Author: Randy Dankievitch

Randy is the founder of Processed Media and The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved TV critic. He's written about TV and culture across the internet since 2010, and also writes a monthly column for UpPortland Magazine.

Sons of Anarchy

Review: Sons of Anarchy “Salvage” – It’s Not Working Anymore

Posted on October 16, 2013June 14, 2026 by Randy Dankievitch

TV Reviews

Review: New Girl “The Box” – Shaving Above The Knee

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Randy Dankievitch

Although “The Box” explores a completely unnecessary question about its main characters, it does so in an interesting way, using Nick’s titular box as a metaphor for the parts of….

The Walking Dead

Season premiere review: The Walking Dead “30 Days Without an Accident” – Live With The Love

Posted on October 14, 2013May 25, 2026 by Randy Dankievitch

Season premieres are an interesting monster with The Walking Dead: with its revolving showrunner office door, every season premiere’s felt like an attempt to establish a new tone and direction, setting….

Sons of Anarchy

Review: Sons of Anarchy “The Mad King” – It Ain’t Good

Posted on October 9, 2013June 14, 2026 by Randy Dankievitch

The end of “The Mad King” is presented like a significant event in the world of Sons of Anarchy – and in a simpler time may have been, with forces like….

TV Reviews

Review: New Girl “The Captain” – Like Obama On The Ski Slopes

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Randy Dankievitch

Despite a big ol’ Schmidt cloud hanging over the proceedings, “The Captain” continues to hit it out of the park with Jess and Nick, showing restraint and grounded emotional arcs….

Sons of Anarchy

Review: Sons of Anarchy “Wolfsangel” – Just Routine Shit

Posted on October 2, 2013June 14, 2026 by Randy Dankievitch

The shot above is quite telling of the direction this season of Sons of Anarchy appears to be heading: Jax sits alone at the head of his table, accompanied only by his….

TV Reviews

Review: New Girl “Nerd”/”Double Date” – Steal A Swag

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Randy Dankievitch

“Nerd” and “Double Date” are very much two sides of the same New Girl coin: the former re-establishes the stakes for season three, and the latter executes on these ideas, presenting….

TV Reviews

Series Finale Review: Breaking Bad ‘Felina’ – I Was Alive

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Randy Dankievitch

Though definitively a plot-driven series from beginning to end, the philosophic question of “is Walter White a good man?” always sat at the heart of Breaking Bad.

TV Reviews

First Impressions: The Michael J. Fox Show ‘Pilot’/’Neighbor’ – This Never Happens to Aquaman

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Randy Dankievitch

At times, it feels like The Michael J. Fox Show wants to be NBC’s Modern Family – without the racial stereotypes, of course – and while there’s nothing wrong with that per se, it’s….

TV Reviews

First Impressions: Back In the Game ‘Pilot’ – Minor Leaguers in Life

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Randy Dankievitch

What’s the most important aspect of a comedy pilot?