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SUMMER TV EXTRAVAGANZA
SUMMER TV EXTRAVAGANZA CAMP *1/2 (out of ****) What happened to the rule that said when something is perfectly satirized, it can never be unironically attempted again? Isn’t that a rule? Shouldn’t it be? More than a decade after Wet Hot American Summer put summer camp comedies to bed forever comes the less-cleverly-named…
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SUMMER TV EXTRAVAGANZA DRUNK HISTORY **1/2 (out of ****) Honestly — what do you want me to say? Reviewing Drunk History is kind of like reviewing Jackass: if the premise appeals to you, then you’ll like it. I’m not sure what I’m supposed to say about the artistic merit. For the uninitiated, creator…
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SUMMER TX EXTRAVAGANZA SIBERIA **1/2 (out of ****) In the interest of full disclosure (a phrase I use in the beginning of many reviews), I’m not at all a fan of reality television. What started as a simple protest, in order to do my part in making sure that TV actors and writers…
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SUMMER TV EXTRAVAGANZA DEVIOUS MAIDS **1/2 (out of ****) Once again we must ask ourselves that classic, age old question “Was Devious Maids kind of okay, or did it just seem that way because you just watched Crossing Lines?†The answer is obvious — it just seemed that way — but just for…
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SUMMER TV EXTRAVAGANZA CROSSING LINES * (out of ****) It seems more and more rare to get a well told story — not just on television, but in any medium — that doesn’t feel like it’s screaming about all of its post-modern attributes. I understand that it’s impossible to tell a new story,…
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JUNE TV EXTRAVAGANZA THE FOSTERS **1/2 (out of ****) The Fosters is a tough pilot to review, if for no other reason than it’s on ABC Family. That logo sits there, in the corner of your TV screen, shrugging at you, as if to say “Come on, what do you want? We’re…
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FALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA MOTIVE ** (out of ****) Motive is one of those rare shows that came up with a halfway decent gimmick for their otherwise common procedural: the killer is revealed within the first ten minutes of the show, and then we spend the hour trying to figure out the Why, instead…
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MAY TV EXTRAVAGANZA MARON **1/2 (out of ****) As a favor to Marc, and the entire crew of Maron, this will be the first, last, and only time that Louie will be mentioned in this review. Shit. Now what do I talk about? Towards the end of the first…
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APRIL TV EXTRAVAGANZA DA VINCI’S DEMONS **1/2 (out of ****) “If you thought The DaVinci Code was really cool, then maybe you should watch this” is bouncing around the brains of everyone who works at Starz, and you know what? They’re probably right. You should watch this. But I’d like to think that it’s…
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APRIL TV EXTRAVAGANZA! HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS(FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE) *1/2 (out of ****) I’m never surprised when I watch a new TV show (or new anything for that matter) that seems like a composite of things that worked in other shows. This is the way of the world.…
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