Through six episodes in, “Galavant” has shown itself to be precisely what we hoped for the moment it was announced: A silly fantasy musical in the vein of an old Mel Brooks film. It’s extremely creative, well-acted, and also exceptionally well-cast. Whoever managed to land Hugh Bonneville and Ricky Gervais on a new series deserves […]
We really love “Galavant,” and it is with that in mind that we are starting to feel like it may be the recipient this year of the “most heartbreaking cancellation of the year” award. This is a show that actually got off to a fantastic start on ABC, but is being plagued mostly by it […]
Next week, the end is already here for “Galavant,” and that should be very depressing news for all, indeed. This show has had the terrible challenge of airing opposite such things as the AFC Championship Game and the Golden Globes, but it remains tremendously entertaining. As a matter of fact, it may be our favorite […]
We really hope that there were some out there who decided not to watch the AFC Championship Game on Sunday night, and caught “Galavant” over on ABC instead. Why? While the first two episodes of the series were very good, tonight’s back-to-back installments managed to be so much more and then some. Now that we […]
We will never understand the strategy of airing new episodes of any show opposite the Golden Globes, with one key exception: You do not really have any intention of keeping these shows on the air in the first place. This is the fate that ultimately befell ABC’s Sunday-night lineup this week. The awards show drew […]
American Idol, Empire, Galavant
How about this for one of the biggest surprises of the season so far? We thought that “Empire” was going to be a series that would be lucky to capture around two-thirds of the “American Idol” lead-in, and be a solid hit for Fox. Little did we know that it was actually going to be […]
Clearly, ABC is feeling pretty strongly about the early returns on “Galavant.” After all, they have just opted to give their hyped “comedy extravaganza” another two airings in order to find the biggest audience possible. On Wednesday night, the network is going to repeat the first two episodes of the series starting at 10:00 p.m. […]
Remember all of those threats that “Revenge” fans made to stop watching after what happened to Daniel Grayson? Well, unlike most other TV-related threats, it feels almost like some of them decided to follow through with it. The show’s first episode of the year “Epitaph” aired on ABC last night, and it drew a series-low […]
There are many reasons to watch ABC’s “Galavant,” but we admit that there were a few simple things that really drew us into the show above all else: The musical / comedy factor, the immediate feeling that this reminded us of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” and also the presence of Timothy Omundson. “Psych” […]
While we may give ABC a hard time occasionally for their insistence on social media and for being too much of a Disney mouthpiece, we’re not complaining at all when it comes to their willingness to take chances. In the summer, they have given us shows like “Whodunnit?” and “The Quest,” which tried to be […]
