TV Reviews11/19/16Nov 19 2016SaveTV Reviews11/19/16BTV ReviewsDirk Gently strikes back with a weaponized kittenLisa Weidenfeld41There’s been a lot of talk on Dirk Gently about the friendship between Dirk and Todd, and whether Todd is Dirk’s…
TV Reviews11/17/16Nov 17 2016SaveTV Reviews11/17/16TV ReviewsPitch gives everyone cabin fever during a rain delayLisa Weidenfeld59Because The A.V. Club knows that TV shows keep going even if we’re not writing at length about them, we’re…
TV Reviews11/15/16Nov 15 2016SaveTV Reviews11/15/16B+TV ReviewsNo Tomorrow faces its problems the old-fashioned way: on a stationary pirate cruiseLisa Weidenfeld29If there’s a theme this week on No Tomorrow, it’s how hard it is to be truly honest with people. There’s the ideal…
TV Reviews11/12/16Nov 12 2016SaveTV Reviews11/12/16C+TV ReviewsDirk Gently narrowly escapes several painful deaths, but succumbs to a painful tropeLisa Weidenfeld57If this is going to be a show that is often indifferent to the plot structure of an ordinary show, it would be nice…
TV Reviews11/10/16Nov 10 2016SaveTV Reviews11/10/16TV ReviewsPitch wears its feminism on its sleeve during a nude photo leak scandalLisa Weidenfeld37Because The A.V. Club knows that TV shows keep going even if we’re not writing at length about them, we’re…
TV Reviews11/5/16Nov 5 2016SaveTV Reviews11/5/16CTV ReviewsDirk Gently finds a magic light bulb, and leaves some other mysteries unresolvedLisa Weidenfeld69There are signs that for a show called Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, the titular character is awfully…
TV Reviews11/3/16Nov 3 2016SaveTV Reviews11/3/16TV ReviewsPitch mashes up Good Will Hunting and Major League in one efficient episodeLisa Weidenfeld45Maybe the best thing about this episode was the way it kept defying expectations regarding Ginny’s acting out: She…
TV Reviews11/1/16Nov 1 2016SaveTV Reviews11/1/16B+TV ReviewsNo Tomorrow takes some big scary steps toward maturityLisa Weidenfeld43Asking for forgiveness is a funny thing. It can be awfully difficult to distinguish between a genuine desire to make…
TV Reviews10/29/16Oct 29 20161TV Reviews10/29/16B-TV ReviewsBullet dodging and puppy rescues keep everyone busy on Dirk GentlyLisa Weidenfeld76Are unseen forces at work to force Dirk Gently to solve cases? That’s the suggestion as we move further into the…
TV Reviews10/27/16Oct 27 2016SaveTV Reviews10/27/16TV ReviewsPitch gets down to the wireLisa Weidenfeld57Because The A.V. Club knows that TV shows keep going even if we’re not writing at length about them, we’re…
TV Reviews10/25/16Oct 25 2016SaveTV Reviews10/25/16BTV ReviewsNo Tomorrow starts to find the cracks in its worldLisa Weidenfeld27It had to happen eventually: The first couple of cracks have started to appear in the Evie/Xander partnership. While…
TV Reviews10/22/16Oct 22 20161TV Reviews10/22/16CTV ReviewsDirk Gently gets loudLisa Weidenfeld165The new Dirk Gently series, as adapted for BBC America by Max Landis, is going to be one of those adaptations that…
TV Reviews10/18/16Oct 18 2016SaveTV Reviews10/18/16A-TV ReviewsNo Tomorrow starts to move beyond the honeymoon periodLisa Weidenfeld36There’s always a tipping point when you like a new person, whether romantically or even just as a new friend, where…
TV Reviews10/13/16Oct 13 2016SaveTV Reviews10/13/16BTV ReviewsPitch mixes the personal and the professionalLisa Weidenfeld58At this point, Pitch is as much about how hard it is being a professional baseball player as it is about how great…
TV Reviews10/11/16Oct 11 2016SaveTV Reviews10/11/16B+TV ReviewsNo Tomorrow broadens its horizons by leaping off a cliffLisa Weidenfeld51Having established its slightly wacky subject matter in the pilot episode, No Tomorrow wisely spends its second…
TV Reviews10/6/16Oct 6 2016SaveTV Reviews10/6/16A-TV ReviewsPitch finally clears the fencesLisa Weidenfeld115Pitch has, so far, showed an admirable interest in presenting a realistic look at what someone like Ginny Baker…
TV Reviews10/4/16Oct 4 2016SaveTV Reviews10/4/16B-TV ReviewsNo Tomorrow starts off at the end (of the world)Lisa Weidenfeld77No Tomorrow, like any romantic comedy, is going to succeed or fail based on a pretty simple equation: Either you’re…
TV Reviews9/29/16Sep 29 2016SaveTV Reviews9/29/16BTV ReviewsPitch takes a few swings at backstoryLisa Weidenfeld93If the first episode of Pitch was about learning a somewhat facile reason for why Ginny Baker is as motivated as she…
TV Reviews9/22/16Sep 22 2016SaveTV Reviews9/22/16BTV ReviewsPitch aims to make the most of its big league debutLisa Weidenfeld135It’s hard to pinpoint where a show will go after only its first episode, but in the pilot, Pitch thrives on the…
TV Reviews9/16/16Sep 16 2016SaveTV Reviews9/16/16A-TV ReviewsFleabag enters the pantheon of melancholy comedyLisa Weidenfeld66The titular character of Amazon’s Fleabag spends her days aimlessly pursuing terrible men, struggling to connect…