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Sitcoms

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    5 Reasons You Should Be Watching Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers entered Fox's Sunday evening programming quietly last year, filling the void left by the cancellation of King of the Hill. It looked as bad as Fox's other non-Simpsons/Family Guy animation (see: The PJs and Sit Down, Shut Up). And pun-filled reviews like this one from Entertainment Wee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Palestinian Chicken at Al Aseel: Yes, It's Real

    In this week's cafe review of Palestinian diner Al Aseel, I referred to an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm called "Palestinian Chicken" in which Larry David's character on the HBO show finds a Middle Eastern restaurant serving the best grilled chicken he's ever tasted. David, a Jew, keeps eating th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2011

    The 10 Best Food-Centric TV Episodes on Netflix, For Your Post-Thanksgiving Food Coma

    Before I had cable, I invested in Netflix's streaming video service. It continues to be the best $7 I spend each month, despite the service's recent, public misadventures. And anyway, Netflix is where the new episodes of Arrested Development will eventually air, and that news more or less made up fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    TV Party: Beavis & Butt-head Return with "Werewolves Of Highland/Crying"

    ​Rocks Off has always championed the arts, and Beavis & Butt-head are no different. We've shown you the bands that we got into because of the shows '90s run, and last year we listed our favorite music videos from the series. So earlier this year, when Beavis & Butt-head creator Mike Judge an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    The Simpsons' Top 11 Musical Guests

    ​When The Simpsons completes its last (contracted) season in 2014, it will have set staggering new broadcast records for longest running sitcom (over 550 episodes) and longest running prime time scripted TV series (25 seasons). These are all American records, of course, because the Japanese co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Rap Round Table: Which Houston Rapper Needs His Own Television Show?

    Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday that isn't a national holiday, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: Pyrexx, Preemo, Chane, Z-Ro, Slim Thug's grunt, D-Risha, Medicine Girl, Renzo, Kyle Hubbard, D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Light and Fruity at Tutti Frutti

    ​For a while, I was driving completely out of my way to The Yogurt Spot every time I wanted good frozen yogurt. Yes, it's in Chinatown. But the yogurt is reliably good and it always seems to have Family Guy reruns on the TV. Surrounded by high school kids studying and laughing, I always feel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Houston Needs An Urban Cowboy Statue, Y'all

    ​For the past month, you have no doubt been reading about a group in Detroit lobbying for a Robocop statue in their city to commemorate the fictional (we believe) robotic law enforcement titan created by the evil corporate goons of OCP, using deceased Detroit officer James Murphy. Detroit may ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2011

    Robin Thicke

    ​For the past month, you have no doubt been reading about a group in Detroit lobbying for a Robocop statue in their city to commemorate the fictional (we believe) robotic law enforcement titan created by the evil corporate goons of OCP, using deceased Detroit officer James Murphy. Detroit may ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    George Steinbrenner: One More Eulogy

    Raise a calzone and pour out a 40 for The (Other) Boss​I hate the New York Yankees. I hate that they win all of the time. And I hate that everything that happens in baseball seems to revolve around the Yankees. I hate that the team has its own network. And that the Yankees have a seemingly endless ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    The Week In TV: Emmy Nominations, Good and Bad

    ​The Cup is over, the king has moved, and I replaced the C in "circle" with the Z from "zucchini." This was the week in TV Land: • Nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced last week, and befitting an industry built on low standards and an organization dedicated to filli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    NBC's Thursday Night: She's The Ark Of The Covenant!

    The role of a lifetime.​Sometimes TV shows are forced to interact with each other in crossovers or network-wide branding initiatives like NBC's Green Is Universal (itself parodied on 30 Rock). But sometimes a group of episodes just happen to be about the same thing, and those happy accidents h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    NBC's Thursday Night: 93 Meetings In One Day

    He does bear a striking resemblance to Jane Krakowski.​Last night's comedy block on NBC was the best two hours of my week as far as TV's concerned. Sure, there weren't that many surprises as far as quality goes: Community and Parks and Recreation led the block and were the best of the night, f ... More >>

  • Film

    April 8, 2010

    Bad Marriage

    Tina Fey and Steve Carell go lowbrow and chemistry-free in Date Night.

