Parenthood –“Perchance to Dream”
“Second base is reading Tennyson.” This is the shot that’s going in all of Peter Krause’s future press materials. Daughters are nothing but trouble. If you have one, you’d better lock her up in a tower...
View ArticleParenthood –“No More Namaste”
“Fine. But I’m not saying ‘unconditionally.'” Oh, Amber. Earlier in the series, and really throughout, Zeek has acted as the purveyor of the mighty name Braverman, making sure that Jabbar is going to...
View ArticleParenthood –“Lost and Found”
“I’m going to sing now.” “Adam, stop doing your Taxi Driver impression. No one is talking to you.” I had a hard time picking out an opening quote for this episode. There were so many choice lines from...
View ArticleParenthood –“I Hear You, I See You”
“Why is nobody wearing shoes?” After watching LUX all day, capping off the evening with an episode of Parenthood threatened to send me into a family-drama sugar coma, leaving me to ponder how affected...
View ArticleParenthood –“I’m Cooler Than You Think”
“I think that deserves a consequence.” Joel does his best Angelus impression. This is the story of boy meets girl. The boy, Mike, a forklift operator in the shoe warehouse, is tightly integrated with...
View ArticlePodcast 001, pat 2: “It’s Still Halloween Somewhere (but just barely)”
“What was that accent?” And just barely slipping in before the witching hour on Halloween (on the West Coast anyway) are some thoughts on this week’s Halloween episodes. Some of the things we...
View ArticlePodcast 002: Basic Cable is Just Like Everyone Else
Well, well, well. It’s an All-Monster Podcast. It’s like Rampage but better because we have four monsters tearing up your town instead of just three. These week, Karen, Matt, Nick and Noel discuss a...
View Article“Parenthood” and the Complexities of Interracial Relationships
Parenthood made me cry today. The show is fantastic. It’s superbly acted, well cast and it hits on a lot of problems that families go through. I’m sure that once I am a parent, many many moons from...
View ArticleParenthood –“I Don’t Want to Do This Without You”
“It’s a Braverman.” "Hey. Do I know you?" Our fellow Monster Karen checked out last season’s finale of Parenthood as it aired at the behest of Matt and me insisting the show is good, sometimes great,...
View ArticleParenthood –“One More Weekend With You”
“There are no secrets in parenting.” Kristina’s getting all potted up! (Note: Usually, these Parenthood reviews would go up on TV.com (you can see the rest of them for this season) but I missed a...
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