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Robert Lloyd
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In ‘Rooster,’ Steve Carell leads a gentle comedy about a father-daughter relationship
HBO's new comedy, created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, stars Steve Carell as a concerned father whose college professor daughter is reeling after a…
‘R.J. Decker’ and ‘Young Sherlock’ offer distinctive tales of the prisoner-to-PI pipeline
ABC's 'R.J. Decker' stars Scott Speedman as the titular detective reminiscent of Jim Rockford, whereas Prime Video's 'Young Sherlock' gives Arthur Conan Doyle's sleuth an…
In ‘American Classic,’ Kevin Kline and Laura Linney deliver a love letter to theater
Kevin Kline plays a disgraced Broadway actor who heads home to Pennsylvania, where he tries to revive his family's theater with a production of 'Our…
‘The Gray House’ is inspired by Civil War history but isn’t itself inspiring
Prime Video's historical drama tells the story of real-life Union spy Elizabeth Van Lew, but it fills the rest of the space with imagined details…
‘Scrubs’ revival brings back what made the original work, along with brilliant additions
The medical comedy is back with leads Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke and Donald Faison, along with several recurring faces and new additions, including Vanessa Bayer.
In ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins,’ Tracy Morgan is in top form
NBC's mockumentary stars Tracy Morgan as a disgraced football star and Daniel Radcliffe as a washed-up filmmaker who attempt to revive one another's careers.
‘CIA’ sticks to the usual procedural plot in latest expansion of ‘FBI’ universe
The latest "FBI" spinoff stars Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss as a pair of agents with clashing personalities forced to work together.
Channeling Adult Swim, Netflix’s ‘Strip Law’ gets crude in the courtroom
Netflix's adult animated comedy is at times lewd and rude but gathers steam thanks to its voice cast that includes Adam Scott, Janelle James, Keith…
’56 Days’ sometimes forgets it’s a thriller, but detectives keep the story afloat
This Prime Video series starring Dove Cameron and Avan Jogia is billed as an erotic thriller, and sometimes leans on the erotic part to the…
With distinctly British humor, ‘Can You Keep a Secret?’ makes light of insurance fraud
This wicked British comedy starring Dawn French and Mark Heap centers on a man who pretends to be dead so his wife can get his…