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    This Week In TV: Horrible, Horrible People

    I'm recovered from the snow, I'm trying to convince people that "Dick in a Box" qualifies as Christmas music, and I've got a hole in my heart from eating batteries. This was the week in TV Land: • 30 Rock was cute this week, though the bit about Frank turning into Liz was a little lifeless. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    The Week In TV: Seriously. You Need to Watch Community

    I know you think the only event of note last week in TV Land was the sad departure of Tom DeLay from Dancing With the Stars. But Dazzle Me Dreamy's punk out was only the beginning. NBC canceled Southland, which is officially the first victim of uber-hack Jay Leno's primetime talk show. Granted, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Anneliese van der Pol In Meet Me in St. Louis And The Runaway House

    Photo courtesy of Theatre Under The Stars, photo by Bruce Bennett Photography​Anneliese van der Pol was a big star on You're So Raven. If, unlike my teenage daughter but like me, you never watched that particular Disney Channel TV sitcom, the news is something of a so-what. Stage musicals and play ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009

    Starship Troopers

    Web exclusive

  • News

    March 5, 2009

    Voodoo Child: He Ain't Not Heavy

    Exploring the phenomenon of the lesser showbiz brother

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    Trey Parker and Matt Stone give their animated series the big-screen treatment

  • Music

    August 21, 2008
  • Culture

    June 19, 2008

    Mindless Fun

    Gilligan's Island is so silly and appealing, you can only enjoy it

  • Calendar

    August 16, 2007

    Godfrey

    This comedian went from pitching sodas to selling out comedy clubs

  • Calendar

    July 19, 2007

    John DiResta

    This NY comic’s got two TV shows and lots of shtick

  • Home Entertainment

    March 15, 2007

    DVDs

    This NY comic’s got two TV shows and lots of shtick

  • Music

    January 18, 2007

    Idol Chatter

    Opening day for America's fourth national sport is upon us

  • Home Entertainment

    October 26, 2006

    These Dogs Still Hunt

    Opening day for America's fourth national sport is upon us

  • Film

    August 31, 2006

    Trust the Man

    Stale romantic comedy has neither romance nor comedy

  • Home Entertainment

    May 4, 2006

    Embarrassment of Riches

    Stale romantic comedy has neither romance nor comedy

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2006

    Kicking A Team!

    Stale romantic comedy has neither romance nor comedy

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2006

    Don't Cry for Her, Israel

    Stale romantic comedy has neither romance nor comedy

  • Culture

    February 16, 2006

    Baby Steps

    Two actors bring a sorrowful script to painful, moving life

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2006

    The Butler Did It

    Two actors bring a sorrowful script to painful, moving life

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    Don't Knock Her

    Two actors bring a sorrowful script to painful, moving life

  • Culture

    October 13, 2005

    Poor Baby

    The Alley premieres a comedy no better than a generic pilot for a canceled sitcom

  • Film

    June 23, 2005

    Cursed

    Bewitched delivers just what you'd expect: absolutely nothing

  • Music

    April 14, 2005

    Humor Can Be Funny

    Or so believe the Comedians of Comedy

  • Film

    March 24, 2005

    Ugly Duckling

    Sandra Bullock fires off another Miss

  • Film

    December 16, 2004

    All You Can Eat

    James L. Brooks serves up too much of a good thing in Spanglish

  • Music

    May 22, 2003

    Fitz's Flick

    Sara Fitzgerald commits her 25 years behind bars to celluloid

  • Culture

    June 27, 2002

    Another Summer Rerun

    The Ensemble leaves its audience reaching for the remote

  • News

    June 6, 2002

    South Park Monster

    Fans saw Carlos Coy as the invincible rapper, the gangsta who could become an icon for outcast Hispanics everywhere. But they didn't know his weakness -- young girls did.

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2000

    Sit.com

    Lips Productions

  • Film

    April 27, 2000

    Prehistoric Rock

    The Flintstones, ahem, go back in time for prequel. Old cast opts to stay put.

  • Film

    October 7, 1999

    Sappy Happy

    Indie accolades can't elevate a generic film

  • Calendar

    September 2, 1999

    Houston, Humor Hotbed

    Houston Comedy Festival

  • Calendar

    July 22, 1999

    Sitcom Survivor

    Margaret Cho

  • Film

    May 25, 1995

    Not Worth Remembering

    Billy Crystal says Forget Paris; good idea

  • Culture

    April 6, 1995

    Live TV

    Billy Crystal says Forget Paris; good idea

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