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reviewing 12 Monkeys, American Crime, Billions, Black Sails, Bloodline, Bones, Bosch, Colony, Deutschland 83, Fargo, Fear TWD, Game of Thrones, Hell on Wheels, Homeland, House of Cards, Humans, Marseille, Masters of Sex, Mr. Robot, Peaky Blinders, Outlander, Ray Donovan, Rectify, The: Affair, Americans, Girlfriend Experience, Man in the High Castle, Walking Dead; Tyrant, Vikings +movies, music, politicsGeorge Santayana had irrational faith in reason - I have irrational faith in TV.
Well, in the thoroughly superb season 1 finale of Presumed Innocent on Apple TV+, we find out who killed Carolyn.And that's not the person who killed Carolyn in the novel and the movie!And I… Read More
[Spoilers ahead ... ]First, let me say that I'm glad we find out in the first few minutes of episode 1.7 of Presumed Innocent on Apple TV+ that Horgan and is alive and well. In fact, s… Read More
Episode 17.7 of Criminal Minds: Evolution on Paramount Plus expanded the retrieval of earlier Criminal Minds players with the introduction of Jason Gideon's wife Jill.[Spoilers ahead ... ]Wo… Read More
Well, episode 1.6 of Presumed Innocent on Apple TV+ had a shocking ending which I won't tell you about until the end of this review, in which I want to talk about something else.I think ther… Read More
The Lazarus Project 2.5 was all about Dr. Gray. And she indeed deserves at least one episode of focus, being such a crucial character.[Spoilers ahead .... ]We already know she's buildi… Read More
The best part of the excellent episode 17.6 of Criminal Minds on Paramount Plus is the conversation between J. J. and Emily in Emily's apartment, both stoned.[Spoilers ahead ... ]Emily asks… Read More
An excellent little pocket of an episode 2.4 of The Lazarus Project, in which just about everything takes place in[Spoilers ahead ,,, ]2018. Even though our band of heroes were t… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 393, in which I argue that debate performance has nothing to do with how a candidate actually performs as President. See also: It's the Debate tha… Read More
[Spoilers ahead ...]Presumed Innocent 1.4 ended with a shocker: Rusty's DNA is found under Carolyn's fingernails. This is obvious proof that the two were fighting ...Of course, if we r… Read More
Biden tried to say decent, ethical things but delivered most of his words poorly in last night's Presidential debate; Trump spoke much more clearly but said vile things and lied just about e… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 392, in which I review Dark Matter 1.9 on Apple TV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 podcast review of Dark Ma… Read More
I have unsettled feelings about the season 1 finale of Dark Matter on Apple TV+ -- episode 1.9 -- and they all point to a series eminently worth watching and continuing.[Spoilers ahead ... ]… Read More
A really tight episode 2.3 of The Lazarus Project now up on TNT.[Spoilers ahead ... ]Let's start with the end. A plane with most of our crew traveling back in time to 2012. It … Read More
Criminal Minds is coming together nicely (or harrowingly, depending on how you look at it) as of episode 17.4 on Paramount Plus.[Spoilers ahead ...]Elias Voit now has a good reason to cooper… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 391, in which I review Dark Matter 1.8 on Apple TV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 podcast review of Da… Read More
I was struck by the sterling performance of just about every actor in Presumed Innocent 1.3 on Apple TV+.[And here let me advise you not so much about spoilers, but that I saw the 1990s movi… Read More
[Spoilers ahead ... ]Up until Dark Matter 1.8, we had a Jason -- Jason 1 -- visiting a variety of alternate realities. All of that flipped in 1.8, where we had an onslaught of differen… Read More
[Spoilers ahead ... ]That was my favorite part of The Lazarus Project 2.2, up on TNT in the USA this past Sunday -- Sarah grabbing George for an unexpected, quick shag in the alley.It… Read More
I'd say the most provocative element in the provocate episode 17.3 of Criminal Minds: Evolution up on Paramount Plus today is the team's discovery of a site on the dark web, "BAU Gate".[Spoi… Read More
I saw Presumed Innocent -- the movie with Harrison Ford in the lead role -- in 1990. I shortly after read the Scott Turow 1987 novel from which the movie was adapted. That was a… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 390, in which I review Dark Matter 1.7 on Apple TV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 podcast review of Dark Ma… Read More
Dark Matter on Apple TV+ continues to get better and better, with episode 1.7 being once again the best episode yet. Here's why I think why:[Spoilers ahead ... ]Jason 1 and Amand… Read More
"Paul Levinson's It's Real Life is an incredibly unique and captivating peek behind rock and roll's mysterious curtain. The idea that the story delves into an alternate world adds to its pag… Read More
