Previewing my end-of-year list, here are a dozen shows worth binging on this summer.
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Emmys Preview, Part 1: Comedy and Drama
The Emmys are on Monday! Time to dive into the nominations, predict the winners, and preemptively gripe about the losers. Breaking Bad or True Detective? Veep or Orange is the New Black?
Comedy Roundup: 3/15
It’s time for the latest Sitcom Power Rankings, according to my arbitrary whims! This week we’ve got SIX shows on the docket, leading off with Enlisted’s new high-water mark.
Comedy Roundup: 1/24
It’s a great week for these network sitcoms, beginning with Donald Glover’s high-concept swan song on Community.
Comedy Roundup: 1/17
In which I rank sitcoms based on my arbitrary whims. This week, Community has one of its strongest episodes in years, Ben Wyatt gets pranked, my thoughts on the Enlisted pilot, and more.
Comedy Roundup: 1/10
In which I rank sitcoms based on my arbitrary whims. This week, Parks celebrates its 100th episode, the Greendale gang gets sucked into a David Fincher film, and much more.
David’s Top 10 Shows of 2013
It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time for lists! First, I reveal my favorite — not the best — series that I watched in 2013. Number one will not surprise you.
Comedy Roundup: Week of 10/15
In which I arbitrarily rank the latest episodes of sitcoms. This week: Tatiana “Clone Club” Maslany comes to Pawnee, and a couple other shows flounder a bit.
Comedy Roundup: Week of 9/24
A review of The Michael J. Fox Show pilot, Pawnee goes to London, and more in a new weekly feature where I rank sitcom episodes based on my arbitrary whims.
Pilot Review: BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
Pilots are hard. Writers have to quickly build a world and introduce believable and memorable characters, with enough of a story hook to make viewers come back for another round. Comedy pilots are even harder — they also have to tell some jokes, and do it all in just 22 minutes.