Aerin_S Reviews

SEAL Team (2017–2024)

Underwhelmed

[5/10 · 8 October 2017]

It's an OK show, but I have only so much time to watch TV, and this one doesn't make the cut. I was rooting for it, because I liked Boreanaz in Bones, but there just isn't much there. Another reviewer mentioned The Unit, and he's right -- THAT was a truly great show, and seems to be one of the models for this one, but the writing is not nearly sharp enough, and the characters and stories are too predictable. And, as others have noted, the dialogue is annoyingly hard to understand. My hearing isn't what it used to be, and I thought it might just be me, so I guess I'm relieved to hear that others are having the same problem. But turning on the subtitles only revealed that I shouldn't have bothered. I also agree that Jessica Paré seems miscast. I'm sticking with The Brave for now, but judgment is still out on that one.

Franklin & Bash (2011–2014)

The only comedy I like

[7/10 · 9 August 2012]

This show is hilarious! I've been watching it from the start. I generally prefer dramas (my current favorites are Mad Men, The Good Wife, Damages, Justified, and the Game of Thrones), and I don't like any current sitcoms at all, but this show really makes me laugh. The writing is sharp and witty, and the acting is outstanding — the actors walk a fine line, but stay just barely this side of over the top. Special props to Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Malcom McDowell. They get the best guest stars in, too. Cybill Shepherd, Seth Green, Rick Fox, Sean Astin, Jane Seymour, Kevin Nealon, Shiri Appleby (a new recurring role?), Beau Bridges (recurring role) — can't ask for much more. Like the theme song, too. For those viewers who want it to be a different type of show — too bad!