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<i>Family Guy</i> wifey Alex Borstein stars in new HBO comedy <i>Getting On</i>

Family Guy wifey Alex Borstein stars in new HBO comedy Getting On

“They know their business” I guess one bonus of paying for premium cable is we get another new show from the creators of Big Love called Getting On based off of the BBC series of the same name. It centers around the run-down Billy Barnes Extended Care…

“Where you gangsters from?”: Stuart befriends the roof guys and heads to the LBC

“Where you gangsters from?”: Stuart befriends the roof guys and heads to the LBC

“GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD” With only two episodes left to see if Stuart will land a chance with his LA dream lady, I’m really wondering what’s in store. But is what he really wants just right outside the guest house? With an opening scene…

Preview of new and long overdue San Francisco-based series <i>Looking</i>

Preview of new and long overdue San Francisco-based series Looking

San Francisco is as colorful as any city can get. In between all the giant hills, the cable cars, the drum circles, and the city’s foggy glory, there’s also the largest gay population in the country. And in a probably long overdue HBO dramedy series…

“Hope you brought your bikinis because it’s gonna get pretty wild in here…later….”: <i>Hello Ladies</i> “Pool Party” review

“Hope you brought your bikinis because it’s gonna get pretty wild in here…later….”: Hello Ladies “Pool Party” review

“It’s sexy, but it’s not vulgar…which is what the party’s gonna be like” Pool parties: because what other way are you going to get a bunch of hot chicks naked in the first 20 minutes of hanging out? With Stuart’s brilliant pool rendezvous in the…

Betting season 3 of <i>GIRLS</i> is the best yet

Betting season 3 of GIRLS is the best yet

I love seeing how much Girls has evolved from their very first campaign and SXSW Festival premiere in 2012 to the now 3rd soon-to-air season of the HBO comedy of twenty-somethings starring none other than writer/director/producer Lena Dunham. And who doesn’t love indulging in some Girls? Looking back at the…

TASTEMAKERS and GROUNDBREAKERS: <i>Hello Ladies</i> “The Dinner” review

TASTEMAKERS and GROUNDBREAKERS: Hello Ladies “The Dinner” review

“To an evening of good conversation and better friends” In the case of Stuart wanting desperately to date that stupid blonde girl on the Hollywood Boulevard billboard, this time he’s convinced he’ll meet his fantasy mate tagging along with Jessica to the gay club. Because…

It’s episode 3 and Stuart still doesn’t get it: <i>Hello Ladies</i> “The Date” review

It’s episode 3 and Stuart still doesn’t get it: Hello Ladies “The Date” review

“RULE #1: you’ve got to seem like you’re too busy to call” After Stuart fails to pick up an engaged chick mid-downward dog during him and Jessica’s yoga class (probably not the best time to spit game), moments later to everyone’s surprise he actually ends up getting…

A typical night in Hollywood: Jessica doesn’t want to sit around and talk about gluten, Wade’s wife hates him, and more Stuart fails in episode 2 of <i>Hello Ladies</i>

A typical night in Hollywood: Jessica doesn’t want to sit around and talk about gluten, Wade’s wife hates him, and more Stuart fails in episode 2 of Hello Ladies

“Just three dudes having fun. Nothing weird.” Stuart has this way of making everything all about him AND making people highly uncomfortable. At least that’s the recurring theme in a series of awkward run-ins during episode 2 “The Limo”, when poor Wade gets denied by his…

“Dating, mating, or masturbating?”: Stephen Merchant is “that” guy in the new HBO comedy <i>Hello Ladies</i>

“Dating, mating, or masturbating?”: Stephen Merchant is “that” guy in the new HBO comedy Hello Ladies

“Los Angeles: world of opportunity. You can even have sex with movie stars if you wanted.” Is there such thing as a single 30-something finding true love in Hollywood? Let alone, a giant six foot something dork who’s not even in the “biz”? HBO’s Hello…

Hello Ladies: Stephen Merchant’s new HBO comedy premieres September 29th

Hello Ladies: Stephen Merchant’s new HBO comedy premieres September 29th

For some reason I just trust HBO when it comes to really good shows, because I mean: GIRLS, Game of Thrones, True Blood, Summer Heights High—Sopranos—it’s pretty obvious they would never impose anything bad on us, which leads me to believe British comedian Stephen Merchant’s…