FOX’s newest animation offering is right up my alley. The Jonah Hill-headed Allen Gregory is a quick-witted and sarcastic satire of pretension, a wonderfully clever addition to a Sunday night lineup largely headed by dodo patriarchs. Hill’s deadpan voice performance in the title role is as close to perfect as animation has gotten since Ellen […]
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If you read this site regularly you know how long I’ve been looking forward to this episode of Glee– since the first time I saw The Glee Project. Damian was my favourite from the get-go and the twist “everyone wins” ending landed him a 7 episode arc starting with 304- this week. But the episode […]
I once touted the virtues of the Hulu-enabled series catch-up on this very website, but today, in view of Netflix’s dismal stock showings, I’m here to throw the company a bone. Netflix remains a great way to stumble upon TV shows you never would have considered during their regular schedule. And so it was that […]
The Halloween Episode used to be a rarity. In 10 years of FRIENDS we got 10 Thanksgivings and what, maybe 2 Halloweens? Ugly Betty dressed up as a caterpillar in season one, and there was that one year when the Scooby gang became their costumes*. But lately it seems as though every show is onto […]
Family Guy is a ridiculous show that I watch mostly just in reruns. But its diverse comic style and occasional moments of poignancy make it worth it to try and mine out the greater moments buried in some of the silliness. A perfect example is in the landmark 150th episode when one of the more […]
Most people gave up on Grey’s Anatomy years ago. Every single one of them was wrong to do so. The Shonda Rhimes medical drama has gotten better and better since the epic slump of seasons 4 and 5 to become the well-paced, consistently engaging, excellently cast tragicomedy it is today. While the drama is still […]
I have stuck with Gossip Girl long past what most people seemed to consider its expiration date. I do this in large part because it’s addictive and filled with really pretty people. I’ll probably continue “XOXO”ing until the day the dialogue loses its juicy flavor and the drama stops being oddly intriguing. But the […]
It was announced today that Adele will be taking the rest of the year off to rest her vocal cords after having throat surgery. The beloved singer (and current holder of the record for bestselling album of the year for 21) has been cancelling concert dates all year as she battled recurring laryngitis. Here’s hoping […]