‘V’ for political parable (TV review)
If “V” (7 p.m. Central Tuesdays on ABC) was just another alien invasion show, we could dismiss it out of hand. After all, there are only two alien invasion stories: 1, the aliens are evil, and we […]
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‘Cleveland Show’ rocks, ‘Community’ doesn’t, and ‘Modern Family’ is nothing new (TV reviews)
There’s a nice scene in the pilot episode of “The Cleveland Show” (7:30 p.m. Central Sundays on Fox) where Peter, Quagmire, Joe and the “Family Guy” gang gather around to say goodbye to spinoff-bound Cleveland Brown. Peter […]
Fall TV 2009: 6 new shows to watch (Commentary)
Here are six new shows you might want to check out: 1. “Community” (8:30 p.m. Central Thursdays on NBC, starts Sept. 17) — When I first heard about this show about a hodgepodge of students at a […]
What show will make Entertainment Weekly’s Fall TV Preview cover? (Commentary)
I’ve already picked up the fall TV previews from TV Guide and Sci Fi magazine (yeah, it’s still called that, even though the channel is called SyFy). It’ll be a couple weeks before I get […]
I hate to say it, but ‘The Goode Family’ is another yawner from Mike Judge (TV review)
“Office Space” is a contemporary classic of cubicle culture, and “Idiocracy” is a disturbingly prescient pseudo-comedy about the dumbing down of the world — they’re both excellent movies. But I’ve never quite connected with Mike […]