Widely regarded as the finest drama in modern TV history — if not all of TV history — The Wire needs no introduction to its fans, while those who haven’t seen it are probably baffled what the hype is all about. It’s just a cop show, right? Well, yes and no. It’s a long-form show…
I have decided to break up the honorable mentions for my Top 100 Everything countdown into two parts: half to come one third into the list, half to come two thirds into the list. Well, we’re now a third of the way into the countdown, which means it’s time for the first half of honorable…
Chuck is a strange show with a curious but lovable collection of stories and tones. Josh Schwartz created it after The O.C. went off air. It’s strange to think that the creator of a teen drama would then jump to a spy comedy, but his chracter-based sensibility is what actually makes the show such a…
I am a mid-twenties white male who reads about TV online, so I think it is assumed that I love Arrested Development. Certainly most of my friends do. My wife does. The entire freaking internet does. And I do, too. There have been times in my life where I would have put Arrested D a…
I’m going to write this, but I will note from the outset that I am woefully underqualified to. Not only have I just seen one season of this show — a breathtaking, addicting, incredible season, but just one — but we happen to have a devoted OC acolyte on staff. Grant cites it as one…
I found Sepinwall’s blog some time around 2008 when I was Googling around, trying to find some reviews of Freaks and Geeks. His episode-by-episode recaps of all sixteen episodes of the one-season-wonder were exactly what I was looking for. It wasn’t just F&G he covered, though. He wrote about a myriad of comedies and dramas,…
Last night’s awards show rollicked along with inspired live collaborations pushing crossover appeal to new heights, touching moments honoring timeless musical champions, and a whole lot of gold getting handed out. At least, I assume that’s how it continued: low on energy and staring down the barrel of a new week of work, I only…
Today, I provided some guest-coverage of Community for our friends at Character Grades. You can read my recap of last night’s excellent episode, including the story of how I discovered Donald Glover and Community, here. What a fantastic, incredible way to send off Donald Glover from the series. Seriously, that may be one of the five best episodes of Community.…
I watched a bunch of Drake and Josh reruns just over a year ago and… there’s a lot about this show that hasn’t aged well. Some of the plots are incredibly stupid. Pretty much any story centered around mischief caused by Megan (a young Miranda Cosgrove) is frustrating. A bunch of the early episodes leaned…
I think New Girl’s second season might have been the funniest sitcom season I’ve seen since How I Met Your Mother’s heyday. It bumped New Girl onto this list. New Girl has been heavily marketed throughout its life, so you probably know that it was originally a Zooey Deschanel vehicle, showcasing her distinct brand of…