These shows prove the marathon-watching juggernaut’s concern for both quantity and quality.
Ben and Kate occasionally shows fleeting signs of a sharper sensibility among all the unremarkable feel-good moments.
The writers’ decision to limit this episode to Andrea and the Governor heightens the contrast between the two divergent plots.
With his signature beard and singular charm, one can’t help but want to have a beer with Kyle Kinane.
This week’s episode pivots forward into more fruitful dramatic terrain than last week’s season premiere.
While its offhandedness continues to lend it a sort of sloppy charm, it also betrays the show’s fear of its own inherent weirdness.
To its detriment, The League sometimes spends the majority of its half-hour running time rarely focusing on actual sports.
This is a story of the downtrodden, the “freaks,” and those who don’t belong must figure out how to survive.
It suggests that the writing team has listened to everyone’s gripes about season two’s frequent and labored pontificating.
What’s most rewarding about the season so far is seeing this band of fools become more efficient and ruthless.
If the characters sometimes speak as though they’re trying to determine the theme of the film, one can hardly blame them.
It has become the Energizer Bunny of cable TV sitcoms, a hyperactive, enduring burst of awkward hilarity and imprudently.
Like other entities branded “too big too fail,” Nashville threatens to collapse under the weight of its poor investments.
As often with Steven Moffat’s scripts, even just recapping what happens in the episode can be quite a challenge.
The show’s villains have more potential for development as their backstory comes into focus and their motives become clearer.
Surprisingly, the first few episodes of season seven indicate a willingness on the show’s part to take some new chances.
The key problem with Fringe is the same issue that made the better part of the last two seasons of Lost so utterly meaningless
Now that the series has received its Emmy coronation, the element of surprise has been replaced with high expectations.
It may be a slight spoiler to say that ABC’s new action drama, Last Resort, isn’t actually a show about a submarine.
When it comes time to resolve the plot, the story simply falls to pieces.
The Mindy Project is upfront about its flimsy vanity, but that doesn’t make it any better.