Author Rob H. Dawson

It's conflict week on Ben and Kate, and it's not just the titular "Guitar Face," belonging to Will, that's causing trouble; BJ is jealous now that Kate's attention isn't solely focused on her, and Ben is...

"A Tree Grows in Springfield" is a perfectly serviceable episode of The Simpsons. The premise, at least in the first act, is the kind of overly-topical spoofing that can quickly get tiresome, but it didn't...

If I were to put myself in the hypothetical shoes of a person who hates Ben and Kate, and was asked to provide a reason for my hatred, the most logical thing I could think of would be that it's a show that...

There's something a little frustrating about an episode of American Dad in which Roger wears one costume for the entire time, and it's a boring one. At first, I assumed his balding yoga instructor was a...

When a show runs as long as The Simpsons has, it's not surprising if it feels a little tired every week; just look at the bug-eaters' meet up that Lisa attends in "Penny-Wiseguys." It's a completely...

It's really kind of impossible for me to imagine anyone disliking Ben and Kate. It's just such an amiable, comforting blanket of a show. Look at "Career Day": it's all built from familiar sitcom tropes...

I've been mostly down on The Simpsons so far this season, but finally the show has given me a reason to enjoy watching it, in the shape of "Gone Abie Gone." It's an episode that's a little bit smaller;...

Well, "The Dance" has brought the first season of The Inbetweeners to a close, and to be honest, I'm still not entirely sure where I stand on the show. It can certainly be funny, proven in tonight's...

American Dad is a show built for delivering absurdity, and absurdity is exactly what "Can I Be Frank With You?" offers. Sure, it's a combination of two ideas that could be completely hack premises: the...

The Simpsons has been running out of steam for years now, and "Adventures in Baby Getting" not only confirms that by being, in general, the sound of a balloon deflating for twenty-two minutes, but also by...