Chris Braak's Blog, page 17
October 12, 2012
Pilot Season! – ‘Arrow’, reviewed
“Secret leftie parkour vigilante playboy fights corrupt businessmen, drug kingpins, poverty and his asshole family” probably has some legs.
October 5, 2012
The Last Policeman
J. C. Watts once pretty accurately described “character” as “what you do when nobody’s looking.” In his new novel, The Last Policeman, Ben Winters makes the equally compelling argument that it’s what you do when doing it doesn’t matter. Hank Palace is a policeman in the not-too-distant future, after civilization has discovered that there’s an asteroid [...]
October 2, 2012
Is Gregory Kane a Bonehead, or a Bonehead AND a Liar?
It’s certainly possible that he’s a malicious and cynical liar, but I don’t think it could be true that he’s JUST malicious and cynical, as even someone completely disinterested in truth would probably do a better job of framing his arguments. Say what you like about William F. Buckley, for instance, but at least he [...]
On: Rothfuss, Feminism, Boners
Every once in a while, something like this will percolate through my Twitter feed, a blog post like this one by Patrick Rothfuss where he tries to square up his notions of feminism with some stuff that he’s said in the past. And because I’m interested in the subject, I read it, and because I’m [...]
September 27, 2012
Fall Pilots – ‘Elementary’
When an angry man with shaking hands and a drug problem is demanding your car keys? You should not give them to him. The More You Know...
September 26, 2012
Fall Pilots: NBC’s comedies
Meanwhile, on Monkey Doctor – I know you think, because of the commercials, that it’s called Animal Practice, but no, it’s Monkey Doctor. 
September 21, 2012
DC Comics New 52 Collected Reviews – Detective Comics
“His modus operandi changes with the wind...and it's been windy in Gotham City.” I see. It's going to be one of THOSE Batman books.
September 18, 2012
Fall Pilots: The Many Dumb Minutes of ‘The Mob Doctor’
The Mob Doctor: A show as stupid and lazy and obvious as its title would suggest. 
September 13, 2012
Approved Wedding Dances
I am getting married tomorrow. Fun is encouraged, obviously, but we have to set some ground rules. If you are attending, the following celebratory dances are allowed: Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Filed under: Jeff Holland, Threat Quality
September 10, 2012
DC Comics New 52 COLLECTED Reviews – Green Arrow, Wonder Woman and Flash
So in essence, Green Arrow actually is everything people joke about Batman being: a rich asshole with an expensive hobby.
