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APRIL TV EXTRAVAGANZA
DEADBEAT ** (out of ****) Hulu and Netflix shows are fun to review because I can use the amount of shows I watch in a row as a determinate of how good they are. I’m typically very happy when there’s only one terrible episode of a network show to review, because most…
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CHANALYZE In which we dig in to each specific channel, seeing if there really is something to this whole “channel personality†thing FOX Did the FOX network create Channel Personalities? I’m not old enough to remember what the world was like before FOX, but I do remember them quickly becoming the network that certainly…
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MIXOLOGY * (out of ****) After three years of reviewing pilots, I think I’m all done. The worst. The WORST. THE WORST. Everyone involved should be banned from television forever. Do not watch, even if every cast member is a close relative of yours. Fuck everything. I’m out. – Ryan Haley
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CHANALYZE CBS In which we dig in to each specific channel, seeing if there really is something to this whole “channel personality†thing After deciding that the personification of ABC is one of those weird, schizo bitches who is always causing drama or throwing a tantrum, we now look to CBS. The one thing…
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ABOUT A BOY **1/2(out of ****) I think I miss Hugh Grant. I know he had a specific schtick, but almost all leading men and women do. Maybe he relied on it more than he should have, but I always thought he could deliver a joke so effortlessly that it made up for his…
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KILLER WOMEN ** (out of ****) It’s hard to hate Killer Women as much as we’ve been told we should, or as much as it makes you want to at times. Just two weeks in, ABC essentially canceled it and replaced it with Mind Games, which is set to debut in a week or so.…
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CHANALYZE In which we dig in to each specific channel, seeing if there really is something to this whole “channel personality” thing We’re in a tiny dead zone for television, just before everything comes back for its final storm towards the end of the season. I thought this would be a good time to take…
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CHICAGO PD ** (out of ****) When you want to make a boring, garbage-ass cop show, how do you pitch it? What do you say? “We want to add nothing to the genre. We want to add nothing to the medium of television. It will seem like this new show has been on for…
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THE STREAM TEAM In which we begin our journey to conquer everything Netflix has to offer . NEW SHIT! Feb 10 – 16 THE CROODS The single greatest movie in history makes its debut on Netflix streaming. Boasting an Academy Award nomination, a future PopFilter Hall of Fame plaque, the stunning voice work of Ryan…
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BROAD CITY *** (out of ****) If I was president of the world, I would force the 1% to watch Broad City. Most conservatives speak about the poor like my mom used to speak about Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. They’re silly things they want nothing to do with, and hopefully this phase will be…
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