Stories by Radhika Menon
Notebook: You are what you watch
BY RADHIKA MENON
A person’s television choices reflect their personality. I know that no one is right or wrong, but that doesn’t mean I’m not judging you.
'Bad Samaritans' can't manage to do any good
BY RADHIKA MENON
Netflix has shown that it has the ability to create and develop meaningful and exciting drama series. If only the online streaming service would put the same energy and effort into everything that they produce.
Episode Review: Latest 'How I Met Your Mother' breathes needed life into faltering season
- CBS
BY RADHIKA MENON
The first half of this episode was mindless and humdrum — light, superficial and inconsequential. But the conclusion packs the emotional punch that this season has been lacking.
Laughable 'Zero Hour' mistakes complexity for vague and confusing themes
- ABC
BY RADHIKA MENON
It’s high time that networks stop trying to fill the hole that “Lost” has left behind and begin focusing on more fresh and original premises. Let’s reset the clock on “Zero Hour” and pretend that we didn’t waste our time with this.
Notebook: Losing Liz Lemon
- NBC
BY PROMA KHOSLA AND RADHIKA MENON
“30 Rock” didn’t become the universally adored comedy that Fey and her colleagues aspired to (think of how popular “Modern Family” is today), but the show completely revolutionized contemporary comedy — especially for female characters.
Electric cast leads 'The Following' through gripping plot
- FOX
BY RADHIKA MENON
TV has never been afraid of serial killers, but the ability to surprise the audience with both plot and character motives is no doubt 'The Following" ’s greatest asset.
Uncertainties linger in 'Girls' season two premiere
- HBO
BY RADHIKA MENON
The “Girls” premiere sets season two up to be one of rediscovery and new beginnings, a march toward new identities — and it seems to be headed in the right direction.
Notebook: Hooked on 'Catfish'
- MTV
BY RADHIKA MENON
One of the MTV's newest ventures “Catfish: The TV Show” is decidedly un-MTV. Where other programming focused much of its energy on unnecessary drama and fistfights, “Catfish” works on a realer, more humanistic level.
Notebook: Fearless 'Parenthood' impresses with intimate moments
- NBC
BY RADHIKA MENON
“Parenthood” is a welcome twin to the “Friday Night Lights” legacy in the television landscape, melding Katims’s distinct style with honest acting by another extraordinary cast and gripping storylines.
Episode Review: 'Splitsville' hints at series endgame
- CBS
BY RADHIKA MENON
“How I Met Your Mother” ’s autumn of breakups finally comes to a close with Robin and Nick’s unsurprising separation. In a moment of complete honesty — and hidden by his signature deflection — Barney releases Robin from her dull, doomed relationship.
