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MOM **1/2 (out of ****) In this corner, we have Allison Janney and Anna Faris, two talented comediennes/actresses who routinely elevate whatever they are in. In the other corner, we have Chuck Lorre, an incredibly prolific yet untalented man who hasn’t produced anything even remotely watchable since being a writer on Roseanne (you ready…
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SLEEPY HOLLOW **1/2 (out of ****) Sleepy Hollow is really the tale of two pilots. Sometimes it takes a show a couple of episodes to find their footing. Sometimes it’s an entire season. Sleepy Hollow sucks as much as you think it would for exactly 30 minutes, and then decides it’s all out of…
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BROOKLYN NINE NINE *** (out of ****) Sometimes all you need is for someone to say “What is Andy Samberg was a cop?” Well, maybe that’s not all you need, but it’s a pretty decent start. I don’t know what it will do for the ratings – I have no idea if the people…
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LIV AND MADDIE/DADS *1/2 (out of ****)/*(out of ****) One of the very few things that offends me is the overuse of the word “offended.” Almost every time someone says it, I think (or say) “Shut the fuck up, you fucking baby fuck.” What kind of weird person would give someone else the…
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DEREK **1/2 (out of ****) If Matthew Weiner and Vince Gilligan are living the dramatic television dream, having full control of their shows, a control that they will probably continue to have long after their respective shows have gone off the air, then Ricky Gervais might be living the comedic version. He has…
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POP FILTER VS THE CLASSICS OF 1979 DAYS OF HEAVEN There are a lot of reasons, at least on paper, that I should hate Terence Malick. Hate is probably a strong word. There’s a lot of reasons why sitting down to watch one of his movies — the few that there are — scares me.…
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PopFilter Vs Our Childhood In which we reminisce about childhood entertainment, then go back and watch it and re-assess. RYAN HALEY VS AN AMERICAN TAIL When you’re a kid, you’re an idiot. You’re an idiot in almost every conceivable way, but none more evident than your opinions on pop culture. As a kid, I was an animation…
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SUMMER TV EXTRAVAGANZA CEDAR COVE *1/2 (out of ****) As much as a defender of television’s artistic merit as I am, I don’t mind when some of my TV viewing feels like a complete waste of time. There’s a lot of situations where this could be the case. Maybe I’m finishing out final seasons…
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SUMMER TV EXTRAVAGANZA ANIMATION DOMINATION HIGH DEF EDITION AXE COP HIGH SCHOOL USA! **1/2 (out of ****) *1/2…
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SUMMER TV EXTRAVAGANZA THE BRIDGE *** (out of ****) The Bridge has a pretty good pilot. It sets up a pretty cool premise, one that feels more like it’s going to be a slow-burning novel, as opposed to a shallow well that they will try to draw plotline after plotline out of. It’s got…
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