Comedy, Television
TV: Party Down (Season 3)
The timing just wasn’t right for Party Down when it arrived in 2009, too early for the Peak TV…
April 9, 2023
Drama, TelevisionTV: Fleishman is in Trouble
Voiceover narration can be a real turn-off, but Fleishman is in Trouble uses the device to good effect, giving…
March 7, 2023
Spies, Television, World War IITV: Das Boot (Season 1)
I have vague memories of seeing the Oscar-nominated 1981 film Das Boot twenty-odd years ago. I remembered just enough…
November 10, 2019
Drama, TelevisionTV: Masters of Sex (Season 2)
The first season of Showtime’s Masters of Sex proved that in capable writing hands, the peculiar requirements of the…
July 21, 2015
Drama, TelevisionTV: Masters of Sex (Season 1)
Biopics are an iffy proposition for me at the best of times, but Masters of Sex proves that maybe TV…
July 21, 2014
Comedy, Drama, FilmFilm: Save the Date
As much as I adore Alison Brie and Lizzy Caplan, I couldn’t find much to love about Save the…
February 10, 2014
Film, Life, TelevisionStar Sightings
One of the weird, energizing things about living in Los Angeles: occasionally, you’ll see someone who resembles a celebrity,…
October 19, 2012
Comedy, Games, TelevisionWeekend Tube: Two Mini-Marathons
A couple of TV mini-marathons this holiday weekend, courtesy of instant-streaming: The 10-episode second season of the tragically canceled…
July 5, 2010
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Party Down (Season 1)
I have a more difficult time connecting with comedy shows than with one-hour serials, so my recent, accidental discovery…
April 13, 2010