1600 Penn Review: "Live From the Lincoln Bedroom" (Episode 1.08)

By Ross Bonaime at 4:35 PM on March 8, 2013

With each new episode that 1600 Penn trudges through, it seems like it learns the importance of ensemble over forcing one character into the comedic spotlight. It still has an incredibly hard time balancing all six members of the Gilcrest family in one episode, but 1600 Penn has smartly started pairing off cast members together and seeing what works and how different dynamics will play out.  read more

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1600 Penn Review: "Meet the Parent" (Episode 1.04)

By Ross Bonaime at 3:45 PM on January 25, 2013

Even though 1600 Penn can’t seem to nail down the characters that it does have, the introduction of D.B. does seem promising. Bringing D.B. into the mix, as well as increased material for Marshall, could at least make 1600 Penn more intriguing than it has been thus far.  read more

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1600 Penn Review: "So You Don't Want To Dance" (Episode 1.03)

By Ross Bonaime at 4:39 PM on January 18, 2013

“So You Don’t Want to Dance” isn’t 1600 Penn at the best it could be, as least I hope not, but it’s headed that way. The more these characters are fleshed out, the more intriguing the show becomes, even if Skip is still frustrating and one of the show’s main focal points. Like Skip, 1600 Penn is doing the best it can, but it still stumbles quite a lot in it’s approach to do so.  read more

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1600 Penn Review: "The Skiplantic Ocean" (Episode 1.02)

By Ross Bonaime at 2:33 PM on January 11, 2013

1600 Penn would be smart to start making changes ASAP.  read more

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NBC Inks White House Comedy Deal

By Adam Vitcavage at 12:48 PM on October 25, 2011

What would happen if you combined the dysfunctional Bluth family from Arrested Development and the dysfunctional work experience from 30 Rockread more

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