Teen dramas come and go, but angst and sexual tension never go out of style.
Teen dramas come and go, but angst and sexual tension never go out of style.
Right down the road from the town of Twin Peaks and a stone’s throw, it would seem, from Transylvania is the tacky toon territory of Gravity Falls.
Tru Davies races back and forth through time, getting “do-over days” in which she solves crimes and saves lives.
“Instant karma’s going to get Earl/It’s gonna knock him right in the head/Earl had better get himself together/Pretty soon he’s gonna be dead.”
Television has become a wasteland filled with pathetic parents, impudent adolescents and dysfunctional families. But that’s not news.
The attractions here are blood and guts. Cameras glare cruelly into pried-open chest cavities and at gaping head wounds.
Since 1966, Star Trek has shaped many of our space-age perceptions. So it’s nearly impossible to review Enterprise as a singular entity.
Watch your backs Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard. There’s a mob of kids hot on your heels.
UPDATED REVIEW: The Disney machine cranks out another same-old-same-old sitcom that’s tween-centric and family-oriented, then uses it to break new ground when it comes to what those families look like.