The Aspiring Critic

Incisive critiques and the occasional pun

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Caren Berg

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The Good and the Bad About Music (7)

Hi readers! I’m back. It’s been a while since I last posted a blog, but I’ve returned to the swing of things.

The frequency of straight women turning gay on television (6)

What do Lauren Bloom from New Amsterdam, Teddy Altman from Grey’s Anatomy, Bradley Jackson from The Morning Show, Mabel Mora from Murders…

Never too late to watch Serena (11)

Now that it’s been a few months since Serena Williams competed in her last U.S. Open, those of us who are huge fans must accustom ourselves…

The Crabby Old Ladies of Television — We Love Them (6)

Back in 1962 — yep, 60 years ago — CBS debuted The Beverly Hillbillies. The fish-out-of-water Clampett family ran for nine years, and…

The Crabby Old Ladies of Television — We Love Them (6)

Back in 1962 — yep, 60 years ago — CBS debuted The Beverly Hillbillies. The fish-out-of-water Clampett family ran for nine years, and…

Leave well enough alone (6)

A few years back, HBO released a limited series called Big Little Lies. Based on a Liane Moriarty book, the program had 7 episodes, and…

Congratulations CODA — Conquering competitors creepiness (9)

Of course, The Aspiring Critic loves alliteration — thus the title of today’s column. More importantly, I like a good movie — and I like…

Oops!

Correction to my most recent blog — it is Barenaked Ladies not Nine Inch Nails that sing the theme song to Big Bang Theory. I knew that…

Whatever happened to predictability? (10)

Remember the opening line to the Full House theme? It asks, “Whatever happened to predictability?” It’s a good question! We could…

It’s that time of the year again (10)

As Christmas fast approaches, The Aspiring Critic is ready and eager to watch Elf, Die Hard and Love, Actually, an annual tradition begun…

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