“Sets are usually fast-paced, but on this one there was a lot of joking, there were a lot of smiles and it was a pretty fun and youthful environment.”
Monday, April 9, 2018 - 8:55pm
Monday, April 9, 2018 - 1:55pm
The Daily had the opportunity to speak with Bill Hader and Alec Berg, the show’s co-creators, writers and, in Hader’s case, the star.
Monday, April 9, 2018 - 12:03am
Williams is an exceptional interviewer who’s able to quickly establish a rapport with each of his subjects — whether they be a distinguished researcher or a seventh grader in Newark.
Sunday, April 8, 2018 - 11:56pm
While Morgan reaches his buoyant and insightful best at points in the premiere, the show’s fast and jarring pace makes for a somewhat uncomfortable watch.
Sunday, April 8, 2018 - 5:22pm
The show focuses less on its Marvel origins, taking a more cinematic approach towards telling an intimate and introspective story.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 - 12:25pm
The pop culture fascination with the autistic savant isn’t new, and it carries with it the uncomfortable implication that autism is some sort of flaw to be compensated for.
Monday, April 2, 2018 - 4:08pm
For a couple that was previously married for 10 years, there was almost no chemistry between the two of them — either romantic as ex-lovers or argumentative as newly divorced.
Sunday, April 1, 2018 - 6:05pm
The beginning of season five has me cautiously optimistic.
Sunday, April 1, 2018 - 5:02pm
Barry Berkman (Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”) is just your average guy, perhaps worryingly so. Literally, he ticks all the boxes. He’s presumably middle-aged, lives in the Midwest and is going through a crisis of sorts. You know, the typical daily onset of existential dread and general dissatisfaction with, well, everything. Furthermore, his past as a Marine continues to play a role in his life, haunting him in the process. To put it quite frankly, his life simply sucks. You can even probably guess his occupation. Accountant? Tax attorney? Disgruntled engineer?
Monday, March 26, 2018 - 3:08pm
There’s even a hint of inner-city Steinbeck to the “The Wire” with its lucidity and reverence for the downtrodden. In so many ways, the show functions as a rich, sprawling novel.