The big season (or is it series?) finale of The Philanthropist left us all with a challenge: what’s our great idea for helping the world? That’s the message I got from that last shot, the camera pulled in tight behind the guy holding up his hand… that’s us. What’s our great idea?
Well, hopefully it will do [...]
Cheesy, yes, but I’ll bet it’s a valid question for a billionaire philanthropist like Teddy Rist. Or, maybe not. Whatever.
How many of you weren’t surprised when Teddy jumped into the swimming pool, fully clothed? I saw it coming, too, but it brought back a really funny moment in my life….
At a party to celebrate the [...]
I’ve never read the Dostoevsky novel to which Teddy Rist (James Purefoy) referred in this week’s episode, but if “The Double” is as dense as “Crime and Punishment” (been there), or “The Brothers Karamazov” (done that), it’ll have to wait. What I do know, however, is that Dean didn’t quite fit the bill of doppelganger.
The [...]
Well, not literally, but talk about a place to go! When Teddy Rist (James Purefoy) gets out there, he doesn’t fool around.
Whether or not this episode was shot on location, that was one grey landscape, as far as the eye could see. International politics is a tough thing, and a lot of these countries (Nigeria, [...]
And, surprisingly so, considering it premiered in the largely panned summer season. I actually think, barring the offerings from cable networks, that The Philanthropist could end up being the granddaddy of summer-time scripted programming. Or am I ignoring lots of stuff?
I agree with Debbie that, by and large, the show is very enjoyable. But, I’m [...]
