Tag Archives: NBC

Pilot Review: Awake

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Les Chappell

For almost a year now, those of us who lurk in the wings of the television criticism world have been teased with rumors and details about an NBC drama called Awake. Introduced at the upfront presentation in the summer of … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Criticism | Tagged Awake, B.D. Wong, Breaking Bad, Cherry Evans, David Slade, different lives, Dylan Minnette, Homeland, Howard Gordon, Jason Isaacs, Kyle Killen, Laura Allen, Lone Star, Michael Britten, NBC, nbc drama, Open House, pilot episode, pilot review, police procedural, psychological drama, Steve Harris, teenage son, Terra Nova, The River, V, Wilmer Valerrama | Leave a comment

Back and Forth: On Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation and the Knope 2012 Campaign (with Cory Barker)

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Les Chappell

While it’s not a show I’ve ever written about in any detail on the blog, I’ve probably given enough clues that I am a huge fan of NBC’s Parks and Recreation. I was one of many who tuned it out … Continue reading →

Posted in Back and Forth | Tagged Alyssa Rosenberg, Amanda Marcotte, American Prospect, April Ludgate, Back and Forth, Ben Wyatt, Bowling for Votes, Cory Barker, Knope 2012, Leslie Knope, Meredith Blake, Mike Schur, NBC, Operation Ann, Parks and Recreation, Pawnee, Ron Swanson, The A.V. Club, ThinkProgress | 1 Comment

Hanging One’s Hat: Haberdashery as TV Criticism

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Les Chappell

Last Sunday, sandwiched between the juggernaut of the NFC/AFC championships and the surprising resilience of Once Upon A Time, NBC elected to burn off the two remaining episodes of their beleaguered drama Prime Suspect. The decision came as no surprise … Continue reading →

Posted in Television Columns | Tagged Al Capone, AMC, Arnold Rothstein, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, businessman's Stetson, Chalky White, Deadwood, Don Draper, Eleventh Doctor, fez, For Those Who Think Young, FX, Gilbert Sorrentino, haberdasher, haberdashery, Hatless, hats, Heisenberg, homburg hat, Jane Timoney, Jimmy Darmody, Justified, Mad Men, Maria Bello, NBC, nbc president, Nucky Thompson, Pete Campbell, porkpie, Prime Suspect, Raylan Givens, Robert Greenblatt, Stetson, television critics association, The Emerald City, Timothy Olyphant, trilby, Walter White | 3 Comments

Pilot Review: Are You There, Chelsea?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Les Chappell

While this seems to happen every year (if not every day), once again the question of why NBC continues to fail has generated a lot of ink over the last week, following Bob Greenblatt’s frank admission at the TCA that … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Criticism | Tagged Are You There Chelsea?, Are You There Vodka It's Me Chelsea, Chelsea Handler, Laura Prepon, Lauren Lapkus, Lenny Clarke, NBC, pilot review, sitcom, That 70's Show, Whitney | Leave a comment

Mid-Season Check-In: Grimm

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Les Chappell

So, Grimm‘s managed to thwart the naysayers who said it was going to die a quick death, and has become the first freshman drama on NBC to be picked up for a full season. Whereas Playboy Club was justifiably taken … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Criticism | Tagged Adalind Shade, Bauerschwein, Beeware, Blutbad, Captain Renard, Danse Macabre, David Giuntoli, Eddie Monroe, Grimm, Hexenbiest, Law and Order: SVU, Let Your Hair Down, Lonelyhearts, Mellifer, NBC, Oregon, Portland, Prime Suspect, Reaper, Reinegen, Silas Weir Mitchell, supernatural elements, The Playboy Club, The Three Bad Wolves, Ziegevolk | 3 Comments

Podcast: Best TV of 2011 (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Les Chappell

Yesterday, I teamed up with my good friends Cory Barker and Andy Daglas to discuss the worst television of 2011 in a podcast over at TV Surveillance. For those of you who had the patience to listen to all two … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts | Tagged ABC, AMC, Andy Daglas, Best TV of 2011, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Carrie Mathison, Casey Wilson, Claire Danes, Coach Taylor, Community, Connie Britton, Cory Barker, Damien Lewis, Dan Harmon, Friday Night Lights, FX, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Giancarlo Esposito, Happy Endings, Homeland, Justified, Leslie Knope, Louie, Louis C.K., Mrs. Coach, NBC, Ned Stark, Nicholas Brody, Pamela Adlon, Parks and Recreation, podcast, Raylan Givens, Ron Swanson, Sean Bean, TV Surveillance, Walter White | 1 Comment

Podcast: Worst TV of 2011 (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Les Chappell

It’s the end of 2011, which means that the time has come for most media outlets and bloggers to prepare their Top Ten and Best Of lists for the year. I, tragically, will not be one of those making a … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts | Tagged AMC, American Horror Story, Andy Daglas, Brad Falchuk, Camelot, Chris D'Elia, Connie Britton, Cory Barker, Dark Passenger, David Lyons, Dexter, Dylan McDermott, Eddie Cibrian, H8R, How I Met Your Mother, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Keith David, Mario Lopez, Michael C. Hall, Mirelle Enos, Modern Family, NBC, Nick Dalton, podcast, Ryan Murphy, Scott Buck, Showtime, Starz, The Cape, The Killing, The Office, The Playboy Club, TV Surveillance, Veena Sud, Whitney, Whitney Cummings, Worst TV of 2011 | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Podcasts | Tagged Awake, Bent, Bob Greenblatt, Community, Cory Barker, Dan Harmon, hiatus, NBC, Occupy Greendale, Occupy NBC, Parks and Recreation, podcast, Six seasons and a movie, TV Surveillance, Whitney | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Televitmus Test | Tagged 30 Rock, A Decent Proposal, Chris D'Elia, Community, First Date, Maulik Panchouly, NBC, Parks and Recreation, Rhea Seehorn, Silent Treatment, Televitmus Test, Whitney, Whitney Cummings, Zoe Lister-Jones | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in TV Criticism | Tagged Bears Will Be Bears, Brothers Grimm, David Giuntoli, Eddie Munroe, fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Grimm, Jägerbär, NBC, Nick Burkhardt, police procedural, Russell Hornsby, Silas Weir Mitchell | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: NBC

Pilot Review: Awake

Back and Forth: On Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation and the Knope 2012 Campaign (with Cory Barker)

Hanging One’s Hat: Haberdashery as TV Criticism

Pilot Review: Are You There, Chelsea?

Mid-Season Check-In: Grimm

Podcast: Best TV of 2011 (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

Podcast: Worst TV of 2011 (with Cory Barker and Andy Daglas)

Podcast: Community Hiatus (with Cory Barker)

Televitmus Test: Whitney

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

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