7:00 p.m. Community is back, and Troy/Abed acknowledge the long break right off the bat. 7:01 p.m. Fred Willard as Pierce, while everyone else gets a traditional sitcom welcome. 7:02 p.m. “Here’s the deal Jessica Biel.”–Britta. Abed is having trouble coping with the fact that this is the beginning of the last year of school….
Category: Mindless Mondays
The Second Annual Underrated/Overrated Awards!
Just like last year, I’ve grown tired of all the other awards shows that come out this time of year…The Golden Globes, the Grammys, the Screen Actor’s Guild, the Producer’s Guild, the Director’s Guild, hell, Betty White’s birthday is going to be televised on NBC this week. So, naturally, it’s time for Alabama Liberal’s underrated/overrated…
Mom Jokes: Gun Control
Since Obama’s trying to get rid of the guns, I decided to drive out to my local hunting store and stock up on new guns and ammunition. Once I’m ready to pay the young cashier says “Strip down, facing me.” Well, I was outraged that they would search me naked like this. I was complying,…
Live-Blogging the 30 Rock Series Finale #30Rock (Missing the Show Already)
I watched 30 Rock the first night it aired, have seen every episode since, and it’s only fitting that I’d live-blog the series finale. It’s been a terrific run. 30 Rock is one of the few shows to expertly balance a great main cast (I’ll always wish Jane Krakowski had won an Emmy for the…
TV Review: The Series Premiere of “The Americans”
Last night, FX premiered their new show “The Americans,” and I think it’s great to see them get back into the drama game. FX’s programs of late have been either stale sitcoms (Anger Management), dirt-cheap talk shows (Totally Biased/Brand X), “raunchy” stale sitcoms that pretend to be edgy (Legit/Wilfried), or crazy horror shows that feel…
TV Review: The Strong Second-Season Premiere of “Dallas”
TNT’s reboot of “Dallas” is back, and that either means nothing to you, or means a lot to you (especially if you’re a fan of both the original and the reboot). The original Dallas was before my time, but I thought the first season was surprisingly decent, I wouldn’t say I really loved it, but…
The 10 Best Characters on TV [And the 5 Worst]
Just like last year [http://alabamaliberal.com/entertainment-editorial-the-ten-best-characters-on-tv-in-2011/] I decided to count down the list of the Ten Best Television Characters of 2012. Although I also added in some special awards and the 5 worst characters on quality shows. So that means only characters that were on the air in 2012 (sorry, Enlightened) are eligible, and I even decided…
TV Reviews: The Series Finale of “Last Resort” and the Premiere of “Do No Harm”
We’re just seeing all kinds of series finales buried in January aren’t we? In the last week, we’ve seen the goodbye episodes of Private Practice and Fringe, and next week will see the final episode of 30 Rock. I’m not sure why shows that have been on the air so long can’t make it a…
TV Reviews: The Finales of the Tuesday Night Weepies “Private Practice” and “Parenthood”
Tonight brought the finales of the Tuesday night weepers: Private Practice and Parenthood. Now, I’ll admit that these shows don’t have a lot in common except for their time slot and that they attempt to make viewers cry every week. I’ll also admit that I’ve seen nearly every episode of Parenthood (save for some season…
TV Review: The Following #thefollowing
Tonight was the series premiere of the show Fox hopes will save their season, The Following. It’s Kevin Bacon’s first foray into television, and it’s easy to see why he thought this was the right star vehicle for him. For starters, Fox is the network that saved another 80’s star from obscurity, 24’s Kiefer Sutherland,…
Ranking and Grading the Seasons of #fringe, plus the series finale
Last night’s finale was about all we could hope for. It trafficked in the series trademark emotion (which separated it from other sci-fi shows and made it feel more like an intimate drama than anything that would ever be on the SyFy channel), had plenty of touching moments for the core characters, contained a trip…
Live-Blogging the Fringe Series Finale
Tonight marks the end of Fringe as we know it, and even though that means nothing to most people, hardcore Fringe fans have spent 5 years waiting to see how the show shakes out… 8:00 p.m. The end has started… 8:03 p.m. Nice to see Lance Reddick’s Colonel Broyles back in the mix… 8:04 p.m….
TV Reviews: The Premieres of “Archer,” and “Legit,” with a Special Episode of “Parks and Recreation”
FX saw the return of its comedy block tonight, and that meant new episodes of “Anger Management” (a show I didn’t watch…on purpose) and “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell” (which is great if you love hearing Bill Maher’s jokes three weeks later and out of the mouth of Kenan Thompson as he does his…