nation’s capital.

The Wire, Deadwood, In Treatment, and Big Love, have plotlines varying from the dichotomy of lifestyles in inner-city Baltimore, the lawlessness of a South Dakota town in the

“Tern Haven” is a showcase of the 1% vs. the 1%; two Waspian families clash for being the sheer definition of the quintessential American Family. For the first

The finale of this season of HBO’s gridiron series begins with a major retirement announcement.  But the retiree never donned the black & silver. Jon Gruden and the

This has been a very entertaining season, loaded with gruesome/bizarre injuries, a focused but hilarious coaching staff, and literal hard knocks on the field.  Yet, we are four

After watching the third episode of this season of Succession, it is no surprise that the world’s largest premium cable provider has already renewed the drama for a

Leading up to the third episode of Hard Knocks, I had read a plethora of articles concerning wide receiver Antonio Brown’s future with the Oakland Raiders. In an

Episode 2 of this season’s Hard Knocks moves at a breezy pace, with the black & silver gridironers having comical moments intertwined with the serious business of winning

Scored by an ominous piano/violin concerto, each episode of Succession cold starts with the juxtaposition of contemporary Manhattan (the best NY skyline cinematography since 1987’s Working Girl) and

A few months prior, I was asked by our editor-in-chief to write an article about this year’s potential candidates for HBO’s Hard Knocks.  As a Raiders fan, I

Zeitgeist. It’s a word that critics often use to access whether or not a story captured the spirit of the times. During a 2015 interview with the Financial