Clik here to view.
NCAA Tournament Game of Thrones: 2015 Edition
We did this post initially in 2012. The story has expanded over multiple seasons. Basketball has happened. We opted to bring it back with an update for 2015. Here is “Game of Thrones” casted by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mad Men Recap: Severance And The Onset of the 1970s
Matthew Weiner organized Mad Men like a novel. Now, as the story coalesces, we scurry back for details from previous chapters. To understand the first episode of 1970, we must head back to the first...
View ArticleJon Snow at a Dinner Party Should Get You Even More Excited for Game of...
In 2015, let’s work under the assumption the only goal of late night television talk shows is to create easily scaleable segments that can be passed around the Internet the next day and or “shared” on...
View Article'Francesa of Thrones' Is the Mike Francesa/Game of Thrones Video Everyone's...
Finally … the post every single person who frequents The Big Lead dot com has been yearning, if not aching, for: a Mike Francesa/Game of Thrones parody video. I’ve conveniently left some torches and...
View ArticleThe Wire: Kickstarter Raises Ample Funds for Clay Davis...
The Wire actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. mounted a Kickstarter campaign for a talking Clay Davis bobblehead. The projected needed $12,500 to get funded. With six days remaining, it’s raised almost 80 grand....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Game of Thrones: "The Wars to Come" Recap
Cersei – It’s good to see that Cersei was kind of a bitch, even as a tween. You can see where Joffrey got his a-hole gene, but his mother was tougher, in between reading Westeros’ version of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mad Men Recap: "New Business"
“New Business.” The client changes. The crisis stays the same. Two words sum up the dramatic impetus for almost every Mad Men episode and season, for individual decisions and broad plot twists. No new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Justified: A Fond Farewell to One of Television's Most Fascinating Casts of...
Justified is awesome. Justified’s six-season run ends tonight on FX. Two writers from this site are big Justified fans. Those two writers wrote some things about how much they’re going to miss...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Game of Thrones: "The House of Black and White" Recap
Game of Thrones is a television show that I really enjoy watching, but have you ever noticed that sometimes it takes people a long time to go a short distance or a short time to go a long distance?...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mad Men Recap: "The Forecast"
“Mad Men” has been a deliberate period drama, with impeccable detail and ample subtext. With seven episodes to tie up multiple character arcs and bookend the series, some of that richness gets lost....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Game of Thrones: "High Sparrow" Recap
Game of Thrones should be 60+ minutes every single week. Arya Stark – You would think the other girl at the House of Black and White would be more accepting. Presumably, before Arya showed up, she had...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mad Men Recap: "Time and Life"
This week: plot. How novel! In “Time and Life” SCDP discovers McCann plans to absorb it, after getting a notice about their lease. The agency must leave the physical Time and Life building. Doing so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
May 2nd Was...Just Another Day In The Sports Calendar
Yesterday was the greatest day in the history of the sports universe. Have you recovered yet? Probably. Here’s a confession. Yesterday was my day off. It was 75 and sunny. I was not surgically...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Game of Thrones: "The Sons of the Harpy" Recap
Jorah – So many broken moral compasses on this show. We’ve got Jorah running around, kidnapping dwarfs, knocking out fishermen and stealing boats. Plus, he doesn’t even bother to have wine for his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mad Men Recap: "Lost Horizon"
Voici “Advertising Heaven.” It looks perfect on paper, but, like the Lost Horizon lamasery, the reality is anything but. SC&P merges with McCann. The transition proves rough. Don’s predicament is...
View ArticleRemembering David Letterman: The Taco Bell Drive Thru Sketch
David Letterman retires from the late night television later this month. In turn we’re in the midst of countless retrospectives and remembrances. I can’t claim to be someone who stayed up late watching...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Game of Thrones: "Kill The Boy" Recap
This episode felt really focused and I thought it was great because of that perceived focus. The episode appeared to deal with three specific stories – Danaerys, Jon Snow, and the Boltons – yet...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mad Men Recap: "The Milk and Honey Route"
The penultimate episode brought Mad Men where most expected it, to Big 12 country. “The Milk and Honey Route” came from a 1930 book about hobos. Each character, in his or her own way, has been a...
View ArticleHarry Shearer Leaves The Simpsons, Watch Him Effortlessly Alternate Between...
Harry Shearer, the voice of over a dozen Simpsons characters including Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, Smithers, Otto, Ned Flanders, Dr. Hibbert, Kent Brockman, Reverend Lovejoy, and Rainier...
View ArticleFan Attacks Unsuspecting Soccer Player With Flying Kick During Live Televised...
Aquiles Ocanto, a Venezuelan soccer player, was giving a post-match interview when a “fan” came out of nowhwere and landed a brutal flying kick square in his back. According to The Guardian, Carabobo...
View Article
