In tonight’s new episode, Raj is given the opportunity to craft the message in the event NASA discovers alien life. Closer to home, Penny seeks advice on whether to quit her paying job for another movie role – and look whose door she knocks on for advice…
By now, this should be a Thursday night regular viewing option. The crime is still being solved, the criminals still being pursued – and, as everything gets more involved, this series is still very, very interesting.
The serialized nature of this series, telling an ongoing story about the evolving – or devolving – relationship between “Billy Crystal” and “Josh Gad” – is what may keep viewers tuned. The writing won’t help, but the performers will, so if you like the real Crystal and/or Gad, stay tuned to watch how they poke fun at their own images.
On tonight’s very funny episode, Louie (Louis C.K.) hosts an open mic night – but not before falling victim to one of the toughest challenges the average New York city street has to offer: finding a handy place to go to the bathroom.
David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.