17. American Horror Story (FX- tie) With the climactic final four episodes of Asylum and the entertaining first nine of Coven, American Horror Story has had a diverse year, to say the least. Asylum wrapped up its exploration of health care, religion, and power and Coven dove in head-first with looks at gender roles, aging, …
When Happy Endings debuted in the spring of 2011, it was largely written off, either as yet another subpar Friends clone (in a spring that was strangely full of them) or a “hang-out” sitcom with not enough meat on its bones. It didn’t help matters that much of the abbreviated first season was aired out …
A few days ago, SOS contributor Terence Johnson wrote about Fox’s new show The Following, and the key characters who turned out to be bisexual in the latest episode, titled “Mad Love”. This is an idea that would have been unfathomable in the early days of television, and remains a rare thing to see even …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 13 : “Our Best Friend’s Wedding” Written by Hilary Winston Directed by Rob Greenberg Airs Tuesdays at 9pm and 9:30pm ET on ABC IT IS A DOUBLE DOSE OF HAPPY ENDINGS! Yep, that’s right. Because of some scheduling problems, we are now being treated to a double dose of Happy …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 12: “The Marry Prankster” Written by Jackie Clarke and Gil Ozeri Directed by Rebecca Asher Airs Tuesdays at 9pm and 9:30pm ET on ABC The group plots a prank on Max to get back at him for all the pranks that he pulled on them. Winning the lottery, after a …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 11: “The Ex Factor” Written by Leila Strachan Directed by Fred Goss Airs Sundays at 10pm (ET) and Tuesdays at 9pm (ET) on ABC The opening image of Roslita’s means that the gang is having their normal sit down drink. Within the first minutes we discover that Jane’s ex is …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 10: “Kickball 2: The Kickening” Written by Beth McCarthy-Miller Directed by Jackie Clarke & Gil Ozeri Airs Sundays at 10pm (ET) and Tuesdays at 9pm (ET) on ABC Who wants to play kickball?! That’s the main and pretty much only focus on Sunday’s episode of Happy Endings. The episode (which …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 9: “Ordinary Extraordinary Love” Written by Daniel Chun Directed by Michael A. Price Airs Sundays at 10pm (ET) and Tuesdays at 9pm (ET) on ABC We find the group sitting around their usual table and having a casual drink with each other when Max comes running in complaining about his …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 8: “Fowl Play/Date” Written by Sierra Teller Ornelas Directed by Rob Greenberg Airs Sundays at 10pm (ET) and Tuesdays at 9pm (ET) on ABC Enter Alex into the diner with Tyler, the racist parrot, follow it up with some crazy quips that only those six lovable weirdoes can provide, and …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 7: “No-Ho-Ho” Written by Prentice Penny Directed by Michael Patrick Jann Airs Tuesdays at 9pm (ET) on ABC BUSTED!!! At least Jane is, when she hands over her ID to the waiter and a new revelation is revealed- Jane has been lying about her age for the past several years, …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 6: “To Serb with Love” Written by Jonathan Groff & Brian Gallivan Directed by Victor Nelli Jr. Airs Tuesdays at 9pm (ET) on ABC First off, let’s talk about Alex and Dave’s corn typewriter. Good for Brad on guessing it and props to Dave for letting Alex cut loose. “The …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 5: “P & P Romance Factory” Written by Beth McCarthy-Miller Directed by Erik Sommers Airs Tuesdays at 9pm (ET) on ABC No Holiday Specials? No extra-long finales? That can only mean one thing. Those six, crazy, dorks are back in action. After being preempted for a week, Happy Endings has …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 4: “More Like Stanksgiving” Written by Leila Strachan Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar Airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET on ABC Thanksgiving is in the house! That’s what this week’s episode of “Happy Endings” is all about. It’s nice to see them actually tackle the Thanksgiving holiday this season, especially since last …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 3: “Boys II Menorah” Written by Dan Rubin and Lon Zimmet Directed by Eric Appel Airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET on ABC Max probably takes on one of his funniest and probably most fun job that we’ve seen in the past two seasons. An emcee for bar mitzvahs. The episode …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 2: “Sabado Free-Gante” Written by Josh Bycel and Jonathan Fener Directed by Stuart McDonald Airs Tuesdays at 9pm (ET) on ABC Who wants to go as the Jackson 5 Marionette? Yeah, that would be the award winning costume that our six abnormally weird friends go as for Halloween this year …
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 1: “Cazsh Dummy Spillionaires” Written by David Caspe, Matthew Libman & Daniel Libman Directed by Fred Goss Airs Tuesdays at 8pm (ET) on ABC Crazy one liners? Check. Absurd situations? Check. Six lovable, goofy dorks? Check. That can only mean one thing. One of the underdog comedies of television is …
Two women sit in a restaurant. As they wait for their food, they discuss current events, politics, and an interesting historical tidbit one of them recently learned. Their food arrives and the conversation moves into the more personal- one woman’s marathon training, the upcoming nuptials of a (female) family member. To the canny observer, the …
With the holidays out of the way and new episodes of TV starting back up again, it’s time for the networks to start their second round of premieres. The first is of course in the fall, when Premiere Week means a fresh start to all of the returning series and highly anticipated launches for the …
Thanksgiving is here (American Thanksgiving, at least), making it officially the Holiday Season. It’s a time for reflection, for pausing to appreciate those people and things we’re most grateful for, and for focusing on what’s really important in life. Television. Here are just a few of the many things I am grateful for this year. …