‘Happy Endings’ 3.05 Recap: “Like a Cartoon Coyote”
After a ho-hum Thanksgiving episode, the ‘Happy Endings’ gang has rebounded with another gut-busting episode. This week, we see betrayal, role reversals, deep emotional scars and Penny with a...
View Article‘Happy Endings’ 3.06 Recap: “She’s Going Full Gallagher”
The ‘Happy Endings’ family continues to grow. This week, we meet Jane and Alex’s mom (Julie Hagerty) and dad (Christopher McDonald), see more of Pete, and discover Max’s new BFF. Jane is determined to...
View Article‘Happy Endings’ 3.07 Recap: “The Greatest Show on Earf”
Everybody has secrets. Some people cheat on their taxes. Others might sell drugs to school children. And yet others might actually be… wait for it… stamp collectors! This week on ‘Happy Endings’, we...
View Article‘Happy Endings’ 3.09 Recap: “Long Gay’s Journey into Night”
As much as I love ‘Happy Endings’ – and believe me, it’s a lot – sometimes the show comes up a little short. Last Tuesday’s episode was mainly a dud, with two out of the three storylines failing to...
View Article‘Happy Endings’ 3.11 Recap: “Shups 4 Liiiiife”
ABC’s Sunday night comedy experiment was a dismal failure. Both ‘Happy Endings’ and ‘Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23′ sank to the lowest ratings either show has ever had. It didn’t help that...
View Article‘Happy Endings’ 3.12 & 3.13 Recaps: “I’m Not As Dumb As I Am”
Following the wake of an immediate cancelation for ‘Don’t Trust the B— in Apt. 23″ (which disappoints me as I enjoyed the show, although it wasn’t perfect), ‘Happy Endings’ is being presented in double...
View Article‘Red Widow’ Pilot Recap: “This Is Your Debt”
Here we are in March already, and the networks are still rolling out mid-season replacements. ABC has promoted the hell out of its new thriller series ‘Red Widow’, which debuted with a two-hour...
View Article‘Happy Endings’ 3.14 & 3.15 Recaps: “No Payments, No Bubbles”
Oh, hi there. Remember these guys? It’s the gang over at ‘Happy Endings’, returning after months of radio (and more importantly, television) silence. I don’t know who’s in charge of scheduling at ABC,...
View Article‘Happy Endings’ 3.16 & 3.17 Recaps: “They Play Jinx in Prison?”
Another week, another two episodes of ‘Happy Endings’. This past week saw a feud between sisters, a feud between two food truck owners, and a feud between Brad and Robo-Brad. All in a day’s work for...
View Article‘Happy Endings’ 3.18 & 3.19 Recaps: “I’m Just Sitting Here with aTowel on My...
It seems like ‘Happy Endings’ has had a hard time figuring out what it wants to do this season. First, the show thrust Alex and Dave back together, which has had surprisingly little repercussions,...
View Article‘Happy Endings’ 3.22 & 3.23 Recaps: “Ooh La La, Pepe Le Pew, French Stewart!”
This may be the end. ABC has aired the final two episodes of ‘Happy Endings’ Season 3. These may be the final two episodes of the series forever, unless ABC offers a last minute renewal, or USA or TBS...
View Article‘Motive’ Pilot & 1.02 Recaps: “Nothing Says Friday Night Like a Homicide”
The summer TV season has begun. Last week, ABC rolled out its new detective series ‘Motive’ in a rather peculiar two-pronged approach, with a “Preview” episode on Monday and a “Premiere” on Thursday....
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Pilot Recap: “We’re the Line Between the World and...
Considering the many billions of dollars that Marvel’s superhero movie franchise has made and continues to make at the box office, it stands to reason that ABC’s new spin-off series ‘Agents of...
View Article‘Castle’ 6.01 Recap: “Have Fun Saving the World”
For a procedural show so rooted in formula, the new sixth season of ‘Castle’ that premiered this week actually attempts to shake things up with some pretty major changes. That’s both surprising and...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.02 Recap: “First Day of School”
Well hell, that didn’t take long. At just its second episode, ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ has already transitioned from the most hyped new television series of the fall season to the most boring new...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.03 Recap: “Cool… But Terrible”
Before we talk about the narrative failings in this week’s new, still mediocre episode of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, I have to ask what’s going on with the show’s sound mixing? It just sounds awful on...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.04 Recap: “An Electric Migraine”
Hey, would you look at that? This week actually brought us a moderately decent episode of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’. Still not a great one, mind you, but one that I can at least comfortably rate as...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.05 Recap: “Thank You for Your Participation”
This may be a record. ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ had another reasonably entertaining and decidedly not terrible episode this week. That’s two in a row now. Could there be hope for this show after all? In...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.06 Recap: The Chitauri Strain
After taking a week off, Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ returned on Tuesday with a new episode. Somehow, it feels like the show was gone for months. I didn’t miss it, and frankly I’d pretty much...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.07 Recap: “Trust the System”
Want to know whether this week’s episode of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ is any good? I’m sorry, that information is classified, Level 8 clearance required. Oh, don’t worry. I’ll tell you anyway. Please...
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