NBC’s new musical dramedy “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” premiered recently. I was pretty interested in this one after seeing the teaser, as it looked like a quirky-funny chick-flick type show. It stars Jane Levy, who played the teenage main character in ABC’s “Suburgatory” a few years back. And it has the guy who played the love… Continue reading Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist: A Little Hokey, but Not Bad
I was disposed to like NBC’s new sitcom Perfect Harmony before I saw it, because I read this favorable piece on it. Containing elements of rural life, Christians, and comedy, I thought it sounded like a lot of fun and eagerly checked it out. But whenever there’s a mainstream show or movie featuring Christians, you never really know if… Continue reading NBC’s Perfect Harmony is Mostly Good Clean Fun
I find that I’ve come to be pretty cynical when it comes to the quality of most new hour-long shows of the crime drama variety that air on the networks. Most of the time, I find that the characters are cardboard and they deliver some of the most bla, or even silly-sounding, dialogue possible. I… Continue reading ABC’s New Crime Drama Stumptown is Not Bad
NBC’s new ensemble drama “The Village” premiered at the end of March. And leading up to the premier, I saw the commercial for it countless times. I thought it looked like it might be a good uplifting, relationship-y drama, and I was eager to give it a try. So my husband and I started watching… Continue reading NBC’s The Village: I’m Hooked Despite Myself
I had seen the commercial advertising ABC’s new city mouse/country mouse comedy “Bless This Mess” more times than I could count, by the time it finally premiered last week. And I still couldn’t decide if it looked more funny and entertaining, or cheesy and silly. Some helpful background information: I grew up on a dairy… Continue reading ABC’s Bless This Mess is Promising
Most of my attempts to get into any new network hour-long shows that have a thriller or mystery type format do not end well. Typically, when my husband and I try a show like this, we can’t even begin to get invested in it because we’re too busy making fun of the stilted dialogue and… Continue reading NBC’s The Enemy Within is Surprisingly Good
Ever since I first saw the trailer for the new ABC sitcom “The Kids Are Alright” about a big Catholic family of all boys, I’ve been dying to see it. It looked funny, well-done, and most importantly, didn’t really look like it was a Catholic-bashing vehicle. Could it be, I asked myself? Was it… Continue reading ABC’s New Comedy The Kids Are Alright: So Far, So Good
The description for the new ABC drama “A Million Little Things” is extremely vague. I kid you not, Hulu merely says something like, “A group of friends bond.” Sounds like kind of a snooze-fest to me. I might not have even watched the pilot except that, when I looked it up online for more… Continue reading My Take on ABC’s A Million Little Things… Meh
Disclaimer: I’ve only seen season 1 of “The Good Place” so far.. Hurry up and get season 2, Netflix! When NBC first premiered its comedy starring Kristen Bell as a girl who’s made it to the “Good Place” after death, I gave the pilot a shot and then quickly gave up. While the premise was… Continue reading NBC’s The Good Place is Crude but Valuable
I’ve been a pretty regular watcher of the (formerly) Fox detective sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” since the very beginning. I even got a bunch of my family members into the show after I watched the hilarious pilot. The thing about this Golden Globe-winning comedy is that it’s been pretty consistently hilarious and high-quality ever since. But,… Continue reading Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Good, The Bad, and the Hilariously Funny
