I'd watch the Adventures of Mouse and Broom.
I'd watch the Adventures of Mouse and Broom.
I'd say the statute of limitations has run out for "Trapped" parodies to come out of the closet - it has been (gulp!) over a decade since it first came out.
The first episode did an excellent job of making a lot of people look good, whether smart, charming, sympathetic, or some combination of the three. The second episode did a similarly great job of detonating all of that.
Every time I see the Seattle skyline in a transition shot, I always think, "Okay, when are X and Evie gonna have dinner at that hip new Meat Cute place everyone's talking about?"
Don't waste that goose fat! Put that shit in a tupperware and freeze it, take out some to make sauces, marinades, basting, frying, you name it - that stuff's basically liquid gold.
I sincerely hope this comment is a joke.
At the root of this is that the hype managed to create an actual community, one who's connective tissue was, for lack of a better term, faith. Faith in something that promised infinite potential. But then the Rapture ended up being a big ol' Meh, and now that existing community crescendos within its echo-chamber…
Even their respective ferocities are fundamentally different. Nina's was imperious, ironic, and acidic; Leslie's is brassy, loud, and forward. Plus, Leslie's comedy always has an overt or covert element of self-deprecation, the knowledge that she's kinda nuts, while Nina always presented herself as the only sane…
I'm really liking this season so far, and I'm a generous SNL watcher in general - but man, I really don't think I'll watch the next episode. As much as I think Wiig is a very talented performer and writer, she's emblematic to me of much of the worst aspects of sketch comedy in general and SNL's tics in particular,…
I must add: Donna Lynn Champlin delivered one of those moments that I live for, as a viewer - a whole complex brew of thoughts and emotions expressed in a single, small instant. It's when Rebecca comes to her, openly and with nothing but concern, and offers her friendship directly to Paula's needs. It's then that…
It took at least two or three hours of work today to erase "makey makey makey makey makey MAKE-over" out of my head.
I'm sure part of that decision was the discovery that Vella Lovell murders every single line she gets.
I was not able to keep from imagining her as yet another of Petra's long lost sisters.
Heather is the kindest, most perceptive, most emotionally intelligent character on the show (edit: other than Father Brah) - not a bunch of descriptives that could be leveled at April Ludgate. The only real similarity is their take-it-or-leave-it language and flat affect.
As far as I'm concerned, the CW is putting out arguably the best lineup on television right now: CXG, iZombie, Jane the Virgin, No Tomorrow - they all take standard trope-laden genre conventions and go nuts with them, and with both style and substance. (From what I've heard, a year ago you could've and should've put…
Oh HELL yes.
Even though it worked out great cut short as a gag, I still kinda wanted a whole number.
I have difficulty with cringe-heavy stories, especially ones that lean a lot on public embarrassment (the toughest great show I ever got through was Enlightened - that show is absolutely brilliant, but I think I got through maybe five episodes total without pausing and having to go for a walk). But for whatever…
This makes me quite sad that Greg's story had to be written closed, rather than simply growing and changing the character as a dramatic decision. It makes me start to "what if", and I hate non-thought-exercise "what ifs".
Megan Hilty should totally guest on this show. Possibly as some extreme example of Rebecca's aspirations who she slavishly latches on to/endlessly compares herself to?