Showing posts with label Shannon Woodward. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 21, 2013

1940 - Raising Hope: season three


This season really advanced the storylines of all involved and slammed right through the Sabrina/Jimmy relationship story - which is refreshing. I think the days of trying to milk the will-they/won't-they are a bit played and done.  I've always personally felt that there are more interesting stories to be told about people in relationships than their are about people starting up a relationship.  More universal as well.
This show always surprises me by how much I like it.  It's a bit silly, but it's also got some of the best sitcom one-liners currently on television.  The comedy is so tight and smart, but it doesn't show off.  It hits you like a brick and then moves right along.
If you haven't checked this show out yet give it a shot.  Outside of Greg Garcia's inability to let My Name is Earl go and weave it into this series, it's really solid - and the first 3 seasons are on Netflix so you can catch up in no time.

Friday, July 05, 2013

1869 - Raising Hope: seasons 1 & 2


Somehow I forgot (I think) to write about the first season of the show here.  This is a show that my wife and I watch when we just want to veg.  That's not giving it a lot of credit because we quite enjoy it - it's charming, funny, and has some strong characters.  I like Garcia's previous show "My Name is Earl" but I found the premise limiting to a degree - so I really like the openness here.  He took the tone from that show and allowed himself a more open ended premise and really trusted his character work and I think it's paid off quite well.
For those who haven't seen it yet, it's about a young man who impregnates a serial killer right before she's caught, and then has to raise the baby with his inept family.  Beautiful.
The show is on Netflix, the first two seasons anyway, so it's easy to catch up to.  If you like comedy that has fun with randomness, but also has a heart to it, this will be right up your alley.