I have received multiple phone calls from my mother telling me how wonderful Hot In Cleveland is. Cable programming executives are convinced that your mom still watches TV.

I have received multiple phone calls from my mother telling me how wonderful Hot In Cleveland is. Cable programming executives are convinced that your mom still watches TV.

I would actually watch the ever living crap out of a reality comedy of this exact premise.

I would actually watch the ever living crap out of a reality comedy of this exact premise.

Happy Endings and Friends actually began with the exact same high-concept premise. Both Alex and Rachel leave someone at the altar in the pilot episode. The aftermath of that informs the next few episodes, but the shows work because people quickly get on with their lives. A concept helps sell the show to the network,…

Happy Endings and Friends actually began with the exact same high-concept premise. Both Alex and Rachel leave someone at the altar in the pilot episode. The aftermath of that informs the next few episodes, but the shows work because people quickly get on with their lives. A concept helps sell the show to the network,…

My Boys was always 30 minutes of passable entertainment. I don't think I ever laughed uproariously at it, except for one episode in the post-Gaffigan season when a character does an impression of him saying "This scotch tastes like freezer." But it was pleasant enough, and captured the tone of Chicago well (I had just…

My Boys was always 30 minutes of passable entertainment. I don't think I ever laughed uproariously at it, except for one episode in the post-Gaffigan season when a character does an impression of him saying "This scotch tastes like freezer." But it was pleasant enough, and captured the tone of Chicago well (I had just…

Highlights of 3rd Rock ep titles include "Dick, Smoker" where the aliens learn about tobacco; the Thanksgiving episode "Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick"; and the finale of a three-episode arc "See Dick Continue to Run, Continued."

Highlights of 3rd Rock ep titles include "Dick, Smoker" where the aliens learn about tobacco; the Thanksgiving episode "Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick"; and the finale of a three-episode arc "See Dick Continue to Run, Continued."

Anybody else considering the possibility that Chloe is the mother of Ted Mosby's kids?

Anybody else considering the possibility that Chloe is the mother of Ted Mosby's kids?

The last time the kids were in NYC, they got the geography right. This time, Rachel seemed completely lost. I'm willing to forgive the train leaving from Lima in daylight (the actual Amtrak through Ohio to New York leaves Sandusky at 4:00 a.m.), but how the hell does she arrive at Grand Central rather than Penn…

The last time the kids were in NYC, they got the geography right. This time, Rachel seemed completely lost. I'm willing to forgive the train leaving from Lima in daylight (the actual Amtrak through Ohio to New York leaves Sandusky at 4:00 a.m.), but how the hell does she arrive at Grand Central rather than Penn…

That sounds like fun. I'm stealing it.In return, I give you my every-sitcom-finale scenario. Any new TV show, I watch pretending that the final episode features one of the characters ruthlessly murdering the rest of the cast. Cryptic clues can easily be found in most episodes. On Parks & Rec, it's Jerry. For Happy…

That sounds like fun. I'm stealing it.In return, I give you my every-sitcom-finale scenario. Any new TV show, I watch pretending that the final episode features one of the characters ruthlessly murdering the rest of the cast. Cryptic clues can easily be found in most episodes. On Parks & Rec, it's Jerry. For Happy…

This will end up with more seasons than either Bent or BFF got episodes.

This will end up with more seasons than either Bent or BFF got episodes.

Of course, Van Der Beek's best work has to be his Dancing With The Stars appearances.

Of course, Van Der Beek's best work has to be his Dancing With The Stars appearances.