Watch the first episode and see how heavy Alex was back then. Trust me, there is a marked difference.

She literally drove drunk two episodes ago. She even hit a mailbox.

Man, that opening just reminded me emphatically that I am not going to be ready to have kids for at least another ten years. Chilling in bed and discussing the production values of a DIY Dune play over coffee looked so much fun. Then … BAM smash cut to: running around and trying to feed your offspring in time for…

I think the problems with the writing in Girls is that it frequently switches into a broad sitcom-y style that, while often very funny and even insightful, is fundamentally at odds with the more naturalistic aesthetic. It's as if, say, Joe Swanberg tried to direct a Seinfeld script. (Bad example.) I'm not saying that…

Okay, I am fully prepared to admit that I may be completely wrong in suggesting this, but…

Watch it, buddy. Count me as one of the two dozen people who watched (and enjoyed) Up All Night outside of hospital waiting areas and prison rec rooms.

Just finished watching the first two episodes. Honestly, I think the worst thing about this show might be its timing. The writing is half-decent and there is a pleasant, laid-back quality to it. But at the moment there are simply too many dramedies about disaffected white assholes navigating the shallow waters of…

Well, according to Zach Galifianakis, that 'character', which he has been doing in one way or another for decades, is based on the premise of an effeminate Southerner spouting homophobic/racist beliefs.

It's Joshua E. Davis (not Adams)

Hmmm. I don't know, I'd have to side with the partners in this case. Forget the quality or even the positive results of the advert - Jimmy did not even give them the courtesy of informing them about a major piece of marketing in the name of their company. To respond to that with anything other than punishment would be…

I have a theory that it was in response to Jenny's support of the patriarchy. He has just five minutes ago persuaded Sylvia not to mention Pete's mental health issues. But the moment his girlfriend admitted that she preferred "men to be presidents", his knee-jerk reaction was to say the one thing that might tank their…

Having watched Sean Dunne's recent documentary Trump Rally, I unfortunately have to report that this is true. The candidate's shocking ascent in the election race can not only be attributed to "gut votes" or blind ignorance, there are actually a significant number of people out there that fully comprehend his…

Whoops. Blind spot in my knowledge there. Thank you!

Did anyone else think for a second that Gus Fring would be the mysterious figure at the end of the episode? My heart skipped a beat. Glad it didn't go that way, though, as I agree that it's better that the show takes its time before merging with the criminal underworld of Breaking Bad.

Did anyone else notice Alice Cooper making a reference to "stormtroopers"? If this is set in 1973, I would have thought no one would know what a stormtrooper is. Unless there was an original meaning outside of Star Wars?

I would actually do something right out of a shitty, cliche-ridden movie. I'd step onto the stage, pull out a piece of paper and unfold it, before pausing to consider and then doing that stupid Richard Gere chuckle to myself. I'd then put the paper back in my pocket and wing an uplifting, epic speech relating to what…

I wouldn't say Anne Hathaway was a relative unknown. She had pretty much entered the mainstream after Princess Diaries, which was … 2001?

I think HBO gives pretty much all their mid-budget shows a grace period of two seasons before deciding whether or not to pull the plug. Looking just wasn't making the numbers by the end of the second season, so I guess they felt they had no other option but to cancel it. Togetherness would probably go the same way if…

Casual had an outstanding run of 3-4 episodes in the middle, but the tail ends left me feeling a little cold.

Really? I guess I had a totally different read on that character and the actress' performance. I thought it was meant to be a very self-conscious, studied 'niceness' - something she performed and played up for those around her. I also interpreted that she was supposed to be something of an attention-seeker, thus…