“The Itty Bitty Ditty Committee” has one of Bob’s Burgers’ most self-aware jokes in recent memory: Louise referring to Bob and Linda as “the B-team” and the kids as “the A-team.” Considering how often the kids drive the show’s humor,…
TV Review: Fox’s Gotham 1×21, “The Anvil Or The Hammer”
I don’t know about any of you, but I thought it was pretty clear at the end of last week’s Gotham that Barbara had wandered into the Ogre’s murder room. Apparently she just did not know what to take away from a…
TV Review: Fox’s Gotham 1×20, “Under The Knife”
The good news is we are away from Fish and the plotline that literally found her on an island, away from everyone else. The bad news is I did not have too much to really care about in an episode…
TV Review: Fox’s Gotham (1×19) “Beasts of Prey”
Watching this all-new episode of Gotham felt like walking backwards. I say that because the show now exists in a world where we not only have a show like The Flash, which is consistently superior as far as season-length comic…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×16) – “The Runaway Club”
In my review for “Can’t Buy Me Math,” I said it was the first episode of season five that felt like a legitimate classic. Let me retract that, because “The Runaway Club” smokes that episode. “Can’t Buy Me Math” was…
Parks and Rec: The End of the Great Network Sitcom?
Last month, the beloved sitcom Parks and Recreation ended its run on NBC. Parks and Recreation marks the end of the last sitcom on NBC with a truly devout cult following. The once proud home of Must-See TV—where Seinfeld, Frasier, and Friends…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×15) – “Adventures in Chinchilla-sitting”
With a title parodying Adventures in Babysitting, “Adventures in Chinchilla-sitting” initially seems like the kind of episode that would derive its jokes from the story, much like one of this season’s biggest highlights “Midday Run.” Unfortunately, the episode’s story is…