Season premiere review: Community “Repilot”/”Introduction to Teaching” – We All Suck
With Dan Harmon back in the saddle, the first two episodes of Community’s fifth season feel like a show finding its voice again (in a good way).
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.
Review: New Girl “Longest Night Ever” – You’re The Prize
Although “Longest Night Ever” has its fun with the four male characters of its ensemble, it’s really a simple episode about masculinity.
First Impressions: Almost Human (Fox)
Almost Human’s premise seems tailor-made for an intriguing new series; unfortunately, Fox’s latest dystopian sci-fi drama is a big misfire.
Review: Sons of Anarchy “Huang Wu” – Someone’s Going To Hurt
As with many late-season episodes of Sons of Anarchy over the years, “Huang Wu” is about complications: specifically, the complications threatening the latest big, complicated plans of its leader, be it Clay….
Review: New Girl “Menus” – A Bagel With Wings
“I’m tired of the way things are!” – Jess Day
Review: The Walking Dead “Internment” – I Hope So
When The Walking Dead finds a character-based plot point it likes, it pounds them over and over again.
Review: New Girl “Coach” – Whipped Like Cream Cheese
Quick comedy question: what’s the easiest way to get characters to be honest with each other?
Review: The Walking Dead “Isolation” – When They In The Ground
Although it’s only become an explicit theme in season four, The Walking Dead‘s always been a show about infections.
Review: The Walking Dead “Infected” – We All Had Acquaintances
Season three of The Walking Dead established its larger ambitions pretty early, introducing The Governor, Woodsbury, and a large new cast of characters in rapid succession.