Category: TV Reviews

So pretty much all season finales are done (except for excellent cable shows like Mad Men or HBO’s Girls/Veep), and since most of them were done weeks ago, I can review without fear of spoilers… Revenge…What Happened: Emily “finally” came face to face with a white-haired man who apparently killed her father. She beat him…

Kicking off our China week on the site after a two week trip to Shanghai (and weekend in Hong Kong) begins with a twist on our usual media Mondays. Later on today I’ll be talking about Chinese “cinema,” but first let’s talk about one of the last things anyone would notice before they visited China…

Dear Readers, there is a shameful period of my past that I’m none too happy about. No, I don’t mean any incidents in college or high school that may or may not involve elaborate pranks and debauchery, I mean the 2004-2005 television season when I, like just about anyone at the time who was watching…

By now so many shows have been set in the 50’s and 60’s that they’re practically a sub genre of their own (albeit not usually a successful one). The “60’s set shows” often showcase intact nuclear families being as wholesome and perfect as the time allows while grappling through a series of “world changing events”…

It’s that time of year when the broadcast networks (ABC, Fox, pitiful-ratings-wise-but-decent-creatively NBC, and pitiful-quality-wise-but-explosive-ratings-wise CBS) begin to schedule their shows for the upcoming Fall season, and that means that within a couple weeks we’ll know the fates of all the “bubble” shows that could either get renewed or get put out to pasture. Now…

So hopefully people watched 30 Rock’s live episode last Thursday night, but they may not have known that there was an East Coast version and a West Coast version, both of them done live and slightly different from each other. After watching the East Coast version live and the West Coast version On Demand, I…

I won’t start this review off pretending I don’t have a bias towards HBO’s “Eastbound and Down.” I’m a big Danny McBride fan (if you haven’t seen his debut “The Foot Fist Way” do so). I love the character of Kenny Powers (the most lovably assholish character in TV comedy). And this show comes the…

Another week, more shows trotting out to slaughter…In order of increasing quality… ABC’s Scandal…What Happened: A bunch of bullshit with Kerry Washington as some uber-slick crisis manager in Washington D.C. putting out fires…but also making plenty as she stabs her clients in the back since this is broadcast TV and they have to make everything…

Continuing a busy time for TV (I reviewed no less than ten TV shows last week) comes even more season premiers from the likes of choice HBO dramas (Game of Thrones), cable shows with sinking fan bases (The Killing), and on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, yet another half hour comedy about citified…

It’s that weird time of year when not ALL shows are ending their seasons (that would be in May), but some are ending early while other shows are STILL premiering (like Bent). Without further ado… Alcatraz…What Happened (Spoilers obviously): After a season of wondering what in the hell is behind the warden’s precious door (the…

Today brings Alabama Liberal’s first “All TV day” in which I’ll review two critical behemoths now (Luck’s series finale and Mad Man’s season premiere) and then later on today I’ll be bringing you an entertainment editorial about what TV shows I hope get another season and which ones I hope don’t. Plus, a review of…

It’s been a big couple weeks for TV as the mid-season begins in earnest. Several new shows have debuted or returned or even ended, so let’s get to it… The Walking Dead: Last night was the second season finale of this show. Longtime readers know that I think this is the worst show on AMC…

I don’t give a damn what anyone says, HBO is THE best network on television, and many times I would take their documentaries/TV movies over what’s in theaters. And if you need further evidence then check out “Game Change,” their TV movie that premiered this Saturday night and was better than anything put into theaters…