Here’s the scorecard of recently announced TV cancellations and renewals, as we all bite our fingernails waiting for those final few verdicts to trickle in, particularly (I’m guessing), Nashville, Hannibal, and Community. UPDATE: Hannibal just renewed. ABC CANCELLED: Trophy Wife, Mixology, and Neighbors. (Comment: Trophy Wife was superbly cast and sweet and funny, if slight, …
Tonight Carrie fills the last pages of her first diary, and damn does she fill them. After a handful of dry episodes, The Carrie Diaries finally gives itself permission to flush out its plot, four kyddshaw shakeups included. More importantly, someone finally acknowledges the shows tendency to dip its toes into the jail-bait pool when it comes to relationships, though disappointingly, with the least predatory example of the bunch.
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 12: “A First Time for Everything” Written by Henry Alonso Myers Directed by Patrick Norris Airs Monday at 8pm (ET) on the CW That’s not the only VIP Area You’re not Getting Into, Sebastian. Short of deciding it was too pricey to redo the opening voice over with …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 11: “Identity Crisis” Written by Jessica O’Toole & Amy Rardin Directed by Jann Turner Airs Monday at 8pm (ET) on the CW Love may be in the air, and the car, and the diner, and every room in Sebastian’s house, but the real bulk of the story derives from …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 10: “The Long and Winding Road Not Taken” Written by Terri Minsky Directed by Michael Fields Airs Monday at 8pm (ET) on the CW There’s a Reason No One Takes That Road. Nothing to see here folks; seriously, just keep driving, unless you’re Carrie driving a stick for the …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 7: “The Great Unknown” Written by Amy B. Harris Directed by Janice Cooke Airs Monday at 8pm (ET) on the CW Sometimes You Come Out of the Closet, Sometimes You Come in it. Well, it was fun while it lasted, Interview magazine. As presumed, Carrie was banished from the big …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 8: “Hush Hush” Written by Marc Halsey Directed by Amy Heckerling Airs Monday at 8pm (ET) on the CW Hey, Hi. “Hush Hush” certainly blew the dust off the ol’ floppy disc this week, and not a moment too soon. For anyone who may have fallen off the show, …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 7: “Caught” Written by Doug Stockstill Directed by Nanette Burstein Airs Monday at 8pm (ET) on the CW Quick, Somebody Hide the Pillows. There seems to be a strange pattern developing within The Carrie Diaries, the better the episode flows the more boring it is. For instance “Caught” is …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 6: “Endgame” Written by Jessica O’Toole & Amy Rardin Directed by David Paymer Airs Monday at 8pm (ET) on the CW It’s Thanksgiving in the suburbs! And this week had all the fixins’ of everyone’s favorite pre-Christmas holiday; meltdowns, disappointed family, bean dip and, of course, a blown up …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 4: “Dangerous Territory” Written by Amy Harris Directed by Norman Buckley Airs Monday at 8pm (ET) on the CW I Guess Those Band Camp Rumors Are True First off the question on everyone’s mind, was that a clarinet? If so, what else was on that tape? Second question what kind …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 4: “Fright Night” Written by Henry Alonso Myers Directed by Jennifer Getzinger Airs Monday at 8pm (ET) on the CW The episode promised frights and rest assured the night delivered. It’s not often a show about a nice group of kids from Connecticut can cover LSD, ecstasy, marijuana, hate …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 3: “Read Before Use” Written by Terri Minsky Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer Airs Monday at 8pm (ET) on the CW In for a Penny, in for a Something. When an episode opens with “Let’s face it, life is easier when you read the labels…”Your brain instantly wants …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1 Episode 2:“Lie With Me” Written By: Amy B. Harris Directed By: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon January 21, 2013 at 8pm ET on The CW Today’s teen dramas are too often high-concept. In order to stand out they attempt to lure the viewer in with vampires, affluence and the occasional murder. You know, …
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 101 “Pilot” Written by Amy B. Harris Directed by Miguel Arteta Airs Mondays at 8pm (ET) on the CW The CW knows how to do two things: Sexy action heroes (Supernatural, Smallville, Nikita) and your classic beautiful-teens-coming-of-age-in-a-very-specific-setting tale (90210, Hart of Dixie, The Vampire Diaries). After losing Gossip Girl …
DECEPTION When and Where: Mondays at 10 on NBC, beginning January 7th What’s the deal: The mysterious death of a childhood friend, who also happens to be a modern-day wealthy socialite, causes Detective Joanna Locasto, played by Californication’s Meagan Good (Think Like a Man, Saw V) to go back undercover as a guest of the …