In this blogger's humble opinion, Bates Motel is one of the best series in recent memory. I'd like to write more about it over time, especially digging deep into Vera Farmiga's truly astonishing performance as Norma Bates. Her performance is astonishing, a true tour-de-force crafted over five seasons as one extraordinary character arc. The show offers one of the most thoughtful, sustained depictions of a woman in constant turmoil with herself and the world around her, yet who still fights tooth and nail every step of the way to do what she perceives to be right. Appallingly, Farmiga was only nominated once for a Primetime Emmy for her work. That's ridiculous, because I'd go so far as to say it's the best performance by an actress on television in the last decade. At another end of the television spectrum, Gilmore Girls is also one of my favorite series. My wife and I watched during its initial run back in the day, and watched it several time...
we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars