Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “Lockdown” Review
At the risk of hitting the point too hard, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” really needs to fix its problem with Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg). The fixation on Jake has been a theme throughout season two, and...
“Community: Cooperative Polygraphy” Review
Thankfully, “Cooperative Polygraphy” addressed a few of the concerns I’ve had with this season of “Community” so far, namely the splitting of the group and the lack of emotional connection. This episode was a...
“Community: Basic Intergluteal Numismatics” Review
Ever since “Community” pulled out a mafia episode and a paintball episode at the end of season one, the show has been praised for its “high concept” episodes — ideas that can be easily...
“Community: Basic Sandwich” Review
It is entirely possible that “Basic Sandwich” will be the last ever episode of “Community,” and on some level, I think I’m okay with that.
“Basic Sandwich” isn’t really a great episode — for reasons...
“Orphan Black: Knowledge of Causes, And Secret Motion of Things” Review
If you’ve been reading these “Orphan Black” reviews carefully, it’s likely no secret that of the clones, I’m the most interested in Alison (Tatiana Maslany). I’m not sure why that is exactly, but I...
“Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor” Review
Chances are, if you were on the Internet on Saturday, you saw someone mention what is now officially (according to Guinness World Records) the largest ever television simulcast: the “Doctor Who” 50th anniversary special....
“Community: VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing” Review
By far, the best part of “VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing” was the Annie (Alison Brie) and Abed (Danny Pudi) plotline. With Troy gone, Annie and Abed are in need of a roommate to...
“Orphan Black: Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion” Review
I watched the first season of “Orphan Black” in reruns on BBC America, and while I didn’t know everything that was going to happen, I already knew a lot of things. I heard about...
“Community: Basic Story” Review
It’s interesting to me that in a season with only 13 episodes, “Community” would choose to use two of them as the finale. While the premiere was also an hour long, those episodes weren’t...
Is the show ‘Obsession’ worth it?
Netflix’s new series, “Obsession,” begins with well-known surgeon and protagonist of the show, William Farrow (Richard Armitage), who was first introduced with his successful operation of separating conjoined twins. His colleagues and family praised...