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[manyfacesofrenner]

Melissa McCarthy being a comic genius for five minutes straight.

[jackchambersdarling]

okay happy together’s hilarious and that’s that

[hindi24samachar]

Kim Sae-ron to Charlie Kirk, global personalities we lost in 2025

Eventful as it was, 2025 was also a year of profound loss, with several celebrated personalities who contributed greatly in the fields of art and politics bidding the world a goodbye. From advertising legend Piyush Pandey to ‘He-man’ Dharmendra, India lost some great gems in 2025. (L-R) Late Pope Francis, South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron and American pro-right activist Charlie Kirk among some…

Kim Sae-ron to Charlie Kirk, global personalities we lost in 2025

[jackchambersdarling]

i finally had the time to watch this week’s happy together and it was actually really funny like dumb and wholesome comedy 

[jackchambersdarling]

I just want happy together to come on now so I can watch and then we can all discuss and people can make gifs and it’ll be a good time okay I’m impatient

[spotlightsaga]

Kevin Cage of @spotlightsaga reviews… Life In Pieces (S02E14) Facebook Fish Planner Backstage Airdate: February 16, 2017 @cbs Ratings: 6.325 Million :: 1.31 18-49 Demo Share Score: 7/10

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‘Life In Pieces’ S2 has very much been a mixed bag and 'Facebook Fish Planner Backstage’ is still very much keeping with that trend. The first half of the episode 'Facebook’ & 'Fish’, 'Facebook’ being the strongest, are outrageously funny and relatable… They embody why we fell in love with this family and this series in the first place… While 'Planner’ & 'Backstage’ were very much the weaker entries of the lot. They’ve continued to try and pair Tim and one of his daughters for a storyline and it just doesn’t work… Tim is a fun character and Dan Bakkedahl is a capable actor, but the way they’ve positioned his character makes alone time with his daughters awkward and clunky. Tim works best when he’s providing quips and Tim-isms in a larger group, by himself as he navigates through life, or sometimes alone with his wife, Heather (Betsy Brandt), who seems to have great working chemistry with Bakkedahl. Samantha and Sophia just don’t seem like they came from that man, in any aspect.

Pair and learn tho, right? One things for sure, Jen and Greg seem to be able to pair with anybody. Jen’s character provides a dry observational humor that is able to transcend pretty much with anyone in the cast in any situation, but she especially shines with John & Joan. 'Facebook’ is proof of that and honestly such a solid entry that I bumped up my grade for the episode a bit. Facebook has always been awkward for me in general… I remember when I was using it really heavily back in 2009-2010, I had uploaded all these scanned photos of old raves from the mid to late 90s through 2003 or so. I was tagging people, as I’ve always looked back very fondly at that time period and experience, and partly because there was a bit of me that wanted to reconnect with those people. One girl in particular I had tagged didn’t have a 'shit-fit’ necessarily in response, but she questioned my motives for not only tagging her but posting the pictures in the first place… Apparently she didn’t feel quite the same passion and love for those days as I did… They were 'dark’ times for her (and apparently she now hated who she was pictured with). They the way she laid it all out… And, of course, not sharing my enthusiasm, was incredibly humbling for me. These people weren’t my friends and they never had been, so why the hell was I trying to reconnect?

Im not saying everyone on your FB friends list is like that, but I get where Joan & John were coming from once they accidentally invited everyone to their house, it was just a much sunnier & comedic way to come to the same conclusion I did… Facebook is not for me (and sometimes moving on is better than sharing your life with people from your past who used to be fun, but now we’re just really shitty)! The events leading up to that point were absolutely hilarious too… Teaching the elderly how to do simple things on a computer is hard enough, I should know… I did community service at a retirement community when I was a teenager, and that’s when everything was less complicated; like when AOL chat was the big thing. I can’t imagine trying to explain Facebook and all the weird questions that would come with that. I died when they showed up at Jen’s office to ask her about a 'mutual friend’ who had requested them on FB… And then them explaining that they didn’t want to bother Greg because he was in 'The Dream Lab’, which was really just the his garage, something they saw on his status update minutes before they decided to burst into Jen’s office. Can we just get a highlight reel of Jen’s reaction to things? That would be more interesting that that LA Rams episode any day!

[spotlightsaga]

