Erik Adams

10/12/18

The Good Place, annotated: “The Snowplow”

In addition to being one of the best shows on TV, The Good Place is a dense knot of running jokes, visual humor,…

6/29/18

The best TV of 2018 so far

Disappointing season of your favorite prestige drama got you down? Let down by the big sitcom revival that promised…

6/24/18

Preacher returns as Jesse comes home

What’s that old saying? “Home is the place where, when you take your dead girlfriend there, they have to bring her…

6/23/18

Joe Pera Talks With You is the Adult Swim comedy that’ll restore your soul

What Are You Watching? is a weekly space for The A.V Club’s staff and readers to share their thoughts, observations,…

6/23/18

Luke Cage suffers a defeat and the series slows down to watch his fall

Because Netflix series are intended for binge-watching, it’s difficult for a single episode to stand out. Episode…

6/22/18

A tremendous emotional scene sets high expectations for the rest of Luke Cage’s second season

There’s a lot written on “Netflix’s Strategy” to get viewers hooked. Pacing the season out to have the most impact…

6/19/18

World War II gets blitzed on Drunk History

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Tuesday, June 19. All times are Eastern.

6/18/18

The Cars is so much more than The Cars’ greatest hits

There are one-hit wonders and one-album wonders. There are musicians who consistently craft top-notch singles, but…

6/18/18

Ghosted tempts fate by taking the focus off Craig Robinson and Adam Scott

For most of “The Premonition,” I struggled with a feeling new to my Ghosted reviewing experience: The sense that I…

6/12/18

Netflix is the biggest game in stand-up—so why did Jim Gaffigan turn them down?

Jim Gaffigan wastes no time in his new stand-up special, Noble Ape, jumping immediately into a significant event in…

6/9/18

Necrophilia and human centipedes: 9 works of pop culture we avoid on reputation alone

This week’s question comes from The A.V. Club TV Editor, Erik Adams:

6/8/18

The Sense8 finale is equally beautiful and incoherent—just like the show itself

“We live in a world that distrusts feelings,” says Sense8, at the end, when it has the moment to say exactly what it…

6/7/18

Cloak & Dagger brings the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Freeform

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, June 7. All times are Eastern.

6/4/18

Last Week Tonight enlists America's most beloved senior citizens to protect against scammers, hippos

John Oliver spent the bulk of his main story on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight hipping us all to yet another thoroughly,…

6/3/18

Chaos reigns on Arrested Development’s parade

“Premature Independence” isn’t technically a season finale, but it has the right amount of spectacle and finality to…

6/2/18

Arrested Development heats up, and the “shit”s hit the fan

The bleep is a trusted tool in Arrested Development’s belt, one whose applications have evolved with the show’s…

6/1/18

Arrested Development is at its best when it’s keeping it in the family

Now that’s more like it.

2/16/18

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend pushes the, um, envelope in an uneven but exciting finale

This article contains information about the third season finale of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. If you haven’t yet seen the…

4/18/17

The Dynasty That Ate Itself

It was a year of mourning for the Red Wings. Their beloved owner, Mike Ilitch, died. So did Joe Louis Arena, the old…

4/5/17

Joe Louis Arena Was Crude And Perfect

Whenever I feel exhausted or beat down, I hop on Youtube and watch Darren McCarty drop a natural hat trick on…

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