Maggie Lawson has proven over and over again that she is an actress whose performances rise above mediocricy. Talent and natural charisma are only pocketchange though when one is up against chliche writing in a middle of the road tv show.
While I greatly admire Joel McHale and Stephen Fry, both men kings of intelligent comedy in respectively the US and the UK, they must have been misguided in their judgements…
There are certain things that can make or break an episode–them being different for every show of course–so when Suits brings in pop culture references (in this case even interwined with historical ones), fun banter between Harvey and Mike, sharp dialogue, and an empathic side to Louis, I’m already halfway there to proclaiming an outstanding episode.
To poach or not to poach, that is the question. There was more poaching going on in this episode, than in the combined works of Miss Julia Child. At some point I was confinced that ‘poach’ must have been the ‘Word of the Day’ on Modrovich’s calendar! This is how drinking games are created… Someone please give this otherwise great writer a Thesaurus
The Eighties are a vast source of inspiration for books, tv shows, and movies to this day, but this week’s Necessary Roughness made it clear that the average person can learn some wise lessons by simply listening to tunes from the era. If Cindy ‘Buttons’ Luck would have plugged her ears with Robert Palmer’s music,
Life is never what you think it will be, and around every corner there’s a possible new destination. This cliche is even more true for fictional characters: Their existance is unpredictable and uncertain to an even greater extend than what a boring girl like myself can expect in real life. Knowing this, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Necessary Roughness turned…
A crock and a dino tried to cross the road. Why didn’t they get to the other side? Because they couldn’t find solid ground! cue laughter You probably think this is the lamest joke you’ve heard in a while, quite possibly ever, and you’d be right. I’m not a popular DJ on Santa Barbara’s KJAD Radio though, just a simple review writer with an overload of opinion.
Everyone is a fan of something, and when you are a fan of a tv show, chances are you have a favourite writer. Tim Meltreger, who wrote this week’s episode, is in my top 2 of Psych writers–I can never choose between him and Andy Berman–so you can imagine how much I’ve been looking forward to “Santa Barbarian Candidate”. A dangerous thing, because…
It was nearly impossible to miss that this week Psych celebrated its epic 100th episode. As someone who has enjoyed the Clue movie many a time over the years, Psych’s choice to mark the exceptional occassion with an homage to the 1985 cult classic, was a magnificent marketing move as well as a wonderful treat for the fans.