When I saw and reviewed the first season of The Lazarus Project on TNT last November, I said it was "the best time-travel series I've ever seen on television, bar none." Having just seen the… Read More
Criminal Minds: Evolution is back on Paramount Plus with the first two episodes of its new season (17, if you count the original Criminal Minds on CBS). I saw them last night and they… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 389, in which I review Dark Matter 1.6 on AppleTV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 podcast review of Dar… Read More
Well, I thought the best line in Dark Matter 1.6 on Apple TV+ today came from Jason 1 to Amanda 2 about their having visited "a bunch of Chicagos" so far, and none of them were too good.But… Read More
I'm beginning to think I'm bound to be disappointed seeing a science fiction trilogy I love brought to the screen. Those of you who have read my reviews of Foundation, and/or listened… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 388, in which I review Dark Matter 1.5 on AppleTV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 podcast review of Dark Mat… Read More
Well, Jason 1 appears to have learned a crucial lesson in the fifth episode Dark Matter, up on Apple TV+ just a few hours ago.And that lesson is--[Spoilers ahead ... ]What he need to do in h… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 387, in which I review Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 on AppleTV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 written blog post reviews o… Read More
A highly informative episode 1.4 of Dark Matter up on Apple TV+ today, as Jason 1 and Amanda make their way through "The Corridor" (the title of this episode) and therein partake of the door… Read More
Just saw Dark Matter 1.3, the third episode of what I'd call the interchanging alternate reality series on Apple TV+. I thought it was excellent.[Spoilers ahead ... ]Dark Matter 1.2 en… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 386, in which I talk to Mark Dawidziak about his latest book A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, and another iconic auth… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 385, in which I review Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 on AppleTV+. Further places: written blog post review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 written blog post review… Read More
Dark Matter, the first two episodes of which debuted on Apple TV+ today, is the third alternate reality narrative I've seen on the screen in the past month (see my reviews of Quantum Suicide… Read More
There's a meta-genre of fiction epitomized in different but overlapping ways by Eddie and the Cruisers, Rob Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap, and Daisy Jones and the Six -- the first and the… Read More
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Just saw Rebel Moon, Part 2, on Netflix the other night. I enjoyed it. For some reason, my favorite character was the robot, JC-1435, aka James or Jimmy.I'm not sure what that sa… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 384, in which I review Rebel Moon, Parts 1 and 2. Written blog post reviews of Rebel Moon, Part 1 and Part 2. Check out this episode! Paul Levins… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 383, in which I review the first season of Constellation. Written blog post review of Constellation. Mentioned in the podcast: "The Chronolog… Read More
Just published: Audiobook of my 2014 Keynote Address at Baylor University, "50 Years after Understanding Media". Listen to a free audio sample, buy the audiobook here. Paul Levin… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 382, in which I review the second season of American Rust. written blog post review of the second season of American Rust Check out this epis… Read More
I've read and seen many alternate reality stories. Some are caused by quantum entanglement -- the mega version of two subatomic particles colliding and then moving in opposite directio… Read More
Gerrit Van Woudenberg's Quantum Suicide movie (which he wrote, directed, and -- with Shane Morgan - co-produced) won the Best Sci-Fi Dramatic Feature award at the Philip K. Dick Film Festiva… Read More
[Big Spoilers ahead ... ]I've heard -- in television shows and movies about serial killers, I've never done any research into them myself -- that female serial killers are very rare. F… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 381, a special Saturday episode of this podcast, in which Captain Phil and I talk about the Philip K. Dick Film Festival going on today at the Musu… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 380, in which I review the first season of 3 Body Problem. written blog post review of first season of 3 Body Problem science fiction works m… Read More
