How I Met Your Father Season 1 Episode 2 Review: “FOMO” Misses the Point
HIMYF’s brutally misguided, unfunny second episode is a major stumbling block for the young series.
Author: Randy Dankievitch
Randy is the founder of Processed Media and The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved TV critic. He's written about TV and culture across the internet since 2010, and also writes a monthly column for UpPortland Magazine.
How I Met Your Father Season 1 Episode 1 Review: “Pilot” Can’t Quite Find Its Voice
How I Met Your Father (finally) arrives, with an intriguing, if somewhat shapeless, pilot episode.
Abbott Elementary Review: ABC’s Workplace Comedy Hits the Ground Running
With an abundance of confidence and heart, ABC’s latest comedy is its most promising new offering in years.
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 61 – “No Way Tomei”
In a special bonus episode, Randy kidnaps the hosting chair of the Sordid Cinema podcast for a roundtable discussion of Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 60 – “Moving Closer to the Winter Solstice”
Randy and Sean put on their Santa hats and talk about two of their favorite holiday episodes, courtesy of The O.C. and Frasier.
The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast Episode 59 – “Mediarati Favorites”
The Mid-Season Replacements take care of some holiday housekeeping, before Randy joins the Sordid Cinema dudes to talk Succession’s third season.
Succession Season 3 Episode 9 Review: “All the Bells Say” Ends with a Thunderous Roar
Succession saves the best for last, delivering a season finale for the ages.
Succession Season 3 Episode 8 Review: “Chiantishire” Gloriously Wallows in Roy-al Misery
Succession hits another creative high as Kendall hits new lows in season three’s penultimate episode.
La Brea Season 1 Episode 10 Review: “Topanga” Is An Abject Failure of Dramatic Storytelling
La Brea ends its first season of Time Gashes and Paradox Tummyaches with an absolute dud of a finale.
Succession Season 3 Episode 7 Review: It’s All Downhill From “Too Much Birthday”
A bunch of assholes attend an asshole birthday party, in another satisfying study of What’s Wrong With the Roy Children.