Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Alan Sepinwall

@sepinwall.bsky.social

62K followers 290 following 6.2K posts

He/him. TV Critic, author. Now searchable on Tubi. I am not Alan Sepinwall III. https://alansepinwall.ghost.io

alansepinwall.ghost.io

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that I'm doing all of my reviewing and recapping in one place? Subscribe now for all the fun and excitement at What's Alan Watching?

What's Alan Watching?

Television reviews, recaps, and more from Rolling Stone chief TV critic Alan Sepinwall

alansepinwall.ghost.io

4 51

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 4m

Love that he starts the burn in Latin before translating it.

Reposted by Alan Sepinwall

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 5h

My review of this week's Slow Horses, which featured an amazing bit of black comedy at the end:

Slow Horses recap: Season 5, Episode 4: 'Missiles'

An attempt to foil an assassination leads to a slapstick masterclass

alansepinwall.ghost.io

2 3 40

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 2h

Chief Irving says, "Fucking young Bosch."

2 6 55

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 2h

Among my favorite parts of the Seth Meyers/Lonely Island podcast is when an episode is about a Digital Short I'd never seen before — especially ones so funny, it leaves me wishing I'd known about them 15 years ago. Case in point: this week's discussion of "Booty Call," with Alicia Keys.

SNL Digital Short: Booty Call - Saturday Night Live

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

www.youtube.com

6 3 60

Reposted by Alan Sepinwall

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 16h

Peter Dinklage swung by The Lowdown for a rollicking, bittersweet buddy comedy episode. My review: alansepinwall.ghost.io/the-lowdown-...

The Lowdown recap, Episode 5: 'Whose Land?'

The great Peter Dinklage plays Lee's best friend — or is it worst enemy?

alansepinwall.ghost.io

2 2 40

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 5h

My review of this week's Slow Horses, which featured an amazing bit of black comedy at the end:

Slow Horses recap: Season 5, Episode 4: 'Missiles'

An attempt to foil an assassination leads to a slapstick masterclass

alansepinwall.ghost.io

2 3 40

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 6h

True story. (Also annoyed that autocorrect fixed "Eriq" in the first post.)

Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 7h

can only assume it must have been very funny to watch jaded tv critics me and @sepinwall.bsky.social be nonchalant about every actor at the diplomat premiere, only to freak the fuck out when eriq la salle walked by

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 14h

I am not easily starstruck, but when I realized that Eric LaSalle was randomly at the same event as me, it was all I could do to not squeal, “DR. BENTON!!!”

a black and white photo of a surgeon in a hospital hallway .

ALT: a black and white photo of a surgeon in a hospital hallway .

media.tenor.com

5 260

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 16h

Peter Dinklage swung by The Lowdown for a rollicking, bittersweet buddy comedy episode. My review: alansepinwall.ghost.io/the-lowdown-...

The Lowdown recap, Episode 5: 'Whose Land?'

The great Peter Dinklage plays Lee's best friend — or is it worst enemy?

alansepinwall.ghost.io

2 2 40

Reposted by Alan Sepinwall

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 2d

New for What Else Is Alan Watching? bonus tier subscribers, a look at TV Shows That Don't Exist. Not infamous flops, but series with impressive bonafides that left zero impression:

TV Shows That Don't Exist, Part 1

These shows were expected to be big deals. Instead, barely anyone remembers them.

alansepinwall.ghost.io

12 8 91

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

A master.

3 66 250

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

I believe the preferred title is diaper genie.

1 21

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

It's the 14th anniversary of the Sudden Departure. How are you going to commemorate it?

A mother reacts to her baby vanishing in the Sudden Departure in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

Nora Durst's family has just vanished in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

The Guilty Remnant holding up signs saying, "Stop Wasting Your Breath" in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

31 61 260

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

Are you talking about
my stremaing service?

No. My digital media
player is also called
Apple TV.

5 1 110

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

There are three other people in my immediate family. I have only two of their numbers memorized, and one of those is only because it's very similar to someone whose number I had memorized in the pre-smartphone days.

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

Probably didn't arrive with as much hype as some of the ones listed. Though I do enjoy saying "Give me back my nano pants!" to the two other TCA members who recall it.

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

@kvanaren.bsky.social alone revisits it too often to qualify.

1 5

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

aka the one where they got canceled, but had to keep filming episodes for international distribution, and decided that, since no one in America would see the rest, they would just make Rob Lowe's character into a serial killer? Oh, I remember that one.

eightydays.bsky.social @eightydays.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone else remember The Lyon’s Den?

6 3 44

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that I'm doing all of my reviewing and recapping in one place? Subscribe now for all the fun and excitement at What's Alan Watching?

What's Alan Watching?

Television reviews, recaps, and more from Rolling Stone chief TV critic Alan Sepinwall

alansepinwall.ghost.io

4 51

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 1d

Why didn't you text me when you saw it, Brian? I'd have paid at least double that, if necessary.

1 5

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 2d

Lots of Sopranos has aged far better than I would like. This scene? Less so.

Reposted by Alan Sepinwall

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 2d

Today, we as a country come together to celebrate everyone's favorite episode of The Sopranos.

Silvio is not happy about what's happening on Columbus Day.

10 18 230

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 2d

But how will we know it's a streaming service if there isn't a + symbol in the name?

Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 2d

Apple says Apple TV+ streaming service is being renamed as Apple TV, with "a vibrant new identity" (Eric Slivka/MacRumors)

Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

14 13 210

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 2d

Today, we as a country come together to celebrate everyone's favorite episode of The Sopranos.

10 18 230

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 2d

New for What Else Is Alan Watching? bonus tier subscribers, a look at TV Shows That Don't Exist. Not infamous flops, but series with impressive bonafides that left zero impression:

TV Shows That Don't Exist, Part 1

These shows were expected to be big deals. Instead, barely anyone remembers them.

alansepinwall.ghost.io

12 8 91