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Articles by Les Chappell
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tv Grimm eases up on its mythology and hops back into the case-of-the-week ring
By Les Chappell March 19, 2016 | 3:00am
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tv Relationships and IQs are tested in another pleasantly nuanced Portlandia
By Les Chappell March 18, 2016 | 3:30am
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tv The end is the beginning: 17 characters who found a fresh start in the apocalypse
By Les Chappell, Nick Wanserski, Anthony John Agnello, Rowan Kaiser, Danette Chavez, Randall Colburn, Matt Wayt, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi, Dan Caffrey March 14, 2016 | 5:00am
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tv The Carmichael Show is ready to have a nice long chat about Bill Cosby
By Les Chappell March 13, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Grimm’s centennial episode takes the past and positions it for the future
By Les Chappell March 12, 2016 | 3:00am
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tv Toni and Candace return to Portlandia declare war on for-profit feminism
By Les Chappell March 11, 2016 | 4:30am
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tv “Jail Break” helped Steven Universe break new ground
By Les Chappell March 9, 2016 | 7:00pm
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tv Watch what you read: 19 essential books about TV
By Les Chappell, Erik Adams, Danette Chavez, Noel Murray March 9, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv One last Christmas for Downton Abbey
By Les Chappell March 6, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Assassination and treasure hunting are just what Grimm needs to keep its momentum
By Les Chappell March 5, 2016 | 4:00am
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tv Horace and Pete join Fred and Carrie on a lively Portlandia
By Les Chappell March 4, 2016 | 4:30am
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tv It’s an Oscar night of #OscarsSoWhite
By Les Chappell February 28, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Portlandia suffers the disability of being annoying instead of funny
By Les Chappell February 26, 2016 | 4:30am
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tv “Omar(s) comin’!”: 18 hyper-masculine gun-toting gay guys
By The A.V. Club, A.A. Dowd, Joshua Alston, Molly Eichel, Erik Adams, Rowan Kaiser, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Matt Wayt, Brandon Nowalk, Les Chappell, Dan Caffrey February 24, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Honor the master of multi-cam with NBC’s tribute to James Burrows
By Les Chappell February 21, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv A long-dormant plot is unlocked on Grimm to exciting effect
By Les Chappell February 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Portlandia goes the dramatic route and explores post-breakup life
By Les Chappell February 19, 2016 | 4:30am
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tv Sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll: HBO wishes you a Happy Vinyl-tines Day
By Les Chappell February 14, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Black Claw brings ritual killing to Portland as Grimm’s war becomes more insidous
By Les Chappell February 13, 2016 | 4:00am
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tv A loose episode of Portlandia riffs on cable theme songs, rental cars, and chargers
By Les Chappell February 12, 2016 | 4:30am
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tv Coitus interruptus: 15 reasons to knock first
By Les Chappell, Nick Wanserski, Annie Zaleski, Becca James, Alex McLevy, Jesse Hassenger, Mike Vago, Tasha Robinson, Dan Caffrey February 8, 2016 | 6:00am