“In ‘The Wolf of Snow Hollow,’ Being a Good Guy Is a Beast of a Job”

It’s hard being a good cop in America’s werewolf country, and I guess we can just leave that chad hanging there and walk away. Continue reading →

TV Review: The Muppets, 1.10, “Single All the Way”

“The first half of The Muppets’ premiere season has had its ups, downs, and growing pains. In that respect, it’s not unlike any other new television series, but most new television series don’t have decades of established characters and character relationships to draw on, for crafting plots or telling stories. There’s nothing wrong with The … Continue reading →

TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 3.09, “The Swedes”

“Everything’s been coming up Rosa lately, hasn’t it? It’s been a few episodes since she broke up with Marcus and subsequently broke down with Holt, and only a couple since Terry taught her a valuable lesson in compassion and forgiveness, despite a cavalcade of oopsies and screw-ups; after the season’s decidedly Rosa-light first half, she’s … Continue reading →

TV Review: The Muppets, 1.01, “Pig Girls Don’t Cry”

“If there’s one question the cardinal season of The Muppets absolutely must answer, it’s this: What’s to be gained by filtering the antics and ennui of Kermit and co. through the lens of the office docu-comedy? We’re used to seeing these characters set against a vaudevillian backdrop or within the parameters of familiar movie genres—road … Continue reading →