Seriously? I’m the girl who loves One Tree Hill. I find truth in Gossip Girl, have sophisticated theories about the legitimacy of The OC, thoroughly enjoy 90210 and honestly think early Dawson’s Creek was TV brilliance. But this is where I draw the line. The only thing less engaging than a cheerleader is a falsely […]
Tonight was the premiere episode of ABC’s new Alyssa Milano sitcom Romantically Challenged. An unoriginal concept (newly divorced super quirky single mom navigates the dating world- hi Old Christine!) weighs this comedy down and its traditional format (3 cameras + laughtrack), cliched writing and uninspired cast (Alyssa, you’re really pretty but you were at your […]
A ton of great guest stars (including the erstwhile Harold Abbott, Ellis Grey and Andy McPhee) couldn’t distract from the many MANY problems that plagued The Deep End‘s first episode. Then again, Grey’s Anatomy‘s first couple episodes were next to unwatchable in my opinion and it turned into a monster hit (and, at times, a […]
So, the daughter (Lux: stupidest name in the world) is pretty vile and it falls into way too many traditional TV traps (having the characters fall back into bed together, that obnoxious “snarky sarcastic thing” that someone clearly thinks makes the characters sound clever, childish adult characters, etc…) but Life Unexpected is not unexpectedly charming. […]
Tonight played host to 3 different ABC premieres. The highly lauded Modern Family stars My TV favourites Ty Burrell (as a scene-stealing “cool dad”) and Jesse Tyler Ferguson (who I’ve liked since his days in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and is generally less interesting than it is reputed to be. Cougar Town […]
… for making you watch Glee. All I wanted was for someone to make a show I understood. Not one where the emotional arcs of the characters made them human enough that I could relate to upper east side fashionistas, stylish demon slayers, Texan high school footballers or polygamists from Utah, just a show about […]
The kingdom of Gilboa is where the future of TV should be headed. Programs like NBC’s new drama Kings (set in the fictional land of Gilboa) represent, in my opinion, what television shows should strive to be. Though it’s a long shot to remain on the air because of sadly predictable low ratings and an […]
Party Down, the new comedy on Starz from Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas and universally beloved film actor Paul Rudd, is the type of deadpan humor we’ve grown to expect in the age of The Office but with an inherently absurdist bend. It follows the exploits of Party Down, a catering company in the Los […]