Warning: This overview contains spoilers for episodes 1-4, but it doesn’t matter much as nothing happens that’s surprising.

The song “Aquarius” was the showstopper in Hair, the 1960s Broadway musical, which was a blatant attempt to cash in on the counterculture. It was about as real an anthem of the time as the coke commercial that ended Mad Men. The new historical murder mystery series Aquariusthrows in every 60s signifier possible, but like the song still manages to feel no more authentic than Astroturf—a product invented in 1965 that will likely be referenced in an upcoming episode. (Read the rest of this absolutely necessary post on Happy Nice Time People — the television blog for people who like to watch.)

Once upon a time ‘mericans watched television all day and all night whether there was something good on or not (and there usually wasn’t). They’d go to sleep with the Tonight Show and wake up to the Today show because they were too lazy to change the channel – which took physical effort

back then as most people didn’t have “remotes.” The TV would be playing while Americans got ready for their jobs – which everyone who wanted to work had, especially the men folk – because those were the days, and the “homemakers” (old-speak for “stay at home moms”) would watch in the kitchen while making a nutritious breakfast for the family before everyone left and the soap operas started.

Katie Couric (co-anchor 1991-2006) joined Today at a tough time. The show had survived an anchor-chimp and even Barbara Walters, but then came the real crisis. (Read the rest of this fascinating post on HNTP)

You don’t have to be overly familiar with the Marvelverse to watch Daredevil. You don’t even have to read comic books. Skip on over to Happy Nice Time People to read my spoiler-free season one review, then decide if it’s worth wasting your time on. (If you’ve been following a certain actor’s career since Full Metal Jacket, than hell yeah it is.)