A.P. Bio stars Glenn Howerton as Jack Griffin, a former Harvard philosophy professor who loses his job after finding himself in a headlock during a fight at his tenure hearing. Disgraced, he is forced to move into his dead mother’s home in Toledo, Ohio, and start teaching advanced placement biology at the local high school,…
‘Claws’ In: Carrie Preston and Judy Reyes Talk Season 3
TNT’s summer smash hit Claws, which returns for its third season June 9, is defined by its strong female ensemble cast; the relationships between this crew of morally malleable Miami manicurists (sorry) are palpable, lived-in, affecting, and real. We got the chance to pop a few questions to Carrie Preston, who plays Polly, the nail…
‘Biography: Chris Farley’ Looks at Troubled ‘SNL’ Star
The popular documentary series Biography has come and gone a few times in its fifty-plus years on air, returning most recently in 2017, with appropriately supersized The Notorious Life of Biggie Smalls. On May 27, 2019, a new season began with Biography: Chris Farley – Anything for a Laugh, a look at the meteoric rise…
‘Archer: 1999’ Launches Another Season of Joyous Stupidity
In the final dark days before Star Wars irrevocably changed American popular culture, Space: 1999 was just about the only TV refuge for sci-fi nerds. It told the story of the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha, essentially a nuclear dump on the far side of the moon, who are sent hurtling through space by a massive…
Winter is Over: 5 Shows to Binge After ‘Game of Thrones’
After 8 seasons spread across 9 years, a certain little dragon show that has totally dominated the conversation around TV is ending this Sunday night. Once you’ve grieved either the end of the show or the way that it’s ending — depending on just how much time you spend on the Internet — you’re going…
‘Chrisley Knows Best’ a Reality Twist to the Family Sitcom
Among the casualties of the Golden Age of Television has been the traditional family sitcom, which has been forced to mutate over the years to stay relevant for audiences whose tastes and senses of humor have splintered and changed. Chrisley Knows Best, which is about to debut its seventh season, is structurally a seamless hybrid of the…
TBS’ ‘Miracle Workers’ Imagines God as a Burned-Out Boss
Sooner or later in your working career, you’re bound to run into a certain type of boss. The type that’s been on the job too long, has lost the will to innovate the way they did when they started, or even to continue the project you just got hired onto. How are you supposed to…
‘Vice Live’ is Weird Stuff for Weird People
When Desus & Mero left the Vice Media repertory for Showtime, a nightly-talk-show-sized hole was left in our hearts. Enter, Vice Live. Starring four eclectic hosts and a slew of guests, Vice Live is the quotidian news show for millennials by millennials that we didn’t know we needed. Hosted live every night from the lobby…