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Vanessa Ives’ curtain call in season three of Penny Dreadful marked the end of the gothic horror series leaving its passionate fanbase in shock and still wanting more. Well, Dreadfuls, your day as come. In November 2018, Showtime announced that the show would be returning to tell new stories set in 1938 Los Angeles. Original …
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If you're anything like me, the holidays are stressful. There's lots to do and not a lot of time to do it. And then there's the whole gift-giving part. Sometimes you just don't know what to get. Here at 25YL, we've compiled a list of some fun gifts to give the TV fan in your …
Throughout the 10 episodes of Kidding Season One, Editor in Chief Andrew Grevas & Daniel Siuba alternated weekly analysis of the each episode. Now with the season completed and Season Two announced, Andrew and Daniel are back, discussing Season One in great length as well as discussing some things they would both like to see …
Awards season is upon us and I totally forgot that the Golden Globe Nominations were being announced this morning until someone reminded me. Maybe part of me put it out of my mind ever since my Hollywood boyfriend and favorite show of all time was snubbed by several other awards shows last season, although not …
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dave Holstein, creator of Showtime original series Kidding, as well as previously writing for Weeds for seven seasons. In this interview, we covered numerous topics including the show's origins, thirty minute shows compared to an hour, the finale, the cast & a slight Season 2 tease. This was …
"I'm listening"---Jeff Pickles' message to the children of America came during what could be considered both the best and worst moment simultaneously of his career. The speech he gave at the Christmas Tree lighting in Washington D.C., the one nobody wanted him to give, cost him his career it seems. PBS pulled the plug on …
In “LT. Pickles,” Jeff (Jim Carrey) begins to lose touch with reality. At the end of the previous episode, Jeff’s body seizes uncontrollably, and he rockets up and down in his chair. At first, I thought he was having a heart attack, but now I see it as the attack of a breaking heart. Rather …
Every great television series has that one episode in their first season that pulls you in and grabs you for the long haul; that episode where the characters and the plot come together in a way that makes you realize that you are committed to this world. That the emotional bond is stronger than with …
The 7th episode of Kidding was a prime example of how a well written show can take you on an emotional journey, all in a short amount of time; that no matter how much television or film we've watched, good writing can still surprise us. Every week after the latest episode of Kidding, I find …
“The Cookie” is filled with polarities: light and darkness, endings and beginnings, life and death---all condensed into the image of a black and white cookie. There is also an exploration and illustration of creativity as a means of transforming despair and hopelessness into inspiration and imagination. Opposites, Cookies, & the Unexploded House Will (Cole Allen) …