Alcatraz Review: "Webb Porter" (Episode 1.11)
When watching _Alcatraz_, I like my criminals as weird as possible. I don’t mind the occasional bank robber or innocent guard, but I’m always more keen to a crazed man sniping women at an amusement park or a mixologist poisoning rude people at a country club. “Webb Porter” is probably one of our creepiest criminals thus far and ushers in another pretty good episode before the season, and possibly the series, ends next week. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsNew Girl Review: "Control" (Episode 1.16)
On _New Girl_, no one has garnered more laughs from me than Schmidt. He’s a cocky, organized, control freak that is prone to making himself more so throughout every episode and unusual Schmidt witticism. Out of all the characters, including Jess, Schmidt has probably become the most fleshed out character. We know more about his past, his job, why he is who he is and his romantic life than any of the other characters at this point. It almost seems like Schmidt is becoming more of a lead than even Jess. While I have no problem with the switch of focus, it’s a shame that “Control”’s writing isn’t up to par with what Max Greenfield can do with this character. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsAlcatraz Review: "Clarence Montgomery" (Episode 1.10)
As we reach the last few episodes of _Alcatraz_ for its premiere season, I must say I like the direction it has been heading. It is not a show that goes for too much change from week to week, but it does a fine job of deepening the world they are building and the ideas the show is clearly trying to reinforce through the weekly criminal the protagonists are hunting down. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsNetflix Might Be Able to Save Terra Nova
It was reported that Fox when had cancelled the prehistoric show Terra Nova, the shows studio was shopping it around other networks. Now it seems that Netflix might be interested in saving the show from extinction. read more
Found in: TV, NewsNew Girl Review: "Injured" (Episode 1.15)
Most modern sitcoms have an episode where everything sort of clicks, leaving the audience to go “THAT’S why I watch this show.” It’s usually an episode that gets to the heart of what a show is about. Some of my personal favorites include _The Office_’s “Booze Cruise”, “Harvest Festival” on _Parks and Recreation_ or _Community_’s “Modern Warfare”. With “Injured”, _New Girl_ has made their first episode that feels just like that. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsFox's Terra Nova Heads For Extinction
The future of Fox’s prehistoric freshman drama Terra Nova has been in question since the beginning of 2012 and the network finally gave an answer to the dangling show and announced it would not renew the show for a second season. read more
Found in: TV, NewsNapoleon Dynamite Review: "FFA" (Episode 1.06)
When Napoleon Dynamite debuted a mere five episodes ago, it had to deal with living under the shadow of a cult classic that was over quoted and over merchandised. To the show’s detriment, Napoleon Dynamite went for fan-service, constantly referencing moments from the film in hopes of getting mild chuckles from its audience. While this started off as the show’s first glaring problem, it is no longer the only problem. With the final episode of it’s first season, ‘FFA”, Napoleon Dynamite dumbs down the people of Oklahoma, belittles the characters into caricatures, relies on one first “catch phrases” from the film, and reuses the same pitting of character vs. character that half the season as been built around. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsNat Faxon Joins Abby Elliott in Manny Comedy
Nat Faxon, best known for portraying Milk Shake in Reno 911 and winning the Academy Award for co-writing The Descendants, has signed on to star in the upcoming Fox comedy Ned Fox is My Manny. read more
Found in: TV, NewsFringe Review: "The End of All Things" (Episode 4.14)
From a narrative perspective, I’ve always thought that the existence of the Observers was problematic. On one hand, they work symbolically as an analogue for the audience. Expressionless and unemotional, they project no personality of their own and are mostly content to simple stand idly by and watch the events of the show unfold. That is, in fact, their stated role. In practice, however, their presence is considerably more complicated. For starters, the Observer September insists on repeatedly interfering in the events he is observing. Second, they are a poor representative of us the audience since they know everything that is going to happen in every timeline and we have trouble keeping up with which timeline we’re even watching from week to week. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsAbby Elliott to Leave SNL for New Fox Comedy?
Saturday Night Live member Abby Elliott has been tapped to star in new Fox pilot Ben Fox Is My Manny. Elliott would star as an uptight single mother in the new comedy whose freeloading brother moves in to help raise her daughter. read more
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