Midseason Report Card, The Originals
When we first heard about “The Originals” becoming a spin-off show, we were admittedly nervousness about this. It is not often that you can structure an entire show around a villain, and then figure out a way in which to still make the show compelling and sympathetic to viewers. Even with a show like “Breaking […]
Midseason Report Card, The Walking Dead
When “The Walking Dead” lost Glen Mazzara we were worried. This is a guy who really turned the show from a great idea and a solid adaptation into a top 10 show on TV. So to see the way the Scott M. Gimple regime played out during the first eight episodes was … interesting. While […]
MasterChef Junior, Midseason Report Card
In the latest edition of our Midseason Report Card series, we are reflecting on a show that has been off the air for a little while now in “MasterChef Junior.” Not only that, but it is a show that ironically has already finished its first season. But, we do still feel like there is a […]
Midseason Report Card, Supernatural
Typically when you have a show in its ninth season, there are going to be some instances of people complaining incessantly about this or that. There are often not a whole lot of reasons to believe that a show can really keep people engaged in a show after being on the air this long. But […]
For our third edition of our Midseason Report Card series, we’re looking at a show that we have long coined to be a slice of fun in the primetime lineup: “Hart of Dixie.” While it’s technically an hour-long “drama,” we’ve always viewed it more as a romantic comedy, and something very different in tone and […]
Dancing with the Stars, Midseason Report Card
Welcome back to our latest Midseason Report Card, where we offer up a look at just what a show has been up to so far this year, and where they could be going from here. Today, we’re talking about a show that is in a little bit of a bizarre position in “Dancing with the […]
Now that it’s December, we’re kicking off today what is the first of what will be a daily feature: The Midseason Report Card. Think of it as a progress report into how each one of your favorite shows is doing halfway through a season focusing on what works, and what needs improvement. Given that “Castle” […]
