Monthly Archives: November 2011

Quick Update: Giving Thanks

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Les Chappell

Happy early Thanksgiving, everyone! Wanted to provide a quick update and let you know what to expect around the holiday – which, I’m sure you can guess, is not much. I’ll be spending the next few days away from the … Continue reading →

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Televitmus Test: Once Upon A Time

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Les Chappell

(Editor’s note: Now that we’re a few episodes into the fall season, it’s time for me to apply my test of four episodes – previously described as my “televitmus test” to some of the new shows I’ve taken the time … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Community Hiatus (with Cory Barker)

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Les Chappell

So, if you were on the Internet at all yesterday, you heard the bad news. NBC has revealed its schedule for spring 2012, and in a sign of the oncoming apocalypse, there’s one critical omission. Low-rated yet fanatically beloved sitcom … Continue reading →

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Televitmus Test: Whitney

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Les Chappell

(Editor’s note: Now that we’re a few episodes into the fall season, it’s time for me to apply my test of four episodes – previously described as my “televitmus test” to some of the new shows I’ve taken the time … Continue reading →

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Pilot Review: Hell on Wheels

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Les Chappell

I felt bad for AMC’s new show Hell on Wheels even before I saw a second of footage, mainly because if any show’s been a victim of poor circumstance it’s this one. Simply by nature of its subject – a … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: Grimm, “Bears Will Be Bears”

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Les Chappell

So, despite a great deal of things working against it – the final game of the World Series, a critical reaction ranging from indifference to distaste, an incredibly wooden leading man and overly dark atmosphere – NBC’s Grimm managed to … Continue reading →

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Televitmus Test: New Girl

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Les Chappell

(Editor’s note: Now that we’re a few episodes into the fall season, it’s time for me to apply my test of four episodes – previously described as my “televitmus test” to some of the new shows I’ve taken the time … Continue reading →

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