It’s telling about how special Ted Lasso is that when an episode of it reminds me of Parks & Recreation — one of the premier half-hour comedies of the 21st Century, it almost feels like it’s slumming. As it is […]
We open on a pretty by-the-numbers villain speech from Vadic, who swears vengeance and destruction, kills a random underling just to show how ruthless she is, but most significantly, vows to track down every friend Jean-Luc Picard has left, as […]
So, in my column last week, I predicted that Tremaine Edmunds was clearly going to be re-signed and that Jordan Poyer had two feet out the door — oh, and I may have insulted his wife. Well, I got that […]
Aurora Borealis, at this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, might seem unlikely, but Business Insider reports that, because of a rare coronal hole in the sun, an outsized burst of solar […]
Getting all of your characters high is pretty low-hanging fruit, as comedy goes. But that’s only because, if it’s done well, it’s always funny. If it’s done very well, it also brings insight into the characters as their inhibitions fall […]
As a rock and roll legend once said, there’s a fine line between clever and stupid. Agent Elvis’ premise manages to be both at once. Elvis Presley, rock and roll’s first superstar, has a secret life fighting crime, with the […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation could always swing between serious drama and silly high concept, and we follow last week’s meditation on impending death with a cold open in which Jack mercilessly kills the bridge crew… but it was all […]
Perhaps the most remarkable thing this phenomenon of a show has pulled off is its ability to balance the classic sports narrative with touching and emotional human stories. In the polarizing—and in my mind highly underrated—second season, there was the […]
OK, the “in defense” structure is probably not necessary here. After Edmunds’ stellar 2022 season, few fans are calling for his head anymore. However, this has not been the case for most of his career. His slow winning of fans’ […]
“Henry had sex, everybody!” One thing we’re already enjoying about this revival season of Party Down is its inclination to zig when we expect it to zag. The first episode pointedly didn’t get the gang back together, and when last […]
