When I was in middle school, I used to spend my Friday
night watching 20/20 – both because I
liked how it made me feel more mature than my peers, and because I didn’t have
a social life. (Frankly, the latter was the bigger influence on my decision to
watch the show.) I’m not going to say that it was great journalism, and I now
recognize that it could at times focus on stories that were sensationalist
and/or overly frivolous, but it was never as crass as I remember say, Dateline, being, as it was a fairly
slick and classy way for me to get some extra news into my television diet.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Terra Nova - "Bylaws"
Season 1, Episode 5
Dropping in on the show, as continues
its middling path
I must admit that I feel sort of bad for not following through
on my promise to write about Terra Nova
on a weekly basis. I mean, it’s a pretty bad show – worse in fact than I would
have thought based on the pilot – and I don’t really have the energy to write
about another subpar show every week – that’s what Modern Family is for. (Sadly, a few months ago that slot used to
belong to Glee, but the latter show
has picked up this season.) But because I heard that the show is planning on picking up its serialized elements – and because I don’t have class tonight,
as lack of time was another reason I quit my coverage of this show – I’m offering
up this review for those three whole people who were disappointed that I haven’t
followed through on my initial commitment.
I just wish that this was a better episode; I don’t know
when exactly it was that we’re supposed to enter serialized territory, but it
certainly wasn’t tonight.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
The Walking Dead - "Save The Last One"
Season 2, Episode 3
How a television
show about zombies can turn boring real quick
Once Upon a Time - "What You Love The Most"
Season 1, Episode 2
More like TWICE
Upon a Time, am I right?
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Community - "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps"
Season 3, Episode 5
A good or lazy
episode, depending on how you look at it
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Review: ABC's Once Upon a Time
Once
Upon a Time premieres Sunday at 8/7c.
When I was in my pre-teen and early teenage years, my
family and I would gather around the television set in the early hours of
Sunday evening to watch The Wonderful
World of Disney, the latest incarnation of the long-running anthology
program and the third version of such to air on ABC. Though it was mostly a way
for Disney to deliver cheap made-for-TV movies, repackage those that films
failed to make theatrical release, and (very rarely) air actual theatrical hits
(the last leg of the show coincided with Disney’s purchase of ABC) it was a way
for my family to watch television together when they still had a person living
in the house who was not mature enough for most primetime programming (that is,
me). And given that WWOD has been off
the air for three years now, it’s impossible for not to look at ABC’s new
series Once Upon a Time as a way to
recapture that audience. Unfortunately, playing towards that audience perhaps
isn’t the best thing for the show, as a good idea gets diluted down into
something more palatable for the “family” senses, and suffers because of it.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Modern Family - "Go Bullfrogs!"
Season 3, Episode 6
The best of the
season, though that’s not saying much
Sons of Anarchy - "Fruit for the Crows"
Season 4, Episode 7
The season finally
kicks into gear, but there are still some problems
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
How I Met Your Mother - "Mystery vs. History"
Season 7, Episode 6
A sweet, solid
episode – that’s also a rip-off
Sunday, October 16, 2011
The Walking Dead - "What Lies Ahead"
Season 2, Episode 1
More zombies than
you can shake a stick at! (And not much else.)
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Community - "Remedial Chaos Theory"
Season 3, Episode 4
Let’s all
prematurely cry “Community’s back!”
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Happy Endings - "Yesandwitch"
Season 2, Episode 3
Do you like Megan
Mullally? Cause you got her comin’ at ya!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
SNL - "Ben Stiller/Foster The People"
Season 37, Episode 3
A surprising good episode for the third one in a row
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Fringe - "Alone in the World"
Season 4, Episode 3
An episode that
reminds you of the importance of cleaning your bathroom regularly
Friday, October 7, 2011
The Office - "Lotto"
Season 8, Episode 3
When the focus
moves away from Andy, he somehow becomes stronger
Parks and Rec - "Born and Raised"
Season 4, Episode 3
Is this an
episode, or a twenty minute commercial for a book?
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Glee - "Asian F"
Season 3, Episode 3
I’m loathe to
admit it, but I think the show might be turning around
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
SNL - "Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum"
Season 37, Episode 2
Hey everybody, let’s
watch fatty make a funny!
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