Kevin Cage of @spotlightsaga reviews... Superior Donuts (S01E02) What's The Big Idea Airdate: February 6, 2017 @cbs Ratings: 7.336 Million :: 1.35 18-49 Demo Share Score: 3/10 ***********----AND----********** Superior Donuts (S01E03) Crime Time Airdate: February 13, 2017 @cbs Ratings: 7.249 Million :: 1.41 18-49 Demo Share Score: 5.75/10 **********What's The Big Idea (S01E02)********** I don't know if it's the lack of sleep or if 'Crime Time' was 'Superior Donuts' first legitimately funny episode. I don't like any of my shows to be too preachy (left or right), and I certainly don't want a political or moral spanking from a CBS sitcom, but I honestly think that the episode was funny enough to overlook the whole 'we're going to take a stance on your right to bear arms' song & dance. Franco & Sweatpants took it over the top with their demonstration on how easy it would be to break into Arthur's house... The timing on each part of the gag, with Sweatpants popping through each window or door, elevated the bit piece by piece. What I don't understand is who Franco is so damn worried about Arthur, especially when he buys the gun. And for the record one round at the gun range, shouldn't determine if you're fit to carry a weapon for protection, especially an elderly small business owner in Chicago. He should probably be carrying two guns to be honest... One on his hip and one strapped to his ankle. Politics aside, and even though I found myself laughing throughout the episode at a pretty even pace (Fawz's cop show puns were a nicely added touch, "Hawaii Five-Slow"... As was Tush's 'Tush Hole' and crazy public transportation character), it seems really weird that Franco cares so damn much about Arthur's safety. I mean, sure they've done a good job establishing that these two essentially need each other, for multiple reasons... A truly well earned right to call them 'The Odd Couple', but the devotion after three episodes is almost creepy. Especially when you consider that Franco & Sweatpants broke into Arthur's house. 'Crime Time' would most likely be better suited to air further down the line... Like closer to the end of the season, it's hard to buy the fact that these guys are so 'Lucy & Ethel' after just three episodes. Let the two men actually develop a closer bond before demonstrating all this intense worrying. ************Crime Time (S01E03)************ I don't know if it's the lack of sleep or if 'Crime Time' was 'Superior Donuts' first legitimately funny episode. I don't like any of my shows to be too preachy (left or right), and I certainly don't want a political or moral spanking from a CBS sitcom, but I honestly think that the episode was funny enough to overlook the whole 'we're going to take a stance on your right to bear arms' song & dance. Franco & Sweatpants took it over the top with their demonstration on how easy it would be to break into Arthur's house... The timing on each part of the gag, with Sweatpants popping through each window or door, elevated the bit piece by piece. What I don't understand is who Franco is so damn worried about Arthur, especially when he buys the gun. And for the record one round at the gun range, shouldn't determine if you're fit to carry a weapon for protection, especially an elderly small business owner in Chicago. He should probably be carrying two guns to be honest... One on his hip and one strapped to his ankle. Politics aside, and even though I found myself laughing throughout the episode at a pretty even pace (Fawz's cop show puns were a nicely added touch, "Hawaii Five-Slow"... As was Tush's 'Tush Hole' and crazy public transportation character), it seems really weird that Franco cares so damn much about Arthur's safety. I mean, sure they've done a good job establishing that these two essentially need each other, for multiple reasons... A truly well earned right to call them 'The Odd Couple', but the devotion after three episodes is almost creepy. Especially when you consider that Franco & Sweatpants broke into Arthur's house. 'Crime Time' would most likely be better suited to air further down the line... Like closer to the end of the season, it's hard to buy the fact that these guys are so 'Lucy & Ethel' after just three episodes. Let the two men actually develop a closer bond before demonstrating all this intense worrying.

[spotlightsaga]

Kevin Cage of @spotlightsaga reviews... The Great Indoors (S01E13) DTR Airdate: February 16, 2017 @cbs Ratings: 8.010 Million :: 1.60 18-49 Demo Share Score: 3.75/10 **********SPOILERS BELOW********** I'm still finding it incredibly crazy that there is such a lack of coverage of a show like 'The Great Indoors', that not only features well known actors, but getting the consistently high ratings that it is. It's kind of enigma, but I believe I've figured most of it out, most of CBS viewers are older and never change the channel, hence their high ratings... And there's that 'Big Bang Theory' where they just run the show as much as possible and place new sitcoms after it hoping that it will at least catch half its ratings and be able to sustain them like 'Mom', '2 Broke Girls' or 'Life In Pieces'. Many of us are in agreement that 'The Great Indoors', is like a mediocre pop song, it gets stuck in your head and really it isn't that unpleasant so you just continue to sing along. However, some of TGI episodes have been on the stronger side and came shockingly well put together & all around funny considering it's a freshman CBS multi-cam sitcom. I've also mentioned before that TGI seems to be rotating a writing team, trying on different hats and seeing what works and what doesn't. Episodes like 'DTR' fall in the middle, some things work and some things don't... But 'DTR' means to be a set-up episode, so it focuses more on moving the narrative along than it does the actual comedy... The comedy is actually something we've seen countless times from 'TGI' and that's Jack has trouble keeping up with millennials... Physically, socially, and even just talking. Jack's had a few dates with recurring character Rachael and isn't into attachment, at least he thinks he isn't... But after trying to date a Millennial, that just so happens to living with Jack's co-workers....so convenient... He finds out what we've already known and I thought he had already known, he can't keep up and has nothing in common with this group of people... And he just can't seem to figure out who Molly is (anyone want to give him a hint? 😇). 5 straight nights of sonic parties, glow parties, after parties, and that elusive Molly... Jack is worn out but dead set on proving he can keep up. Unfortunately his shock at the idea of her dating other guys or even a 'thrupple' (2nd time this week I've heard that term on TV) cause him to panic a bit and she ends up breaking it off with him, prompting him to call back Rachael to start over. Not the most romantic of re-beginnings and also one of the least entertaining episodes to date. BUT, we've established that Jack is going to try to make things work with Rachael and possibly look into settling down. That's all fine and dandy, but I'm pretty sure all this could be accomplished without this episode at all.