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Royal Pains (2009–2016)
8/10
It's fun and extremely likable.
1 December 2009
I really enjoyed this show for it's first season. I thought the characters were really likable, they were very funny, and some of the extremely exotic conditions rich people were coming down with (all on long island, who knew?) made the show fun and rewarding. The Dr (Hank) is great and the idea of saving someone at a rich recluse's house, then being given an amazing apartment, money, and the chance to rub elbows with the secretive elite plays on my fantasies terrifically. A lot of the rich characters fall into a typical neurotic mold but there are some like Boris the house owner that creates enough mystery to keep you watching for the next episode. The son with the distant father and crazy girlfriend is a great character. Evan the brother is Hilarious and has great chemistry with the main character. The Indian assistant Divya is really funny and I like the subplot of her dreams and her conflicts with traditional Indian cultural values. I thought the girlfriend character was OK but it didn't add much and the conflicts weren't very strong or justified. Overall a really fun show.
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9/10
ZMD - Funnier than eating your own eyeball
26 April 2009
Warning: Spoilers
A great movie, great gore, great characters. Especially if you love Zombie movies.

Gore a zombie aficionado would appreciate. Special effects have gone a long way. first time I've seen entire half of someone's face get blown off and completely believe it. One character gets the skin ripped off his face(somehow really funny) and a couple non-zombies get killed in ways that surprise you so much you laugh out loud then feel really guilty for it. The jokes were hitting left and right and it got a deserved round of applause from the audience. The reason why zombie movies are so great is the interaction of the living characters but this one had the deeper, socio-political stuff I haven't seen since Night of the living dead original. Some, and I stress SOME of the jokes landed flat because a couple characters were over the top. I'm surprised this is a festival movie. Great stuff. A cult classic for sure.
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