Category Archives: Prestige TV

Neo-Medieval Charms of “Silo” 

Posted on August 29, 2026 by williamjcobb

Silo has become quite timely: While the plotlines involving the present-day Silo people are taking place roughly four centuries in the future, there’s now a plotline that appears to be set in roughly present-day contemporary times: In the series we are at war with Iran. Continue reading →

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The Finale of “DTF St. Louis”: Sad Coda to Great Character

Posted on April 15, 2026 by williamjcobb

Here’s what I find most fascinating and admirable about DTF: The writers/director cleverly frame the season as a murder mystery, when it isn’t. Continue reading →

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Review of “Your Friends and Neighbors”: Season 2 Begins With a Bad Back and a Huge Splash

Posted on April 4, 2026 by williamjcobb

The inimitable writer John Cheever explored this fantasy plot back in the 1950s with his short story “The Housebreaker of Shady Hill,” but Your Friends and Neighbors is definitely a worthy reboot of sorts. Continue reading →

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“DTF St. Louis” Episode 5: David Harbour Deserves an Emmy

Posted on April 1, 2026 by williamjcobb

“In Episode 5 (there are many flashbacks) he confides in Clark an anecdote to explain how he got a ‘crooked dick.'” Continue reading →

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HBO’s “DTF St. Louis” Marches Toward Quirky Sex Fun and Murder

Posted on March 17, 2026 by williamjcobb

“He’s a portly Sign Language expert with money problems, a wife whose side gig as a Little League umpire turns him off, and a stepson who (at first) hates him.” Continue reading →

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Our “White Lotus,” Or Life as a Set-Jetter

Posted on January 20, 2026 by williamjcobb

So last year my family got the itch to take an unplanned springtime beach vacation. Long story short: We had nothing booked, and only a vague notion of where we might want to go. Florida is nice enough, sure, but … Continue reading →

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