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Posted Nov 26th 2009 1:32PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E09) I'm so glad
Hank sucked, because it allowed me to establish a new two-hour block of comedy on Wednesday nights. Just substitute
Christine for
Hank, and then flip over to
The Middle and ABC for the rest of the night. What a satisfying night of laughs.
There was no Thanksgiving trimmings for
Christine this year; instead it was date night. And while the episode did fall victim to some predictable set-ups, it was still a lot of fun to watch. I particularly liked the twists and turns of Barb's date with Dave. She dragged Christine along to make sure Dave didn't propose to her.
Meanwhile, now that New Christine is pregnant, Richard is ready to woo her as well. But he needn't worry about cleaning up or even trying. Just get her into bed: that's where he really shines.
Continue reading Review: The New Adventures of Old Christine - I Love Woo, I Hate Woo
Posted Nov 5th 2009 12:50AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E06) Little Ritchie is growing up so fast! This week he's going to a school dance ... with the most popular girl in school!? Could Christine's whole world be changing? How can the meanie moms be mean to her if her son is dating the most popular girl in school? How can Christine screw this up? By being herself.
Meanwhile, Richard realizes he can no longer live at New Christine's house -- which is really his house -- so he starts to look for a new place to live, and finds a place where I'd sure as hell want to live. But there's a major problem with it, and he and Matthew have to tackle that before anyone can move in.
All in all, I think
Christine is continuing a solid run of quality episodes. It helps that of the shows on ABC's Wednesday night comedy block, this veteran is up against
Hank. And Louis-Dreyfus and friends are doing a fine job of beating it week after week.
Continue reading Review: The New Adventures of Old Christine - The Curious Case of Britney B
Posted Mar 28th 2006 8:07AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, CBS, OpEd, The New Adventures of Old Christine

I am so tired of the fat jokes that Christine
constantly makes about her body. She's fit. She owns a gym. She's tiny. Shut up, already. The show is funny enough with
out that whole woman's-poor-body-image-thing.
Finally, we get to see a lot more of Christine's ex-husband,
Richard. It turns out he's jealous of Christine's new boyfriend. Hypocritical? Oh yes, considering he is dating a
28-year old woman, also named Christine. And he's been flaunting young Christine in front of old Christine for the last
few episodes.
Continue reading Old Christine: One Toe Over the Line, Sweet Jesus
Posted Mar 14th 2006 2:17AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, CBS, OpEd, The New Adventures of Old Christine

This episode was definitely better than the
pilot. There was only a tiny bit of interaction with her son in the beginning and, to tell you the truth, I think
that's what made the difference. In the pilot, she behaved like she had only just met the little boy and not like she
gave birth to him. There was no familiarity there. This episode had fewer kids, more adults, sex, and... Andy
Richter!
In this episode, Christine realizes she hasn't had sex for three years. So, she tries to figure out
how to go have a one night stand. It turns out there aren't any singles bars anymore, and the best place to meet a guy
is at the grocery store.
Continue reading The New Adventures of Old Christine: Supertramp