Reviews

Dharma & Greg plays like an extended rom-com with many happy endings. A straight Will & Grace with all the kooky characters and fast paced laughs. This is what Mad About You was aiming for but didn't quite reach.

So hard to believe that Thomas Gibson would play such a wooden character later on in Criminal Minds, hard to believe it's the same guy.

Dharma and Greg are one of the most endearing couples ever on tv, they show the kind of relationship many wish they could have but few ever attain.

The actress playing Greg's mother is very attractive and gets the snootiness and exasperated responses down pat, she was born for roles like this.

A great series for a binge watch.

Although not as funny nor the dialogue as brisk and witty as Get Shorty, Be Cool does have its fun moments, and for me most center around The Rock's performance as a naive gay bodyguard and budding actor.

Great series, a hash of Minority Report/Enemy Of The State. The relationships between the diverse characters was endearing. My peeve was Amy Acker's character Root: after the first couple appearances she became annoying...her constant smirking, grinning, smarminess and smug wanna-be-cute attitude became quickly off-putting and l began skipping almost every scene she was in. Enjoyable otherwise.

Movies and tv series from the 80's basically set the template for later decades to follow, in almost every genre. This has many of the usual bits that showed up in later cop shows: the opening sequence showing the recklesss attitude of the lead, the pissed of police captain or chief, the lead is mostly either single divorced or separated, the lead's disobedience of a direct order to stay away from a case, the lead teaming up with opposite minded partner(s), many crashes, many shootouts, sourfaced henchmen, sarcastic bad guy who a big mansion, etc etc. This also harks back to a period when the music was as important to a movie as the plot, and the music in BHC rocks!!!

While Harrison Ford is the top biller in this, the star and show stealer is the villain: the always pleasing neurotic overthetop Gary Oldman, with his trademark mood swings, along with a delicious Slavic accent. Everything and everyone else is just along for the ride.

Hollywood seems to be either running out of ideas or of creative writers. There has been an extremely annoying trend of serializing hit movies or remaking hit series, and almost always failing at both. This is one of those failures. Those old enough will compare this to the movie and find it coming up short.

TP continues to half-ass his way through poorly written, directed and produced shows, and expects us to love his shows just because he's black and they're about black people. But he constantly insults our intelligence with his output. He owns a large studio, yet his sets seem extremely low budgets, his apartments, offices etc seem almost like stage play sets. Dialogue, plots and continuity are poorly executed. Imagine that the police comes to arrest a guy in a hospital saying it's for murder and the supposed victim is alive in the very same hospital!

The continuity is very sketchy... it seems like a single day stretches over several episodes and then it's hard to tell how much time has elapsed over a couple seasons.

The most annoying character is Karen's assistant Pam, with her sashaying, ridiculous expressions, hand waving and sing song voice she comes across as a cheap caricature of what a hood black woman is supposed to be.

Why is Andi a top lawyer constantly acting like an airhead from a telenovela? Why are all the girls constantly sabotaging their relationships then blaming it on the guys.

Why is a part black guy playing the role of a white country hick? Why are the girls able to just rush off their jobs for non emergencies so often? Why is no one ever seen watching TV but just sitting on the sofa doing nothing? Why are people constantly popping up at homes and workplaces at all hours like stalkers? Why is Aaron hitting on Karen just after his wife's death and before she's even buried? Why does the airport always look like it only ever has the same one plane and couple passengers? And what's with the weird hairstyles??? Why are people who work in a bank and law firm dressed so inappropriately for the job?

TP needs to relinquish some writing and directing to more talented persons or step up his game. And get rid of the always smug look on his face.

Very funny sometimes, other times bleh. What I like most: the dancing at the start, Kevin's monologues, Gigi's extra large smile and giggles/squeals, . What kicks it up sometimes are the guests/recurring characters Brick Street, Troy, the guy who plays insurance agent/travel agent/loan officer, African park attendant/caterer. And the running gags: Ice Cube's disappearing act (especially when used on him or ignored), Troy's lying about his whereabouts to his mom. And for fans of Half & Half ( which starred Essence Atkins) Telma Hopkins ( who played her half sister's mother on that show) appears now as her mother in law and Obba Babatunde ( who played her father on that show) appears again as her father.

A fable inside a comedy wrapped up in moral. This has several gems of wisdom that can easily be overlooked: a little bullying can do tremendous harm; the devil comes to you in many guises and tailors his approach to your weakness; be careful what you wish for as it may not be what you really need to be happy; and many more.

Sinbad guest stars, but STARS! Totally steals the show, supremely funny without seeming forced the way many sitcom acts seem. This could've been an episode on his own series! Still got the magic...