Not all of us.
Not all of us.
There's been a marked change in the show's quality. Season 1 was a C+ at best. This season is easily an A. I don't blame AV Club from dropping its coverage. It would be nice if they picked it back up, though. There's no other sitcom like it on TV right now. I would enjoy hearing reviewers' thoughts on what's going on.
I'd never seen this show before this New Year's weekend, but HBO had a marathon of the series on so I saw around 5 1/2 episodes. The show's not for me and I don't care about Lena Dunham, who doesn't even have the benefit of being attractive (shallow of me, I know).
Completely agree with the grade. I'm also very glad he didn't go out in a soggy mush of sentimentality. The wistful parts were all the more effective because of it. Just doing what he does is enough to make me miss him.
The rule I had when iPods were in production was to never buy a brand new one. There was no reason to. Used units worked just as well for less money.
It's gotten no publicity this year, but "Mom" (CBS) should have been on the Top 35 list somewhere. Ana Farris and Allison Janney are excellent leads on one of the more unique traditional network sitcoms on the air.
Yeah, B- is right for this one. Christy's reaction to the history of the house seemed over the top, even for her. Taking the house is a no-brainer, plot-wise.
They never really were a good couple to begin with. The joke on their first date was that the only thing they had in common was how much they couldn't stand their mothers. So let's get them married!
That show never did well in the ratings in prime-time or syndication, and (as far as I know) never generated a cult following like Arrested Development or Community. Critics kept calling it "brilliant," but it's never felt like a vital part of TV comedy. The presence of Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin might be the only…
I'm wondering if there's an ulterior motive for that fight between Christy and her daughter, i.e. an excuse to get rid of a character who really isn't adding anything to the show?
Me, too. That was a fantastic episode.
I'm not super-surprised they did. The first season was pretty hit and miss. The show's really improved in season #2, so far.
And what you don't understand is that what you think is a successful attempt to examine the way people obsess over art is something I think was a boring waste of time. The subject matter is not in question. The execution is where I think the movie failed.
I understand the movie is about the theories, not The Shining's merits as a film. If those theories were the least bit interesting or entertaining, that would be one thing. But most of them are just stupid.
King's right about Room 237. It's a film with maybe two interesting ideas and a whole lot of batshit conspiracy theories. I'm not sure if the producers thought the talking heads were making valid points or not, but just pointing a microphone at any tin foil hat and pressing "record" is not a good way to make a…
I remember during the height of "Must See TV" in the '90s, NBC help trying to launch terrible sitcoms at the bottom of the hour Thursday nights in between the established hits: Single Guy, Suddenly Susan, Boston Common, Veronica's Closet, Jesse, Madman of the People, Union Square, etc. etc. The degree to which the…
Speaking of female character dynamics in sitcoms…
Hopefully one day Bosworth can get to the point where he can take that NCAA t-shirt and auction it off on E-Bay. It would be a nice bit of closure (The Boz has one more marketing trick up his sleeve) and maybe get a nice chunk of change for his son.
I didn't get the sense Wilson was being all that shrill. To me, a little manic is good for her character. I'll take that over the faux-ironic-cool of New Girl or Mindy Project any day.
At this point he comes across like a discount Zach Galifianakis, which isn't going to cut it long-term. I think he has some charisma, though. Maybe if they give him more to do than just be weird, his character might go somewhere.