If you had told me when I was in high school that Roseanne and Tom Arnold, who at the time were married and working on Roseanne’s eponymous #1 sitcom, would one day represent opposing sides in the battle for the soul of America — and on top of that, that I would be a million…
Australian Import ‘Mr. Inbetween’ Strikes Tricky Tonal Balance
We’re all spread pretty thin. I don’t know about you, but in addition to my super fulfilling career at Sling TV, I have a wife and a son at home, we are working on a side business, we have to shuttle the boy to school, to Little League, to assorted sleepovers, plus I am trying…
Jim Carrey Plays it Straight in Showtime’s ‘Kidding’
“Feel it and you can heal it,” sings Mr. Pickles. “Isn’t growing up funny?” Showtime’s new half-hour dramedy Kidding, starring Jim Carrey as a kids TV host in crisis, is freighted with an odd mix of expectations, coming as it does after the rapturously received Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, the Mr. Rogers documentary whose…
‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Shakes Things Up in Season 13
Only 18 months after it left us on a cliffhanger finale to a season full of game-changing plot twists — Mac finally acknowledging he’s gay, Charlie finally persuading The Waitress to move in with him and have a baby, Dennis accepting responsibility for the child he apparently sired on a layover in North Dakota (during…
‘The Venture Bros.’ Finally Returns to Adult Swim August 5
A relatively brisk two and a half years after the season 6 finale, Rusty, Hank, Dean, Brock, JJ, the Monarch, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, Pete White, Billy Quizboy, Wide Wale, Sirena, and the rest are back for a new season of The Venture Bros. this Saturday night at midnight on Adult Swim. Opening with a…
‘The Good Place’ = SDCC 2018
Ted Danson is just like your grandpa. If your grandpa could easily grace the cover of GQ or become a staple of American television for several generations. He’s the man you want to be like when you grow up. Nowhere, was that more apparent than in The Good Place press room at San Diego Comic Con…
‘The Bold Type’ Promises Fashion, Fun, & Feminism for Season Two
Summer TV is in full swing as The Bold Type returns for season two tonight on Freeform. A surprise hit upon its debut last year, the sophomore dramedy takes inspiration from Joanna Coles’ (Project Runway) tenure as Cosmopolitan’s editor in chief. If that premise sounds worrisomely familiar, then don’t fret: The Bold Type is so…
‘Claws’ is Back and Sharp as Ever in Season 2
Last summer’s most pleasant surprise turned out to be Claws, TNT’s comedic crime drama about a South Florida nail salon tied up in money laundering for the Dixie Mafia. With a charismatic cast led by Niecy Nash as Desna, a strong focus on female friendship, and an eye-popping Miami aesthetic, Claws turned out to be…