What A Character
What a character: Why Niles Crane from Frasier is a TV great

What a character: Why Niles Crane from Frasier is a TV great

“Sherry, Niles?” About a year ago, your humble author penned a tribute to the star of what I believe to be the greatest sitcom ever made. Choosing Frasier Crane over his brother Niles was a tough call to make at the time and ever since, I’ve been searching for an excuse to give the younger […]

8 years ago

What a Character: Why Michael Scofield from Prison Break is a TV great

What a Character: Why Michael Scofield from Prison Break is a TV great

We’re only talking seasons 1-4 here… Prison Break is class. Sure it kind of lost the run of itself by the end, but at its best it was television at its most exciting. Season one was one of the best seasons in recent TV history. Every single episode felt like a really good movie. I’ve […]

8 years ago

What a character: Why Troy McClure from The Simpsons is a TV great

What a character: Why Troy McClure from The Simpsons is a TV great

You may remember him from such medical films as Alice Doesn’t Live Anymore and Mommy, What’s Wrong With That Man’s Face? This week marked the 20-year anniversary of the day that Phil Hartman passed away. The extremely talented voice actor and comedian was shot and killed by his wife Brynn, who died by suicide soon […]

8 years ago

What a character: Why Captain Raymond Holt from Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a TV great

What a character: Why Captain Raymond Holt from Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a TV great

“From now on, call me… VELVET… THUNDER!” We don’t believe for a second that we’ve seen the last of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, despite what those blundering imbeciles at Fox have tried to do by cancelling the greatest American sitcom since Parks and Recreation’s final season. There is still hope. A show built on the strength of […]

8 years ago

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