HBO brags that The Sopranos’ is the most watched cable series ever. Maybe that’s because everybody raves about it so much. But is all the ring-kissing deserved? Hardly.
HBO brags that The Sopranos’ is the most watched cable series ever. Maybe that’s because everybody raves about it so much. But is all the ring-kissing deserved? Hardly.
This first original scripted show to arrive on UP may not be gunning for Emmy nods this year. But that’s a good thing.
No horror stories get told here, just Cinderella-style tales of transformation. Tears of joy, shrieks of approval and whistles of adulation are the rewards.
You could say this sitcom is about the blind leading the clueless. But it always ends with a family hug … sometimes literally.
Each episode begins with the following punch: ‘The crank calls you are about to hear are real. The names have not been changed. Screw the innocent.’
Jenna Elfman’s a single mom having a baby. But her show’s so trite and terrible she probably won’t even make it to the delivery room before it gets canceled. Or, given the state of TV these days, maybe she’ll have twins.
“Is there any way to keep our children safe?” “No,” Creegan replies sadly. “When will that change?” “Never,” intones Creegan.
Producers don’t exactly impose a modern sensibility on young Oliver and his friends, but…