by DeWayne Hamby Can faith be funny? Patrick Walsh, executive producer and showrunner of the new CBS television comedym Living Biblically, thinks so. Taking the New York Times bestseller The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs as a loose blueprint, the Missouri native has created a series centering on Chip Curry (Jay R. Ferguson), a […]
Can you feel it? That little edge of crispness in the air and the undercurrent of excitement in the stores? The holidays are right around the corner and you know what that means. Decorations, baking and family? Uh…no. It’s time to tuck into snuggly pajamas, grab a steaming cup of cocoa and curl up on […]
Title: Iron Fist Network: Netflix Airs: Streaming Starring: Finn Jones, Carrie-Ann Moss, David Wenham, Tom Pelphrey Rating: TV-MA Reviewer: H.G. Prime FA Scorecard: S* “You know what the definition of a hero is? Someone who gets other people killed.” ~Zoe Washburne, Serenity (2005) My mother and I used to have this tradition called “Bad […]
Time After Time Network: ABC Airs: Sundays 9/8 central Starring: Freddie Stroma, Josh Bowman, Genesis Rodriguez, Nicole Ari Parker Rating: TV-14 (V) Reviewer: Lori Twichell FA Scorecard: B What happens when the most notorious serial killer in history gets his hands on a time machine? This is the premise of the new ABC television […]
Z: The Beginning of Everything Network: Amazon Airs: Streaming Starring: Christina Ricci, David Hoflin Rating: TV-MA Reviewer: Renee Chaw FA Scorecard: B Zelda Sayre, more widely known by her married name Zelda Fitzgerald, wife to F. Scott Fitzgerald and an artist in her own right, was one of the first flappers! She didn’t let […]
Title: One Day at a Time Network: Netflix Airs: Streaming Starring: Justina Machado, Rita Moreno, Stephen Tobolowsky, Isabella Gomez Rating: PG Reviewer: Lori Twichell FA Scorecard: A Penelope is a newly divorced single mom. That would be pretty much enough for anyone to handle, but throw in that she is now raising two kids […]
Title: The Great Indoors Network: CBS Airs: Thursdays 8:30/7:30 central Starring: Joel McHale, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Susannah Fielding, Stephen Fry Rating: TV-PG Reviewer: Susan Tolleson FA Scorecard: B “In the ’90s, was there a quota on how many colors you had to wear at once?” This good-natured ribbing epitomizes The Great Indoors, a cute sitcom […]
Think you’re ordering carp and end up with crappie? by Susan Tolleson You ever look forward to digging into your favorite dish from a restaurant you haven’t been to in years, only to discover it’s really not so great anymore? Yeah, me, too. I can’t help but shake the feeling that some of this season’s […]
Title: Timeless Network: NBC Airs: Mondays 10/9C Starring: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Goran Visnjic Rating: PG Reviewer: Rachel Dixon FA Scorecard: B When Lucy’s world is turned upside down in a single moment, will her life…and history…ever go back to the way it used to be? As an avid fan of Doctor Who […]
Title: The Good Place Network: NBC Airs: Thursdays 9/8 Central Starring: Kristen Bell, Ted Danson William Jackson Harper, D’Arcy Carden Rating: PG Reviewer: Jennifer L. Farey FA Scorecard: B I used to love the Fall TV season. But the last few years have disappointed me. There’ve been very few original, interesting new series, and the […]