Posts by Danielle Houtkooper

[rating=6.00] “Basic RV Repair and Palmistry” “Three weeks earlier,” is the first line uttered on this week’s Community. Though in most instances it would generally lead to a flashback of three weeks earlier, Abed’s unexplainable movie magic doesn’t generally rear its head unless no one is around to see it. Instead of the usual library set […]

[rating=8.00] “Server Space” Things have been touch and go with the dudes at Pied Piper. After the death of Peter Gregory, and Gavin’s lawsuit, they finally seem to be heading in the right direction with their start up. To quell sexism, they’ve even hired a woman. Will there be a cap on how good things can […]

[rating=7.00] “Grifting 101” I’d like to take this time to dub the latter half of Community season 6 “A New Hope.” Partly because of yesterday’s Star Wars holiday, partly because of last week’s space themed episode, but, mostly because I feel confident in the momentum the series has been gaining. This week’s episode, “Grifting 101,” reminded […]

[rating=7.00] “The Lady” After a sneaking suspicion that Silicon Valley is stupidly sexist, we get a solid episode making fun of everything they’ve been lacking for the past season plus. It felt like a quick episode and not much happened. Erlich is annoyed, Richard is doing his best to keep everyone happy, and females are finally […]

[rating=7.00] Riding on last week’s high, Community was back in the saddle with “Intro to Recycled Cinema.” Following in the footsteps of Troy and Shirley moving on to bigger, better things, it appeared that we lost an original character to an acting career; Chang has made it. The episode opens with a ham commercial focusing […]

[rating=6.00] Last week’s Silicon Valley left us awkwardly sitting at a table in a Mexican restaurant listening to mariachi music with Richard and Gavin. Richard was mulling over the only offer he could muster after the Hooli lawsuit, which of course was from Hooli itself. It’s all a game, and if you don’t know how […]

[rating=7.00] In an effort to bring Community from the dregs of streaming hell, Harmon and company began this week’s episode with another nod to the fact that everything has been a boring mess. “Advanced Safety Features” isn’t the worst, and that’s a start. In the opening sequence, Frankie discusses the weekly school happenings with the […]

[rating=8.00] As Silicon Valley becomes increasingly more telling of the real world tech community, the comedians of the series remind us that everything can fall apart in seconds. Last week the boys were thrown a loop with a lawsuit slapped on them at the peak of their success with Pied Piper. This week with “Runaway […]

The new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer premiered today, and the internet responded with a collective excited shiver and squeal. Now as we all sit in our sticky pants, let’s take a step back and think about what we just saw. Similar to the first teaser trailer, we get a look at a desert […]

[rating=6.00] Have you ever had a recurring nightmare that slips back into your psyche regardless of all the triggers and fast food you avoid every night? You know it’s not totally indicative of your inner thoughts, but there’s still that creeping feeling that you will live in this nightmare forever as you’ve probably lost all […]

[rating=8.00] Silicon Valley premiered its second season on HBO Sunday evening, and while whispers circulated the internet community wondering how they would cover Christopher Evan Welch’s death (Peter Gregory) there was nothing but tact and a touch of crass humor. Exactly as things should be. Last season left us on a high for the SV […]

#SorryNotSorry was the new trending topic on the interwebs today after Orange is the New Black dropped its trailer for upcoming season 3, slated out June 12th. While the trailer was less than telling about what’s in store for us at Litchfield this year, we did get a look at our returning favorites, and a […]

[rating=5.00] This season of Community has been missing a whimsy that was lost long ago to the “gas leak year” of the series. This week’s “Laws of Robotics & Party Rights” did its best to bring back that familiar Harmon spirit, but fell short as the streaming community let out a collective “Meh”. Ultimately focusing […]

Hold the internet everyone, the rumors are true. Eight men out… of the 1990s. Maybe something new coming from the Mr. Show gang in the new year? #MrShow pic.twitter.com/gBy8CQ49nv — Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) December 31, 2014 Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are back, collaborating on a new sketch comedy show that has just been […]

[rating=6.00] “Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing” After an incredibly disappointing third installment, Community was back on track this week with “Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing”. With an almost intrusive look into the Dean’s sexuality, and a few sub stories centered on acceptance and hard work, Community has again slid into the groove that’s at once familiar and […]

Ladies in comedy are nothing new. Established acts have been paving the way for future generations since the genre became popularized in mainstream media. Continuing the upward momentum towards equality in pop culture is the shift in celebrated entertainers. While established acts like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes, and Joan Rivers have […]

[rating=5.00] After a steady start in its Yahoo residency, this week’s Community fell short with “Basic Crisis Room Decorum.” Going nowhere tends to be a running theme in the series, but in this case the wacky antics and generally pleasing subplots were snuffed out by needless relationship building and character analysis. Two things that were […]

“Ladders” [rating=7.00] “Lawn Mower Maintenance and Postnatal Care” [rating=8.00]  This week started a whole new chapter for the Yahoo video platform Yahoo Screen. That is, the cult favorite and critically ignored Community began its fabled sixth season, premiering on the 17th. With a strong two episode set and free viewing space, Yahoo has done something Netflix, Hulu, […]