About This Blog

I have, for some time, been a huge fan of the site Television Without Pity (also known as TWOP). They offer original articles, interviews, and host forums about nearly every television show currently running, but, in my view, their greatest asset is their set of highly detailed recaps.

These recaps are written by a group of individuals, most of whom are not only thorough but witty, adding valuable insights and humorous interjections to their descriptions of episodes. I use their recaps not so much to catch up on shows I've missed (although they would be excellent for this purpose), but to compare my impressions and interpretations with those of writers I respect.

However, I've noticed a significant number of shows I enjoy (including Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, and True Blood) are recapped by an individual named Jacob, who seems to fancy himself somewhat the philosopher. His recaps are invariably laced with his personal reflections on mythology and psychology, as well as a number of highly surreal tangents. His digressions are so lengthy and so numerous that his recaps are two to three times longer than those of his compatriots.

It seems that his approach is not only tolerated, but appreciated by a number of readers, and that he's there to stay. However, there are also a number of readers who, like myself, find his philosophizing tedious and pompous. This blog is for those readers, who would like a more straightforward approach to recapping.

Not being a writer myself, I cannot provide recaps that are of as high a quality as those written by, for example, TWOP's Couch Baron. Nevertheless, I use these writers as an example, and will interject my own comments into my recaps; however, I will endeavor to present my interpretations as just that, rather than as what the characters are actually thinking or doing.

To summarize, I offer recaps of my favorite shows when they are either recapped on TWOP by Jacob, or not recapped on that website at all. Where my favorite shows are recapped on TWOP by writers I like, I link to those shows' pages on TWOP.