The promo portrait for Louis C.K.’s fifth season on FX has his Louie character upside down... Inversion is no surprise for the comedian-actor-director who has made his mark by crossing up almost every traditional sitcom trope...

2015

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"YOU ARE NOT KEVIN COSTNER!" By Eric Gould

Here's a YouTube fan clip reminding us of how intertwined the plot references of Vince Gilligan's Better Call Saul are to its forefather, Breaking Bad...

2015

Mar

LARRY DAVID CHEWS ON CHARLIE ROSE By Eric Gould

Larry David is about to star in his new Broadway play about – what else – family dysfunction. David, notoriously cryptic and evasive about himself, was interviewed for 60 Minutes...

2015

Jan

PATRIOT’S SCANDAL MOSTLY DEFLATES FANS By Eric Gould

The media hysteria over 11 footballs last week overshadowed coverage of a presidential address, the hunt for international terrorists, and now an asteroid about to make a near miss as it passes by Earth...

2015

Jan

THE SOPHOMORIC DUO By Eric Gould

Sterling Archer, animated star of FX's Archer was supposed to appear on Conan recently to promote the series’ upcoming sixth season, but pulled a last-minute switch...

2015

Jan

NEW FXX 'MAN SEEKING WOMAN' MAKES LOVE UNREAL By Eric Gould

Maybe call it a case of Walter Mitty gone hapless instead of heroic. Twenty-something Josh Greenberg, unlucky in love, finds his romantic troubles flying wildly off into the fantastical realm...

2015

Jan

CLEAR AND PRESENT DOOFUS: FX SPY SATIRE 'ARCHER' RETURNS By Eric Gould

The FX animated Archer returns for another season of crass sexual remarks, throwback wardrobe and Archer’s usual first-rate bungling of almost everything he touches...

2015

Jan

SWEET SASSY MOLASSY! By Eric Gould

ESPN's Stuart Scott passed away Sunday (1/4) after a long bout with cancer and testimonials to his breakthrough broadcasting style were many over this past weekend...

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CLASSIC SIGN OFF By Eric Gould

Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show signed off on Friday (Dec 19) after ten years on the air, closing out a memorable week as Ferguson and robot sidekick Geoff Peterson (Josh Robert Thompson) sent the show off with some great sketches...

2014

Dec

SYFY'S 'ASCENSION' LAUCHES A LOOK AT FUTURE PAST By Eric Gould

President Kennedy was apparently a hell of a lot more imaginative than we thought. Syfy's new miniseries has him covertly approving a starship to fly to a nearby star system and colonize a new world...

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Eric Gould

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Eric Gould is a writer in Boston and Associate Editor for tvworthwatching.com. With prior stints in art, music, photography and design, he casts a wide net across the media pool fishing for the smart, the surprising and the oddly compelling. He will have essays on Rectify, Six Feet Under and Girls in the upcoming “Finale: Considering the Ends of Television Series” from Syracuse University Press. Email him at gould@tvworthwatching.com

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