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more about #tvreviews more comments → cand86: Ugh. You know what was cool? When Courtney was Lucy Spiller- sexy and stylish, career-driven and competent, conflicted and three dimensional, and ov... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: "All of that claws-out humor is of a piece with the show's vaguely hostile attitude toward its female characters and their middle-aged dilemmas." The... more » PhillyLass: It seems the real problem is that this is a show about what middle-aged men *think* middle-aged women are like. Also, I'm apparently in a very lonel... more » nom.de.guerre: UGH. I didn't read this article, but that word - - "cougar" - - I've had enough. There's a HuffPo "article" today about "Hollywood Cougars" and their ... more » Rosaxé: Am I missing something? When has a leading female role not been given to an attractive woman? Why is suddenly her looks a problem now? more » shoroko: I have no desire to watch this show, and I still want to smack all of these reviewers. "She's too attractive - and don't mind while we spend way more ... more » TessDuberville: I thought "real" cougars (not the kitties), were supposed to be attractive, it being part of the allure for the younger men?Am I missing something her... more » AthertonMerriweather: Busy Phillips is too hot for this. more » HereComesMyBaby: The whole "she's too hot" argument is like, dumb. Why won't they just admit that the writing is the problem? more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): But that is no excuse, and I mean whatsoever, for having that woman look at a shirtless young man and say, "I want to lick him." HOW DARE THAT OLD SL... more » SomeAuthorGirl: I would like to ban the NYT from using the word "madcap" to describe anything not involving cartoon animals wearing clothes, speaking like people, and... more » leesie: They argue that Courteney Cox just doesn't fit in the role: She's still attractive, and thus bears no resemblance to real women over 40. OK, wow. Jus... more » sybann: A friend's status update while watching: I mean REALLY???? Let's just watch the 'watch paint dry channel' or maybe a watch the grass grow channel. more » futuremouse: The first time I heard about this show, for one brief second I thought it might be a companion piece to that SNL skit "Bear City." Then I realized tha... more » BabyJane: They lost me at coochie-cooch. more » -
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Sorry Courteney: Cougar Town Is Crude, Charmless
Critics say Courteney Cox is a good actress, but even she can't make the stale, raunchy humor of Cougar Town - which premieres tonight - work. Unless, of course, viewers, like Cox's character, tend to think with their "coochie cooch." More » -
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Cougar Town "About As Subtle As A Kick To The Groin"
From Variety's review: "OK, so maybe Cox's character, Jules, hasn't gotten laid in awhile, but the notion that she'd be off-putting to men hardly matches her trainer-toned body and proves more laughable, unfortunately, than anything in [the script]." [Variety] -
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The New Melrose Place Is Just Recycled Trash
Critics say the remake of Melrose Place, which premieres tonight on the CW, is entertainingly trashy, but even a murder-mystery involving a character from the original series may not be enough to distinguish it from the other trash on TV. More » -
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Critics Have Mixed Feelings About More To Love, Overweight Women
More To Love, the FOX reality dating show featuring 20 plus-size women competing for the love of a plus-size bachelor, premieres tonight and critics can't decide whether it's progressive or exploitative, or even whether the contestants are pretty or pathetic. More »
