Posts Tagged ‘Arrested Development’
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY This year’s crop of freshman shows were a little thin in the impressive department. I found myself reaching to extended and premium cable more than ever to get my TV ya-yas, while thanking the television gods that the sophomore seasons of my favorite network shows (Community, Modern Family, Glee) continued to perform admirably. Here [...]
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Tags: Archer, Arrested Development, Cloris Leachman, Deadwood, Fox, FX, H. Jon Benjamin, Jessica Walter, Judy Greer, Justified, Raising Hope, Terriers, Timothy Olyphant, Wonderfalls
We’re halfway through a heady premiere week and Wednesday brings almost as many series premieres as season premieres. ABC, the network that continued to give us According to Jim even after we kept repeatedly screaming “Uncle!” tries to get back into the comedy game with two new laffers (one I’ve got more faith in than the other, even with the [...]
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Tags: ABC, Arrested Development, CBS, Cougar Town, Eastwick, Ed O'Neill, Modern Family, NBC, Rebecca Romijn
This line, delivered with haughty tone and dramatic storm-out-of-a-room flair by choir (gold!) star Rachel Berry, aptly sums up why Glee has struck a chord (owning that pun) and is firmly at the top of my Must Watch list for the 2009 season. Equal parts musical, absurd comedy, underdogs-realizing-their-potential and coming-of-age high school stories, the mantra of the show is all about, as [...]
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Tags: American Idol, Arrested Development, Firefly, Fox, Glee, Jane Lynch, Wonderfalls
Comedies usually get the short stick when it comes to accolades, so as the funny shows are my go-to drug of choice I must give props to a few gems that have wonderful opening title sequences. Top of the list is dearly departed Arrested Development. As the years go by it ticks higher and higher on [...]
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Tags: ABC, Arrested Development, Bryan Fuller, Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies, Showtime, Weeds
