TV/New media
'Revenge' brings depth and deftness to soap format
- ABC
BY KAYLA UPADHYAYA
“Revenge” takes everything that makes a soap opera gripping — the cliffhangers, the complicated relationships, the snappy dialogue — and injects less common attributes of the genre: careful storytelling and subtle character work.
Notebook: 'Cougar Town' is the best show you're not watching
- ABC
BY KAYLA UPADHYAYA
“Cougar Town” isn’t about Courteney Cox vying for studly 20-somethings. It’s about a close-knit group of adult friends — dubbed the “Cul-de-Sac Crew” — who have a lot of fun and drink a lot of wine.
NBC brings a 'Smash' hit to television
- NBC
BY PROMA KHOSLA
NBC’s midseason headliner “Smash” is everything “Glee” isn’t and it’s probably many things “Glee” aspired to be. The plot is simple: 24-year-old Karen Cartwright (“American Idol” runner-up Katharine McPhee) wants to make it big on Broadway.
MTV wears new, hilarious 'Pants' well
- MTV
BY BRIANNE JOHNSON
MTV gives viewers exactly what they need and revisits the neglected realm of scripted television with Thursday night’s fist-pump-free “I Just Want My Pants Back.”
Episode Review: 'Ringer' is only as exciting as its bangs
- The CW
BY KAYLA UPADHYAYA
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” fans are in it for the long haul, refusing to believe Sarah Michelle Gellar can do wrong, but “Ringer” ’s several-month hiatus wasn’t enough to make anyone forget that this show has more problems than strengths.
Lack of context means no triple crown for HBO's 'Luck'
BY KELLY ETZ
From the first scene of Hoffman in jail through roughly the next hour, the lack of explanation leaves the viewer in an unfamiliar terrain with no idea how to navigate through the politics — both upfront and backdoor — or the bewildering jargon.
Episode Review: Princess bride fails to find fairy tale ending on 100th 'Gossip Girl'
BY RADHIKA MENON
Monday’s episode of “Gossip Girl” followed the recipe: It amped up the drama, threw curveballs (Georgina Sparks style) and made us root for our resident Romeo and Juliet — Chuck and Blair.
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