There’s no point even pretending that these two Mad Men inspirees should be discussed out of that context, so here goes: It’s amazing how wrong the tone feels in The Playboy Club from moment one. Following a voiceover intro from Hugh Hefner that sounds like a film noir parody, we meet a heroine who seems [...]
Jessica Day (Zooey Deschanel) is planning a sexy surprise for her boyfriend, but when she gets home he’s cheating on her. OK, seen it, but that’s just the backstory… So then she gets a new apartment, but it’s with three guys! A girl, living with guys! OK, seen it, but that’s just the situation… Unfortunately, it [...]
Watch Free Agents at NBC.com Watch Free Agents on Hulu We open just moments post-coitus on Alex (Hank Azaria) and Helen (Katherine Hahn). It’s the awkward moments after random sex, made more awkward by the fact that he’s freshly divorced and her fiancé died last year. The next morning Alex’s co-workers have figured out that [...]
Up All Night at NBC.com Up All Night on Hulu In the cold open, Christina Applegate and Will Arnett, as Reagan and Chris, discover that they’re pregnant. It’s a one-camera sitcom with edge, bleeped curse words used to full comedic effect. Applegate’s Regan returns to work on a talk show, for Maya Rudolph’s basically-Oprah character. [...]
I miss Buffy. Man, that show was good. Hell, I miss the 90s. Sigh. Anyway… So, Bridget (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is an addiction-recovering former stripper who will be testifying against a major criminal. For some reason, she’s arranged to visit her twin sister Shiabon (also Gellar) for the first time in six years. There’s some [...]
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