TV Review: Better Call Saul (2×2+3) “Cobbler” and “Amarillo”

Jimmy’s back in action! Due to site maintenance, I couldn’t post last week’s review until now, so I’ve combined season two’s second and third episodes into one review. Spoilers ahead! “Cobbler” starts out with a scene of Chuck playing piano…

TV Review: Better Call Saul (2×1) “Switch”

And we’re back! It’s not a superhero show (of which there are roughly a thousand), it’s not a long running fantasy series, it’s AMC’s surprisingly great Better Call Saul, and it’s here for a second season. Spoilers ahead! The reason…

TYF’s 15 Favorite New TV Shows of 2015

When drafting our year-end Best of 2015 lists, we noticed the bigger than usual presence of new television shows. We’re in the middle of the peak TV era, where there is so much to choose from and it all caters to…

Emmys 2015: TYF’s Dream Nominees – Vote for Your Favorites!

You don’t have to be an Emmy voter to feel like you’ve been undulated by For Your Consideration ads the past few weeks. There are many, many great TV shows vying for the attention of Emmy voters, but they often…

TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×10) – “Marco”

Every episode of Better Call Saul has changed the show’s title sequence each week with a choice image unique to each week. The intro for the first season finale, “Marco,” is perhaps the most openly symbolic of the events to…

TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×09) – “Pimento”

There are television episodes with scenes so powerful that they can sometimes overshadow the rest of an episode. What do you mean stuff happened before the Red Wedding? Oftentimes these are scenes that a show has been subtly building towards…

TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×08) – “RICO”

It’s been interesting seeing how Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould utilize the cold opens on Better Call Saul in a different fashion than they did on Breaking Bad. Whereas, the cold opens on Breaking Bad were mostly served as flash…