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Credit STARZWelcome to The TV Critic.org. My name is Robin Pierson and I write critical reviews of U.S. TV shows and analyse what makes them good, bad, irritating and enlightening. The reviews are of course full of spoilers so don't read them if you haven't watched the episode.

I will be reviewing the new Spring shows as they debut and letting you know which I think are worth watching (keep an eye on the Blogs section). The podcasts will resume soon as I cover both Spartacus (January 27) and The Walking Dead (February 12) episode by episode.

The Buffy Rewatch is back and the next episode will be ready on Monday 23rd January. We have now reached episode eighteen of season three: "Ear Shot." Comment anytime here and then listen to the podcast to have your views discussed by me and Cordia.
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    Spartacus > Season 3 > Fugitivus
    Review and podcast coming soon...comment now
    26 January 2012
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    Spartacus > Season 3
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    26 January 2012
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    Other Reviews > Parks and Recreation > Bowling for Votes
    During a focus group Leslie obsesses over a guy who says he wouldn't go bowling with her. She sets up a bowling night and tries to win him over. Ron is dismayed by Tom's childish bowling technique. Meanwhile Jerry organises the rest of the team in a competition to raise money for the campaign. April tries hard to win to stop Chris being so happy. When she finds out that Jerry's daughter is going to break up with him she changes her mind.
    27 January 2012
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    The Big Bang Theory > Season 5 > The Beta Test Initiation
    Leonard suggests to Penny that they test their new relationship and report bugs when they find them. She agrees but doesn't appreciate his list of critiques. Meanwhile Raj's new phone has voice recognition software called Siri. He begins to bond with "her" in a way that makes his friends uncomfortable.
    27 January 2012
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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer > Season 3 > Choices
    Review and podcast coming on Monday 30th January...comment now
    23 January 2012
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    Shameless > Season 2 > I'll Light a Candle For You Every Day
    Lip investigates options for Ian and agrees to work on a military project. Jody plans on proposing to Karen but Frank steals the ring. He proposes to Dottie and she agrees. He then picks up a page offering her a heart and tells the hospital that she died. She is so depressed when she learns about the heart going to someone else that she asks Frank to sleep with her. Fiona finds a purse on the train and spends all the money. She returns the bag and then feels guilty when it belongs to a girl like her. She also begins seeing her high school crush Craig, who is now married. Debbie becomes preoccupied with death and Kev begins to worry about his Dad.
    23 January 2012
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    The Office > Season 8 > Pool Party
    Robert is trying to sell his house. He bought it to be a bachelor pad but ended up sharing it with his wife. Kevin suggests that they use it one last time to have a party. The whole office is invited and brings their swim gear. Andy's mum really likes Jessica and gave him a family ring to propose to her with. He doesn't plan to use it yet and then loses it at the party. Meredith tells Erin that Andy might still care about her. Erin enlists Dwight to make Andy jealous. Jim tries to leave early.
    20 January 2012 - 3 comments

Latest Forum Entries

  • Robin Pierson on Re: The Walking Dead Vs. Breaking Bad

    Agreed, no major deaths yet. I'm kind of happy with that because there is only so much tragedy one group can deal with. I guess Otis was the major death of the season and between him and Sophia they made quite an impact.

    24 January 2012
  • Benjamin Fishman on Re: The Walking Dead Vs. Breaking Bad

    Lots of good thoughts, I never watched Flashforward although I read a few early reviews of the show at the time.

    23 January 2012
  • Robin Pierson on Re: The Walking Dead Vs. Breaking Bad

    Hey Ben,

    Thanks for using the forums to get your thoughts out there.

    23 January 2012
  • Benjamin Fishman on The Walking Dead Vs. Breaking Bad

    Because of the hiatus of The Walking Dead, I have found myself losing the eagerness to get back to watching the show, not that I'm not looking forward to its return but there is a loss in that adrenaline fueled rush to watch week by week for me presently.

    22 January 2012
  • Robin Pierson on Re: What The Office Has Lost

    Hi Ben, thanks so much for giving us your thoughts in a longer form. I agree with everything you said entirely.

    11 December 2011
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  • Blog > Touch (FOX)
    Credit FOX Show: *Touch *(FOX) Type: Drama, sci-fi Rating: PG One line description: A boy who has never spoken sees patterns in the world that affect the lives of people around the globe Tone: Optimistic, emotional, manipulative Similar to: *Heroes *(topic, format),* Once Upon a Time *(tone) Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Danny Glover Quality: *?* So Martin Bohm (Kiefer Sutherland) is an increasingly desperate single parent because his eleven year old son Jake (who has never spoken) keeps climbing telephone towers. Social worker Clea tries to help but eventually takes Jake away. Martin is convinced that the endless numbers that Jake writes and records mean something.
    26 January 2012
  • Blog > Alcatraz (FOX) and Shameless (Showtime) review and podcast
    Credit FOX Hey everyone, Before you read my review, you can hear audio if you prefer. Brando and I recorded a podcast about about both *Alcatraz *and *Shameless *which you can download *here[.
    23 January 2012 - 3 comments

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  • The TV Critic on Alcatraz (FOX) and Shameless (Showtime) review and podcast
    ***EPISODE THREE SPOILER ALERT*** SKIP THIS COMMENT IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT YET*** Good point. I enjoyed ep 3 more than either of the other two. They made the criminal more interesting and the chase ...
    26 January 2012
  • Brando on Alcatraz (FOX) and Shameless (Showtime) review and podcast
    ***EPISODE TWO SPOILER ALERT*** SKIP THIS COMMENT IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT YET*** Since there's not a show page yet I wanted to give that little spoiler warning. Not that too much spoilery can happ...
    25 January 2012
  • David on Homer the Father
    here is a link to my previous post - if anyone knows the name of the song, please, inform me on the e-mail adress stated bellow. thanks. http://youtu.be/Wh11SvQl568
    25 January 2012
  • The TV Critic on The Recombination Hypothesis
    Hi Faheem, thanks so much for all your efforts to improve my spelling :-)
    23 January 2012

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