Back in 2010, AMC’s flagship drama Mad Men was in the midst of its fourth season, tracing a trajectory of self-destruction for Don Draper while charting an upward course for his fledgling independent advertising firm. Just as things were beginning to pick up (for a show both admired and resented for its leisurely pace, “picking…
“Young lady, you will stop this nonsense, go to the PTA meeting, and support your mother. I won’t hear another word about it!” In the middle of this week’s The Good Place, Michael assumes the demeanor of a surrogate father, pushing Eleanor to reconcile with her lost-then-found real mother. Though this is a rather overt…
When Mike Schur initially pitched The Good Place to NBC, the game-changing twist at the end of its first season was a part of the package. From the beginning, rug-pulling was a piece of this show’s DNA, a part of the trick that kept viewers on their feet. With each new twist between seasons one…
Now this is The Good Place we’ve been waiting for all season. The last three episodes were the version of the show that’s a reasonably good sitcom with exceptional performances and an over reliance on plot twists—essentially what Mike Schur used in the opening hours of season one to ease us into the strange, emotional…
By the end of the second hour of The Good Place season three, it seems like we’re finally about to dive into the meat of the story Mike Schur and Co. want to tell us, one that will hopefully take us away from Earth for a while. However, to get to the interdimensional portal the…
Spoilers through the most recent episode follow! Final Season Of Parks And Recreation About to head into its final season, Parks and Recreation has been a ride. This past season has seen more radical changes than any other, including the apparent loss (or at least reduced screen time) of two beloved characters. Ann and Chris…
Can the already troubled college comedy series survive without fan favorite character, Troy Barnes? According to reports, Donald Glover is not returning as a full-time cast member for the fifth season of NBC’s critically acclaimed sitcom, Community. Donald Glover to Dabble in Music Sources close to the actor claim Glover will appear in only five…