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Debrastating

Last week saw the debut of a delightfully deranged new Adult Swim “short-form” series called Three Busy Debras, which my reductive brain wants to describe as a suburban cousin of The Heart, She Holler, dealing as it does with the … Continue reading

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“So, You’ve Gone Insane. That’s Fun.”

[Contains dried robin’s blood and SPOILERS!!!] The major story arc dominating Season Six of Parks and Recreation (2013), aside from ‘Leslie Knope’s (Amy Poehler) acrimonious recall from the City Council, was the not-entirely-unrelated merging of cash-strapped Eagleton (and its super-snooty … Continue reading

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“This Is Why I Prefer Nightmares.”

[Contains pixelated “penis hats” and SPOILERS!!!] Unfortunately for all, the major story arc dominating Season Five of Parks and Recreation (2012) was newly-elected-council-woman ‘Leslie Knope’s (Amy Poehler) clashes with overbearing butthead ‘Jeremy Jamm’ (Jon Glaser), who is easily the worst … Continue reading

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“The Moon Accepts Your Ridiculous Proposal!”

[Contains “blood orphans” and SPOILERS!!!] The fourth season of Parks and Recreation (2011) was largely dominated by ‘Leslie’s (Amy Poehler) campaign for a seat on the city council… but while it was easy enough to follow, and be drawn in, … Continue reading

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“I’m Janet. Janet Snakehole.”

[Contains “awesome sauce” and SPOILERS!!!] Looking back, one of my main issues with the second season of Parks and Recreation was that it kept toying with my emotions, hinting at a burgeoning romance between ‘April’ (Aubrey Plaza) and ‘Andy’ (Chris … Continue reading

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“Hallo. Wine-And-Cheese. Ding-Dong!”

I’ve now finished watching Season 35 of Saturday Night Live (2009), and have to express my disappointment at the dearth of Jenny Slate sightings. After her foul-mouthed flame-out in the premiere, she was mostly deployed as a back-up singer/dancer, and … Continue reading

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Good Peacock To You!

[Contains tearful goodbyes and SPOILERS!!!] Finally got around to picking up the seventh (and final) season of 30 Rock (2012), and even though I’m sad that it’s over now, I was glad to see that they went out in a … Continue reading

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No More Tuna?

After running a Google search for Kroll Show this morning, I found myself torn by a “good news/bad news” combo: Bad News: The third season, which begins on January 13th, will be a swan-song for the “sketch-uational” comedy show, as creator/star … Continue reading

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Toilet Babies & Cake Trains

I’d never even heard of Kroll Show (or its star, Nick Kroll) before the second season started airing in January, but when I saw that Lucy Punch was going to appear in the opening episode, I thought I should give … Continue reading

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“Is 70 Not A Good IQ?”

[Contains over-affectionate corporate mascots and SPOILERS!!!] In theory, I should unequivocally approve of the casting of Kristen Schaal as a recurring character in the sixth season of 30 Rock… and I can’t deny that I enjoyed her work here as ‘Hazel … Continue reading

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