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Posted Sep 14th 2009 1:36PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Reality-Free, Press Kits Unwrapped
FOX's new family Friday night sitcom
Brothers seems like a relatively (see what I did there?) low key and uninspiring bit of prime time. And that's coming from someone who hasn't seen it yet. Call it my "suck sense." (I see
Cop Rock.)
It is nice, however, to see the multi-camera, live audience sitcom making a comeback to the big three networks (four if you count the CW). They almost feel like a warm hug from the past, reminding me that they haven't forgotten me or the shows I remembering watching instead of getting regular exercise or dating.
The same things can be said for the show's official press kit.
Continue reading Press Kits Unwrapped: Brothers
Posted Jul 7th 2009 9:42PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Programming, OpEd, Upfronts, Reality-Free
While it was a little odd that the "screener" of
Glee we got was the exact same episode that FOX aired after
American Idol in the spring, the rest of these shows were truly new. Dramatic offerings included FOX's loose adaptation of the DC Comics property
Human Target and
Past Life. On the comedy side they offered us screeners for
The Cleveland Show, Brothers, Sons of Tucson and the aforementioned
Glee.
After enduring the screener for
Do Not Disturb last season on FOX, I could only hope that these offerings were at least better than that offense to the senses. And they were. Well, most of them. Unfortunately, it seems that FOX has at least one
Do Not Disturb in them every season. Other than that, one of these shows was far better than I expected, another a bit worse, and a third one stands as one of the better pilots I've ever seen.
Continue reading TV Squad previews FOX's new shows
Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:01PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Arrested Development, Video, Retro Squad, Standout Episodes, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
Do not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of classic TV shows.
(S02E13) Originally aired March 13th, 2005 -- There are way too many great episodes of Arrested Development. I can't think of any other sitcom that has as much replay value as this show does. Maybe Seinfeld, but c'mon - Jerry, Kramer, George, and Elaine had a lot of stinkers. I don't think the Bluths ever disappointed. When we nominated Arrested Development to get the "Retro Squad" treatment, "Motherboy XXX" immediately popped into my head. It's one of my favorites because it blends so many different stories together and it includes what I think is quite possibly the funniest, and most important, inside joke ever featured on the show.
Continue reading Arrested Development: Motherboy XXX - VIDEO
Gone Too Soon: Invasion
Scrubs season nine -- An early look
The TV Squad Podcast: Vik Sahay of Chuck, Oprah talk, brutal timeslots, and more!
