TV Reviews3/28/13Mar 28 2013SaveTV Reviews3/28/13B-TV ReviewsNashville : "When You're Tired Of Breaking Other Hearts"Farihah Zaman88Just before going on a mini-hiatus for a couple of weeks, Nashville presented a series of increasingly strong…
TV Reviews2/19/13Feb 19 2013SaveTV Reviews2/19/13BTV ReviewsHow I Met Your Mother: “The Ashtray”Farihah Zaman263(For the next several days, some of our writers will be swapping duties on some of our most popular shows. Some of…
Inventory2/18/13Feb 18 2013SaveInventory2/18/13InventoryTom Hanks vs. the Fonz: 35-plus Oscar nominees in weird TV guest spotsNoah Cruickshank, Carrie Raisler, Molly Eichel, and 10 more6421. Amy Adams, Smallville (2001)Even the best actors have to start somewhere. Before the advent of television, movie…
TV Reviews2/13/13Feb 13 2013SaveTV Reviews2/13/13CTV ReviewsFrontline: “Cliffhanger”Farihah Zaman100“On the night President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address, FRONTLINE takes an in-depth look at…
TV Reviews2/2/13Feb 2 2013SaveTV Reviews2/2/13TV ReviewsVictoriousFarihah Zaman70Ending a beloved, long-running series in a such a way that the final episode stands on its own yet pays tribute to…
TV Reviews1/11/13Jan 11 2013SaveTV Reviews1/11/13BTV ReviewsThe Office: “Lice”Farihah Zaman248Just as The Office once hinged on the relationship between Michael Scott and his mostly unwilling flock, so it…
TV Reviews11/21/12Nov 21 2012SaveTV Reviews11/21/12DTV ReviewsUnderemployed: “The Tasting”Farihah Zaman40Power dynamics in a relationship often take time to emerge and identify, particularly when it comes to the young and…
Inventory11/19/12Nov 19 2012SaveInventory11/19/12Inventory“Boy, now I know how the pilgrims felt”: 20 impromptu TV ThanksgivingsCaroline Framke, Matt Wild, Phil Dyess-Nugent, and 9 more5981. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving“This is not unlike another famous Thanksgiving episode,” Linus Van Pelt says near…
TV Reviews11/13/12Nov 13 2012SaveTV Reviews11/13/12CTV ReviewsUnderemployed: “The Trivial Pursuit”Farihah Zaman8In that post-grad state of financial panic, a person’s immediate goals can be reduced to finding a job. Any job that…
TV Reviews11/6/12Nov 6 2012SaveTV Reviews11/6/12C+TV ReviewsUnderemployed: “The Days of Yore”Farihah Zaman22The first two episodes of Underemployed were so truly terrible it bears mentioning up front that “The Days Of Yore”…
TV Club 1010/31/12Oct 31 20121TV Club 1010/31/12TV Club 10How Dark Shadows brought the supernatural to television dramaFarihah Zaman114Before Dark Shadows, American daytime television rarely veered from game shows and soap operas laden with ostensibly…
TV Reviews10/22/12Oct 22 2012SaveTV Reviews10/22/12BTV ReviewsCopper: “A Vast And Fiendish Plot”Farihah Zaman52After the charged conclusion of “A Day To Give Thanks,” which in many ways felt like a season finale — providing…
TV Reviews10/16/12Oct 16 2012SaveTV Reviews10/16/12C-TV ReviewsUnderemployed: UnderemployedErik Adams and Farihah Zaman244Underemployed debuts tonight on MTV at 10 p.m. Eastern.
TV Reviews10/14/12Oct 14 2012SaveTV Reviews10/14/12B+TV ReviewsCopper: “A Day To Give Thanks”Farihah Zaman48It is Thanksgiving Day in Five Points, and rather than spend it with the damaged teen brothel rescue, loyal but…
TV Reviews10/9/12Oct 9 2012SaveTV Reviews10/9/12B-TV ReviewsFrontline: “The Choice 2012”Farihah Zaman350The majority of Americans have had zero contact with the 2012 presidential candidates, but are nonetheless tempted…
TV Reviews10/7/12Oct 7 2012SaveTV Reviews10/7/12A-TV ReviewsCopper: “Better Times Are Coming”Farihah Zaman50Procedurals often bank on the chemistry between two central partners to create long term appeal. Benson and Stabler,…
TV Reviews9/30/12Sep 30 2012SaveTV Reviews9/30/12A-TV ReviewsCopper: “The Hudson River School”Farihah Zaman60There are times when Copper makes it difficult to remember that as the characters live out their various personal…
TV Reviews9/23/12Sep 23 2012SaveTV Reviews9/23/12CTV ReviewsCopper: “Arsenic And Old Cake”Farihah Zaman112Once again the opening sequence of Copper is a well crafted little gem that represents the best the show has to…
TV Reviews9/16/12Sep 16 2012SaveTV Reviews9/16/12BTV ReviewsCopper: “La Tempête”Farihah Zaman74Throwing an epic party is a classic TV technique to ramp up feelings of anticipation for an impending major event or…
TV Reviews9/9/12Sep 9 2012SaveTV Reviews9/9/12A-TV ReviewsCopper: “The Empty Locket”Farihah Zaman82The past just doesn’t want to stay buried in this week’s episode of Copper, with mixed results for detective…