OK, 2020, enough already. This one really hurts. For almost a half-century, when comic actor Fred Willard came onto the screen, you knew something funny was about to go down, even if it was the briefest of cameos — like when he was a clueless … Continue reading Confidently Comically Clueless: Fred Willard (1933-2020)
In the 1993 episode of Seinfeld titled “The Cigar Store Indian,” Frank Costanza becomes incensed when Elaine Benes loses his TV Guide. Desperate to have something to read on the subway and unaware of her friend’s father’s obsession with the small screen’s most famous magazine, … Continue reading TV’s Most Lovable Loudmouth: Jerry Stiller (1927-2020)
Better Call Saul long ago proved that it will stand in no shadow — not even that of the Peak-TV behemoth it was spun-off from — not even when the episode revolves around a Breaking Bad favorite. Lavell Crawford’s Huell Babineaux, who we were first introduced to … Continue reading Monday’s Best: Better Call Saul
Leave the recap-review game for a few months and everything changes. We’ve got new sites (including an impeccably no-frills-edly named one), huge sources – like IGN and Vulture seemingly slowly bowing out, and everyone loves The Deuce now. So let’s dig right in: Sunday, September 24th’s Best … Continue reading Sunday’s Best: The Deuce
Our Monday picks mostly revolve around reality, if a heightened version of it. KATHERINE’S PICK: POV [PBS, 10p] Come for the flames, stay for the stunning cinematography and miscellaneous knowledge about the human effort that goes into making fireworks as Brimstone & Glory, a documentary about … Continue reading What to Watch: 07/02/2018
Mondays on a whole are not being known for being particularly polarizing; from Garfield the Cat to the Boomtown Rats to Bojack Horseman‘s Andrew Garfield, few people are a fan of the opening day of the work week. However, Monday television, lately, has been peppered with … Continue reading Monday’s Best: The Terror
Satan beats out zombies, superheroes, ships lost at sea, and evil reality showrunners in our round-up of last night’s episode reviews, so let’s dive right in: Monday, April 16th’s Best Reviewed: Lucifer (9.1/10) With an episode that is much more crime-of-the-week than usual, our friendly neighborhood demon … Continue reading Monday’s Best: Lucifer
Harry Anderson 1952-2018 He was an unlikely television star, and never really had a second act, but for a brief time in the 1980s, the slight comedian-slash-magician was the star of one of the top shows in the country. The quirky Night Court was never high … Continue reading The Most Hatted Man on Television
It’s a light night of reviews with only a pair of be-definite articled shows earning enough to qualify for our round-up. Interestingly, it’s the thrilling finale of the underdog Syfy show taking down the second episode of the season for that long-running critical favorite spy … Continue reading Wednesday’s Best: The Magicians
Over the course of three weeks of voting, our field of 64 shows has been narrowed down to an impressive Final Two. You can vote by clicking on the bracket below: On one side, we have a comedy about an elaborate after-life that in the … Continue reading TV Family Tree: Bob’s Burgers & The Good Place
