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Denis Leary Military Sitcom ‘Going Dutch’ Is a Culture Clash Farce That Could Be Something More: TV Review

More than a decade after the swift cancellation of the underrated show “Enlisted,” Fox has taken another bite at the apple of a broadcast workplace sitcom set within the United States military. As with its predecessor, the midseason premiere “Going Dutch” counters the global scope of its central employer with the intimate one of immediate […]

Stephanie Hsu Sex Comedy ‘Laid’ Strikes a Scattered Tone with a Morbid Premise: TV Review

Ruby Yao (Stephanie Hsu), the protagonist of the Peacock comedy “Laid,” is variously described as “selfish,” “a nightmare,” “the worst person I have ever met” and belonging “in jail.” Hsu’s performance and Ruby’s characterization as a whole are indeed intensely off-putting, in ways both intentional and not. But Ruby’s karmic comeuppance in this series, adapted […]

Real Estate Comedy ‘No Good Deed’, Starring Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow, Has Good Bones Beneath the Extra Additions: TV Review

An open house event for an upscale home already resembles a game of “Clue”: affluent people from various walks of life, gathered together in a large, attractive space. All that’s missing from this ready-made setup is a dead body, a gap easily filled by creator Liz Feldman in the Netflix black comedy “No Good Deed.” […]

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