This winter marks the end of a lot of eras. As we reluctantly say goodbye to Parks & Recreation, NBC is doing away with their legendary Thursday night comedy block, the sacred timeslots that one gave us Friends and Frasier, Will & Grace, Cheers, The Office, Scrubs, Mad About You, 30 Rock and many more. I’m […]
Parenthood‘s fifth season was only its second with a full 22-episode order (the other was season two). For some characters, that resulted in what felt like two distinct story arcs while the show depended on Julia and Joel’s marriage troubles (and, to a lesser degree, Sarah and Drew’s stories) to pull the season together. It’d […]
No actor in the history of television has been a part of so many great shows as this year’s My TV Honorary Award winner. We honestly believe that to be true. He’s a three-time My TV Award nominee and has been churning out memorable television performances for 20 years on no fewer than 5 of […]
To celebrate Jason Katim’s SPECTACULAR EMMY WIN for the superb writing on Friday Night Lights, I thought I’d check out the season premiere of Parenthood. I really do love the excellent ensemble drama but it gets easily lost in the shuffle of all the new things popping up on network for the start of the […]
Over the last month or so I’ve made a point of catching up on a show that had all the promise in the world but I just never got around to watching, and I couldn’t be happier that I did. Parenthood has quickly become one of my favourite hours of TV in the week. It’s […]
Emotions which are usually felt when watching a series premiere: Boredom. Uncertainty. Annoyance. Confusion. Not that all premieres are bad (a few notable exceptions are Lost and Six Feet Under) but some of the best shows on television had mediocre, or even terrible, premieres at best (BTVS and Angel). It generally takes a few episodes […]