Innovation, though generally universally commended, does not necessarily lead to better or more believable television when put into practice. However, Best Friends Forever, a new NBC comedy on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m., makes a radically new way of writing work in charming and delightful ways. Instead of assembling a group
Author: Aly Monroe
Happy Endings Proves a Refreshing Take on Sitcoms
ABC’s Happy Endings, starring Eliza Coupe, Damon Wayans Jr., Casey Wilson, Adam Pally, Zachary Knighton and Elisha Cuthbert, premiered midway through the spring season last year. The show was met with understandably low ratings due to its poor time slot and ABC’s seeming reluctance to advertise it whatsoever. Happy Endings
Castle Doomed to Repeat TV Tropes
Unresolved sexual tension is one of the most common tropes television writers use to keep viewers interested and tuning in. However, when a show goes too many seasons without its characters getting together, the writers risk alienating their entire audience by trying to appeal to both the fans who want
New Girl on the Comedy Block
Fox’s New Girl is a single-camera comedy starring Zooey Deschanel as Jess, a rather odd woman who is forced to move in with three guys (all with various strange quirks) due to a bad break-up with your run-of-the-mill “a-hole who never deserved such a nice girl.” The show follows Jess