From Bill Harris of Postmedia Network:
Link: New series Baroness von Sketch Show refreshingly fun, but not frantic
It’s a sketch show, but it’s not too sketchy, if you know what I mean.
Besides the fact that it made me laugh, there were a couple of specific elements that I truly appreciated about Baroness von Sketch Show, a new series starring Meredith MacNeill, Carolyn Taylor, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen that debuts Tuesday, June 14, on CBC. Continue reading.
From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:
Link: Wynonna Earp: Emily Andras talks “Landslide”
“He’s in so much trouble. He’s in a LOT of trouble and I’m worried about his hat getting left behind. I can’t picture Doc Holliday without his hat — even if he’s in the grave he needs his hat. I’m not saying he’s in the grave, but if he is, he’ll need that hat.” Continue reading.
From Marsha Lederman of the Globe and Mail:
Oh goody, Real Housewives is coming to Toronto
The world is full of mysteries – some of its secrets impossible to comprehend, lying hidden in deep caverns, never to be revealed. For instance, how is one to wrap one’s head around the continued interest in and expansion of a show about rich women who are consumed with consumption – dining out, guzzling the bubbly, hitting the spa and shopping (and arguing) like champs? How, in fact, is it possible that The Real Housewives of Anywhere even exists? Continue reading.
From Hermione Wilson of the TV Junkies:
Orphan Black gears up for an explosive finale
Thursday’s penultimate episode of Orphan Black was…meh? Don’t get me wrong, Orphan Black’s “meh†is still really amazing. There was a lot I enjoyed about “The Mitigation of Competition,†but it felt like the calm before the storm, especially after the previous few episodes. I thought the takedown of Evie Cho was a little anticlimactic, and the fact that we didn’t see Felix and Sarah mend fences on screen seemed like a decision made because of limited time. Fortunately though, this was balanced out by the tension of keeping the two Bright Born escapees alive and running from Evie’s nefarious paramedic duo. Continue reading.
From Marsha Lederman of the Globe and Mail:
Can Baroness von Sketch Show bring CBC back to its comedy glory days?
A woman approaches an “admissions office†desk and begins speaking to the receptionist. “I cheated on my taxes, I slept with my sister’s boyfriend, I killed a dog …†The receptionist interrupts her. “This is university admissions.†“Oh, my gosh,†the woman responds, embarrassed. “I plagiarized my essay, I slept with my calculus professor, I defaulted on my student loans …†Continue reading.
