Tag Archives: Kristen Johnston

Rant: Kate Berlant

I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to “notice” Kate Berlant, considering how many great shows she’s already been in (e.g. Another Period, The Good Place, and Loki), but suddenly I’m a big fan, and have watched my … Continue reading

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“Never Let ‘Em See You Leak”

[Contains pre-soaked cereal and SPOILERS!!!] The second season of 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) was just as much fun as the first, and featured several great Sally episodes… including one where she’s mistaken for a man-in-drag and courted by … Continue reading

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“As Many Intelligent People Know…”

Ch4 started showing the first season of 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) in the mornings a few weeks ago, without any sort of warning or advertising… so it took me a couple days to spot what the blighters were … Continue reading

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Ex-Rated

[Standard Sitcom Pilot Review Disclaimer: Blah, blah, too soon to judge, blah, blah, still finding its groove, blah, blah, Seinfeld, blah, blah, humour is totally subjective, blah, blah!] After I Hate My Teenage Daughter stank up the airwaves on Fox … Continue reading

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Where There’s A Wilma…

I always hated The Flintstones as a kid… on the surface it looked like a fun children’s cartoon, but at heart it was just a boring, middle-aged sitcom about an angry boor who lies to his wife a lot. Even … Continue reading

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A Bum Note

[Written in the key of SPOILERS!] Off the top of my head, I can’t think of many recent rom-coms centering around a creative partnership, so Music and Lyrics (2007) definitely has that going for it… and I think Hugh Grant … Continue reading

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What Is It Good For?

Considering the critical mauling that Bride Wars (2009) received when it was first released, I was expecting to hate it… but in the end, I found myself chuckling quite often, and (almost) getting a bit teary at the end. Of … Continue reading

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Privyet, baby!

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) was on TV the night-before-last, and I was surprised by how funny it still was after all these years… especially considering the fact that I pretty much played all three films to death, … Continue reading

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Carrie on Sexin’: Saison Six

[Contains major SPOILERS, because the finale pissed me off so much] Season Six of Sex and the City is the longest one of the lot, presumably to make up for the curtailing of its predecessor. Overall I think it was … Continue reading

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