American Dad Season 8 Finale Review “Da Flippity Flop” May 14, 2013 The end of a season of American Dad is, as far as I can tell, fairly meaningless. Production seasons and airing seasons don't ever quite line up, and things get switched around so much that it's hard to...
The Simpsons Season 2 Review “Fabulous Faker Boys” May 14, 2013 The 24th season of The Simpsons is nearing its close, with only a few episodes left to air, and unfortunately, "Fabulous Faker Boys" does not portend good things. It's an incredibly flat episode, which...
Modern Family Season 4 Review “My Hero” May 10, 2013 A lot could have gone wrong with "My Hero." Modern Family isn't always the most graceful show when it comes to extravagantly goofy premises, and so gathering the whole family at a roller rink for almost...
American Dad Season 8 Review “Lost in Space” May 7, 2013 If you've been watching American Dad for this long, you should know by now that it's a show that is never afraid to experiment. "Lost In Space" has an introduction from Hayley and a later cameo...
The Simpsons Season 24 Review “Whiskey Business” May 6, 2013 Man, you guys, was "Whiskey Business" a real downer episode of The Simpsons, and not only because it was premised around trying to stop a man from committing suicide. It was also just plain unfunny....
Modern Family Season 4 Review “Career Day” May 5, 2013 As made clear by the title, "Career Day," this week's Modern Family trades heavily in standard family sitcom plots. Of course, that's what the show almost always does, so it's no marks against it; it's all...
American Dad Season 8 Review “The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith” May 5, 2013 The return of Stelio Kantos may have been my favorite thing about this week's episode of American Dad with the unwieldy title, "The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith." It...
The Simpsons Season 24 Review “Pulpit Friction” April 28, 2013 Is "Pulpit Friction" the first time a couch gag has led directly into the plot of an episode on The Simpsons? I don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of the series, but it certainly feels unique. And the...
American Dad Season 8 Review “The Boring Identity” April 23, 2013 Was it just me, or did this week's American Dad, "The Boring Identity," feel somehow even more juvenile than usual? It was premised, essentially, on laughing at the concept of a "sensitive" man, and went...
American Dad Season 8 Review “The Missing Kink” April 15, 2013 Seth MacFarlane's shows have a tendency to divulge in the occasional musical number, and usually, it works to the show's success: take American Dad's boy band spoof from earlier this season, as one...