My wife and I really enjoyed the first season of American Rust on Showtime nearly three years ago, and we enjoyed the second season on Amazon that we binged in the past few days even more.Ev… Read More
I haven't read the novel by Liu Cixin and its sequels, and I didn't read much about the series because I wanted to be surprised. I'd say the first season of 3 Body Problem was superb … Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 379, in which I take you into the Book Launch and reading I did of It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, my new novel, based on the… Read More
A night in which I read the first chapter of my new novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, play a little music, introduce a character who appeared in the novel, who was… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 378, in which I present the many reasons that banning TikTok in the United States -- or even threatening to ban TikTok in the U.S. -- is a bad idea… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 377, in which I review the third season of Hightown. written blog post review of the third season of Hightown, with links to my written reviews of… Read More
Hightown ended its third and final season on Friday. I thought the season and series finale was the best episode of the season, and the season in turn was the best of the three seasons… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 376, in which I interview Dan Abella in George's Cafe in Manhattan about The Mind Revolution Experience (March 14, 7-9pm at The Producer's Club, 35… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 375, in which I interview Richard Sparks about his new novel, New Rock, New Role, as well as the joys and woes, the trials and tribulations and tri… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 374, in which I review the fourth season of True Detective on HBO Max. Written blog post review of True Detective 4.1-4.3 Written blog post review… Read More
I'm going to start this review of the concluding episodes -- 4 to 6 -- of the fourth season of True Detective on HBO Max by telling you what I really didn't like about the ending.And therefo… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 373, in which I review the second season of Reacher on Amazon Prime Video. podcast review of Reacher 1 written blog post review of Reacher 2 Chec… Read More
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of The Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, here is the long-awaited novel It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, which started… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 372, in which I review The Greatest Night in Pop: The Untold Story Behind 'We Are the World'. my written blog post review of The Greatest Night in… Read More
There's almost nothing as satisfying on the screen as seeing a documentary that shows you how something else you saw and on the screen and loved was put together. The Greatest Night in… Read More
Hey, I liked Reacher 2 even better than Reacher 1, which means I immensely enjoyed every moment in the eight-episode second season, and my only regret is that I couldn't watch the eight epis… Read More
True Detective is back with its fourth season. So far, as of the first three episodes, it's quite good. Not as brilliant as the first season, which was a masterpiece, but at leas… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 371, in which I join Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) and Marybeth Ritkouski, Michael Rizzo, Bruce Playfair, and Colleen Bemen… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 370, in which I review Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 24 premiere. Read this review.Check out this episode! Paul Levinson's bo… Read More
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 25, debuted on NBC last night. Good old-fashioned broadcast television. And the season 25 premiere of this superb series -- there is… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 369, in which I review the Who Killed JFK? podcast, episodes 9-10. Read this review (written review of episode 10, with link to written… Read More
An outstanding Season 4 finale for an outstanding season of For All Mankind, firing on all kinds of deep cylinders.First, it was great to hear The Rolling Stones' "Out of Time," with Mick Ja… Read More
The Who Killed JFK? podcast with Rob Reiner and Soledad O'Brien concluded today with a satisfying episode that wrapped up this enduring, searing mystery almost as good as it could have.Reine… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 368, which I devote to consideration of tetrads for history and alternate history. Don't know what tetrads are? They're expl… Read More
listen to this podcast here, or anywhere you listen to podcastsMarshall McLuhan's tetrad is a useful tool for discovering and understanding how human activities, especially media, are connec… Read More
