From the DVD Shelf: The Larry Sanders Show: Season One
Last week I wrote about season one of It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, the ahead-of-its time sitcom created by and starring Garry Shandling, that aired on Showtime from 1986-1990. As I have been watching It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, I have simultaneously been re-
From the DVD Shelf: It’s Garry Shandling’s Show Season One
For as long as I can remember I’ve been hearing and reading about It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, the innovative sort-of-sitcom comedy show that Garry Shandling created and starred in on Showtime from 1986 to 1990. I adored The Larry Sanders Show (Mr. Shandling’
Josh Bids Farewell to Smallville!
It’s pretty hard to believe that Smallville has been on the air for ten years, and I am even a little bit more astonished that I’ve been watching the show for pretty much all of those ten years! From the very beginning, I have found watching Smallville to be a somewhat f
Farewell, Michael Scott
For seasons 2-4, I thought the American version of The Office was one of the funniest shows on television — hitting near genius-level comedy with extreme regularity week-to-week. Things started to slide a bit during season 5, and I thought the last several years have been pre
“Accentuate the Positive” — Treme Returns!
It’s been a long wait since last summer, but one of my favorite series from 2010 finally returned with new episodes this past Sunday night — David Simon (The Wire) and Eric Overmyer’s Treme! Season two picks up about six or seven months after the events of the seaso
The Top 10 Episodes of TV of 2010 — Part Two!
Yesterday I began my list of the Top 10 Episodes of TV of 2010. Here now is the rest of the list, numbers 1-5! 5. 30 Rock: “Reaganing” (season 5, episode 5, aired on 10/21/10) — Jack boasts that he has reached a 24-hour state of perfection that he called “Rea
Josh Reviews Andy Barker, P.I.: The Complete Series!
Andy Richter has headlined two terrific but quickly-cancelled TV series. A few years after the demise of Andy Richter Controls the Universe (which was cancelled after FOX aired 14 of the 19 episodes produced), Mr. Richter stepped into the lead of Andy Barker, P.I. on NBC. The pe
Josh Reviews Andy Richter Controls the Universe: The Complete Series!
One of the many, many great TV shows that aired briefly on FOX before being cancelled well-before-its-time was Andy Richter Controls the Universe. This short-lived show, which aired in 2002-03, was Andy Richter’s first TV series effort after leaving The Late Show with Conan O&
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews John Adams (2008)
I can’t believe it took me this long to get to the 2008 HBO miniseries John Adams! This seven-episode miniseries introduces us to John Adams as a prominent lawyer in Boston, defending the British soldiers who shot and killed several Americans in the so-called “Boston Massa
“We’re Running Out of Time!” — Josh Bids Farewell to 24
I was a fan of 24 from the very beginning. However, despite my long-held allegiance to the show, I have not once regretted my decision to sit season eight out. I had become so frustrated by the show’s descent into endlessly recycled story-lines (to a degree that verged on se