Tag Archives: TV Recaps

TV RECAP: ‘The Office: The Christening’

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Nat Almirall

The Christening introduces an interesting element in the characters of The Office that, given the number of times the gang has visited a church, has curiously not been explored much before: religion. The plot revolves around Cice’s titular christening, and Jim … Continue reading →

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TV RECAP: ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang Gets a New Member’

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Nat Almirall

The group has existed in their own isolation for so long, it makes you wonder why they would often go so far out of their way to exclude Dee from any of the activities, since it’s not likely that they’d … Continue reading →

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TV RECAP: ‘Eastbound & Down: Chapter 12’

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Nat Almirall

At its heart, Eastbound & Down is about the redemption of Kenny Powers. On the surface he’s vulgar, crude, and clearly delusional. But deep down there is kind of a decent person Kenny can drag out when he needs to. And … Continue reading →

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TV RECAP: ‘The Office: Costume Contest’

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Nat Almirall

I’m always happy to see what the office is going to look like each Halloween: Dwight’s going to be something topical (The Scranton Strangler—check); Angela’s going to be some kind of animal (a penguin—check); Michael’s going to be something hopelessly … Continue reading →

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TV RECAP: ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Who Got Dee Pregnant?’

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Nat Almirall

Ah the Halloween special, long-honored tradition among sitcoms, when everyone—writers, directors, actors—can go hog wild and abandon the show’s official canon, tossing them into movie parody, having the cast pursue some horrific monster, or even killing them altogether. Roseanne comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Editorial, FX, TV, TV Recaps | Tagged Charlie Day, FX, Glenn Howerton, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Kaitlin Olson, Rob McElhenney, TV, TV Recaps, Who Got Dee Pregnant? | 1 Comment

TV RECAP: ‘Eastbound & Down: Chapter 11′

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Nat Almirall

Is there any show that stays as true to its principles as Eastbound & Down? Last night we finally met Mr. Powers, Kenny’s dad, and he’s played by Don Johnson as pretty much the same trash-talking vulgarian as his son. … Continue reading →

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TV RECAP: ‘The Office: The Sting’

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Nat Almirall

Did I miss something, or isn’t The Office company Sabre now and not Dunder-Mifflin? Yeah? Then why did they keep referring to it as “Dunder-Mifflin” all this episode? Was it part of the ruse? I don’t know. I couldn’t follow this … Continue reading →

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TV RECAP: ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Mac’s Mom Burns Her House Down’

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Nat Almirall

One of the gags in Sunny that’s always impressed me (mainly for the fact that it seems so obvious, but I’ve never seen anyone else do it) is making a joke out of the title: There’s a cold open, some back-and-forths … Continue reading →