"Without competition, there is no progress," Sergei says to Margot and Aleina, near the beginning of Episode 4.9 of For All Mankind, up on Apple TV+ tonight. Later, he suggests that he… Read More
Episode 9 of the Who Killed JFK? podcast with Rob Reiner and Soledad O'Brien is devoted to Jack Ruby (born Jacob Rubenstein), the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald on live television two days a… Read More
Whew, a wild and woolly Fool Me Once, and I defy anyone to predict the ending. It's the latest Harlan Coben novel (2016) to be adapted to the screen, by Danny Brocklehurst, and up on N… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 367, in which I review the Who Killed JFK? podcast, episodes 6-8. Read this review (written review of episode 8, with links to written r… Read More
A really excellent episode 4.8 of For All Mankind up on Apple TV+ today, that develops some crucial personal relationships.[Spoilers ahead ... ]Let's start with Sergei and Margot. They… Read More
Well, I finally finished watching Bodies on Netflix, having watched the first five last month, and the final three episodes last night. And that was because the first five episodes did… Read More
A short but powerfully informative Episode 8 of the Who Killed JFK? podcast with Rob Reiner and Soledad O'Brien that makes a convincing case that Lee Harvey Oswald couldn't possibly have don… Read More
Well, I was right in my prediction last week about who else on our Slow Horses team would bite the dust in the season 3 finale on Apple TV+ tonight.[Spoilers ahead ... ]And, indeed, no one o… Read More
I've seen Leave the World Behind, up earlier this month on Netflix after a limited release in theaters in November, described as a horror movie, and, even more often, said in reviews to be h… Read More
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 366, in which I review Maestro, the Leonard Bernstein biopic. Read this review. Links to some of what I mentioned in the podcast:… Read More
Given the depth of the pain I and everyone I know felt about the assassination of JFK in November 1963, it's hard to fathom how many different people fervently wanted it. The seventh e… Read More
Just saw Rebel Moon, Part 1 on Netflix. It's a two-plus-hour movie with touches of the Star Wars, Dune, and Foundation universes, but a story all its own. And it's just Part 1.&n… Read More
Let me start with what I really liked about Maestro, the biopic about Leonard Bernstein that went up a few days ago on Netflix, after opening in theaters in November.Bradley Cooper's perform… Read More
[Spoilers ahead ....]Well, I was right that if any one of the four inside the Park would be killed in the savage attack launched by Tearney, it would be Ben Dunn. And indeed he was, at… Read More
Well, I was waiting for Dev to have a major role in this season of For All Mankind on Apple TV+, and in episode 4.7 he gets it.He's the first person person we've seen who wants to spend the… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 365, in which I review the first season of The Way Home on Hallmark TV. Read this review. Links to some of what I mentioned in the podc… Read More
So, I got the email from TVLine yesterday, alerting me to Rebecca Iannucci's 10 Hidden Gems You May Have Missed From This Year’s TV, and was delighted to find The Way Home on the… Read More
Well, Slow Horses 3.4 gets the prize for the best ending with the best phrase: "Clear the Board".That order is given by Tearney, to the assembled force outside the Park. The command, j… Read More
Listen to "Dr. Paul Levinson discusses the Rise of Antisemitism on College Campuses & more" on Spreaker. Paul Levinson's books ... Paul Levinson's music Read More
I usually focus on the alternate history flourishes in my reviews of For All Mankind, but the story of Aleida and Margot in episode 4.6, up on Apple TV+ today, was so good that I wanted to d… Read More
Episode 6 of the Who Killed JFK? podcast with Rob Reiner and Soledad O'Brien really hit paydirt with an account of Richard Case Nagell, given to Dick Russell, which provides the most convinc… Read More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 364, in which I review the Who Killed JFK? podcast, episodes 1-5. Read this review (written review of episode 5, with links to written review… Read More
Wikipedia says "sheep dipping is the immersion of sheep in water containing insecticides and fungicide." On another Wiki page, we learn that sheep dipping in military idiom is"to formal… Read More
My favorite part of For All Mankind 4.5 was Al Gore as President, 2001-2005. First of all, that's an especially satisfying piece of alternate history, since in our reality Al Gore won… Read More
Today is the 43rd anniversary of John Lennon's assassination. The older I get, the more clear I am that Lennon's murder, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy, are the two most defo… Read More
