I came to HBO’s newest series on a week delay, unexpectedly following a dispiriting NFC championship game in which my beloved 49ers lost in heartbreaking fashion. My friend just so happened to recommend a double feature of the first two episodes of True Detective as a salve for my depression, which given the show’s bleak […]
After two years, Sherlock returns to the air. Was it worth the wait? Short answer: no. Long answer: hell no. To be fair to the writers, it was going to be nearly impossible to please everyone after a two year gap between seasons, especially since season two ended with the big question of how Sherlock […]
Girls’ third season premiered with two episodes on Sunday and everything is different, but also the same. Marnie is still defining herself by Charlie, Shoshanna is exploring herself in her senior year, Jessa is wreaking havoc in rehab. Things are good for Hannah, though. Hannah is happily with Adam and writing her book, but we […]
Downton Abbey this week started out feeling like a rehash of earlier seasons, but towards the end of the episode, took a dark turn that felt grim and unexpected for the period drama. The majority of the episode centered around the Granthams throwing a house party. It involved inviting a lot of rich people and […]
Last Week marked the 100th episode of Parks and Recreation and Amy Poehler was finally recognized for her work as Leslie Knope at the Golden Globes Sunday night. Parks and Rec never fails to make me smile. They blend sweet with funny incredibly well, the characters are endearing and hilarious and the show incorporates current […]
Downton Abbey’s season premiere had a lot of things going on, but the problem was, I only cared about half of them. The show has always had the challenge of balancing its large ensemble cast. That challenge was obvious in the season premiere, where there was the usual cast, a few new faces, and several […]
Elementary started the new year off right: by featuring a crime full of twists and turns, and by bringing back their best guest star to date. (spoilers ahead). The action started when a little girl was kidnapped and held for ransom. Things got complicated when it became apparent that the kidnapper was one of Moriarty’s […]
Of all the shows that walk the fine line of will-it-or-won’t-it get cancelled, Community is the one I’ll never understand. It’s about as smart a comedy as we get these days, and the lack of acclaim confuses me more than Nicolas Cage’s morality confuses Abed. It suffered from losing it’s vision along with creator Dan […]