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
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
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
The new network TV season is upon us. I’ve been on the lookout for anything promising among the new series, and I think I’ve found one. It’s a half-hour PG comedy called “The Mayor,” airing Tuesday nights on ABC. And if the pilot is any indication of the type of show it’s going to be… Continue reading ABC’s The Mayor: A Good Start
I never watched any of ABC’s popular drama “Lost” when it was still airing weekly, but I definitely remember the buzz and excitement over the last couple seasons. I especially remember hearing people discuss and speculate on what the last season meant, on whether the characters were actually in purgatory or something like it. Years… Continue reading ABC’s Lost: The Good, the Bad, and the Super Confusing
