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Parenthood – A well cast family drama, but where is the hook?

After a long wait and many, many commercials, ‘Parenthood’ finally aired. The first episode introduced the Braverman family and all of their quirks and problems.

by Bob Degon

Modern Family’s writers are smart on many levels

You already know how much I adored the premiere of Modern Family. I have now watched it three times (it’s a sick addiction at this point, and Keith is about to stage an intervention) and each time, I’ve found something new to appreciate and laugh at.
This is a testament to the writing team, and it [...]

by Debbie McDuffee

The Forgotten is forgettable … except maybe for the pilot’s ending

In case you haven’t heard yet, Christian Slater has decided to give television another go by starring in ABC’s upcoming drama, The Forgotten. The premise is this: a group of experts led by Alex Donovan (Slater) — who are not law enforcement, though work with them (think Bones) — assist in figuring out the identities [...]

by Keith McDuffee

The Good Wife is CBS’s new charmer

Get past the fact that it’s actually not a crime drama on CBS … the Powers That Be saw fit to produce The Good Wife, a legal drama centered around lawyer Alicia Florrick, played by Julianna Margulies, who recently returns to work to support her family. Why? Her husband Peter was basically a giant douchebag [...]

by Debbie McDuffee

Three reasons why NCIS: LA works

Strangely enough, in all these years, I’ve never caught a full episode of NCIS. I really liked JAG when it first came on and I generally like Mark Harmon, so I’m not sure why it never graced my screen. When I heard they were making a spin-off starring Chris O’Donnell (my gimme) and LL Cool [...]

by Debbie McDuffee

The Vampire Diaries – A tale of two brothers, or Angel meets Angelus

I have a life, I really do. Yet still I re-watched the pilot episode of The Vampire Diaries when it premiered tonight. It was a whole lot of set up with a lot of promise, but the scene I enjoyed the most was between Stefan and Damon.
You can read my preview post outlining the similarities [...]

by Debbie McDuffee

Modern Family is for people who hate family sitcoms

I really, really loathe most family sitcoms. I’m on board with the According to Jim haters’ club we’ve got going on CliqueClack (although now that it’s canceled, there goes the fun), and let’s just say that I’ve never even watched an episode of … wait — are there even any family sitcoms on anymore? Regardless….
I completely [...]

by Debbie McDuffee