NewsRadio: "Jackass Junior High" and "Sinking Ship"
So what is funny?
It’s the question we’ve been asking ever since this reconsideration of NewsRadio began three years…
NewsRadio - Season 4
NewsRadio: "Monster Rancher" and "4:20"
There’s nothing inherently wrong with Walt — at least with Walt as an idea. He’s just The New Guy, and The New Guy is…
NewsRadio: "Balloon" and "Copy Machine"
A sitcom, like any other cultural institution, is a set of conventions. We sit in front of the TV with certain…
NewsRadio: "Big Brother" and "Beep, Beep"
It’s time to talk about Matthew. And that means it’s time to talk about Andy Dick. I’ve known this day would come since…
NewsRadio: "Who's the Boss? Part II" and "Security Door"
This week’s pair of episodes wraps up a lengthy story arc and returns to stand-alone episodes. Out in the real world of…
NewsRadio: "Chock" and "Who's The Boss?"
In nearly all sitcoms set in the workplace, the characters’ actual work tends to fade into the background as the show…
NewsRadio: "The Secret of Management" and "Look Who's Talking"
When Andrea Planbee made Lisa the news director, she also rearranged the "situation" part of this situation comedy.…
NewsRadio: "Catherine Moves On" and "Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show"
Conventions sometimes frustrate me to the point of physical distress. I'm not opposed to conventionality, not in the…
NewsRadio: "French Diplomacy" and "Pure Evil"
If you like Dave Foley reacting to things, have I got two episodes for you. While both "French Diplomacy" and "Pure…
NewsRadio: "The Public Domain," "Super Karate Monkey Death Car"
Season 4 doesn't fool around, does it? Already the all-time classics are coming thick and fast. I know some of you…
NewsRadio: "Jumper," "Planbee"
Two scenes in our inaugural set of NewsRadio Season 4 episodes — one from "Jumper," one from "Planbee" — illustrate why…