Showing posts with label #MrRobinson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #MrRobinson. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

NBC Cancels Mr. Robinson, Renews Carmichael Show.



Well, looks like school will be out forever for the freshmen NBC's series Mr. Robinson.

TVLine had conformed that NBC "has pulled the plug" on Craig Robinson's sitcom about musician becoming a substitute teacher that dreams of becoming a music star.

But there's some good news out of this, the network has renewed a second season of The Carmichael Shows, which aired as part of the NBC's summer lineup.

Both shows aired six episodes with Mr. Robinson drew a total of 4.2 viewers with a 1.0 rating then followed to a 3.4 million and 0.9, which hits it's series low.

The Carmichael Show aired a week after Robinson ended The series stars Jerrod Carmichael and David Alan Grier. It premiered to a 4.8 million in total viewers, making it the most watched summer comedy since June 2007 with a 1.1 rating.

The Carmichael Show ended it;s run just last week.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Mr. Robinson "Can't Buy Me Love"/"School's Out For Summer"




In this one hour season finale of Mr. Robinson, Craig tries to be there for Victoria. Does he have a chance to win her? Also a career opportunity has Craig making a tough decision.

First of all, let me just state that I enjoyed watched this series. I thought there were some really good humor and also really upbeat comedy tunes. Craig Robinson, Spencer Grammer, Brandon T. Jackson and Peri Gilpin were just fantastic.

In the first episode, "Can't By Me Love" has Craig getting closer to Victoria when she talks to him about how her and her boyfriend haven't been close lately. In the meantime, Principal Taylor informed the teachers that the school will have to cut PE and Music classes due to budget cuts.

In one attempted, there was a teacher auction. Craig plan trying to save his job but also to buy Victoria's love after news that she might move with her boyfriend to New York City. When Victoria was up for auction, her boyfriend arrives and both Craig and Robert were off to the races. But it was Robert that won at the end with his final offer and a ring.

Probably the funniest scene in this episode was when the kids got Ben to help make them a video that will have viewers donate. One scene Ben snaps out on the kids and breaks chairs. When the kids come up with an idea to show how bad a teacher Ben is that people donate to get Craig back. And of course that works really well.

In the final episode, "School's Out For Summer" after performing at the club, Craig gets an invite to join the Earth, Wind & Fire band and tour for a whole year. That leads to Craig not coming back to teach next year and that makes some kids really disappointed.

Principal Taylor cons Craig that he needs to stay and teach by using one of his students. Also Jimmy and Dalton wasn't to pleased after they were planning on going with Craig on his Nasty Delicious tour.

After going back and forth on it, Craig decides to stay with his band and teach. The best part was that Craig got to perform with Earth, Wind and Fire performing my favorite song "September."

Overall, I thought it was a really good season ender. To be honest, the last scene look like it was a goodbye with some of the cast waving goodbye.

I give "Can't Buy Me Love" a 7.5/10 and "School's Out For Summer" a 7.5/10.
As for the season, I give it a 7.5/10.

I do want this show to comeback and made re-tweak a few things with some story-lines and characterization.

You can catch Mr. Robinson On Demand.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Playing it Like it was You Last: Weekend Catch Up Pt 7

Mr. Robinson: "Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog"/"Love the One You're With"

This week's episodes of Mr. Robinson was simply hilarious that I couldn't get enough of and wanting even more.

In "Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog" has Craig dealing with his brother's uncleanliness and behavior in his apartment. So when he heard Jimmy was looking for a place to live, Craig took him on and enjoyed the nice of a clean apartment plus Jimmy bossing Ben around to do stuff. But all good things come to an end when Ben turns Jimmy into one of him and ruins Craig's apartment.

He had to get Jimmy out without breaking any rules. He goes to what Jimmy wrote in an ad for the things he doesn't like and Craig and Ben performed those in the apartment. But Jimmy saw it and told Craig that all he had to do was ask and he would have understood.

Meanwhile, Principal Taylor volunteer to dog sit her boss' dog. But when she takes the dog to his apartment the dog jumps out of the window and causing her to have everyone to help from teachers to kids. Eventually the dog was found thanks to Ashleigh and Samir, that the dog landed in the garbage truck and just in time delivers the dog back and got him clean too.

In "Love the One You're With" has Craig deciding whether if he's happy doing both jobs as a teacher and musician or that he should cut one of the out of his life. This is when he has been behind in paperwork. And when Victoria said that she has a friend that wants to see him perform, it kind of lends to a decision.

Craig decided that he was quitting teacher and that's when not only Victoria but his students put together a video to show how much they like him.  It was sweet and funny at times. Eventually, Craig did come back to do teaching and coming back having the kids perform the beat to "Uptown Funk."

I thought that both episodes were pretty hilarious. I like when Jimmy gave Ben the worries when he tells him that they were going to bunk together and to clean their rooms. Also I couldn't get enough of Principal Taylor at times, especially in the second episode where she was drunk from middle episode through.

Overall I give "You Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog" a 8/10 and "Love the One You're With" a 8.5/10

You can catch Mr. Robinson Wednesday nights at 9/8c on NBC

Suits: Mea Culpa"

After last week's blow out from Harvey on Lewis (for which I do think it's much deserved). Pick things up right after the fight were Lewis is feeling rage and upset.  Lewis goes to his voice and tells Donna to make a phone call.

Donna tries to calm him down but doesn't work.

After all of this mess, Harvey talked to his therapist about it and made a choice to talk to Lewis and open up. He did and well, let's just say it didn't go the way it did.

When Harvey came back for Mike's partnership vote, Lewis stabs Harvey in the back and ask for a vote to suspended Harvey.

Boy did that just set fuel to the fire. And Jessica wasn't to pleased at what Lewis has done. Later on, things did get settle but  I don't think for the long hull.

Meanwhile as Mike becomes the youngest partner int he firm's history, Jessica give his a case. Rachel helps Mike but when he takes a look at who the lawyer is, it's a blast from his past and he leaves it all on Rachel to do.

Rachel was put on a sticky situation and dealt with it with care and determination with the help from Mike.  Even though their secret was almost exposed about Mike not graduated from Harvard. Things were all good.

This episode was as I would say it good. I think the only thing that probably made any progress is Mike and Rachel's relationship. Seen Harvey and Lewis go on and on  and I don't get tired of it, it's my entertainment.

Overall, I give this episode a 6.5/10

You can catch Suits Wednesday nights at 9/8c on USA

Complication: "critical condition" season finale  

Holy crap!!

What a season finale (and let's hope it's not a series finale) that turn out to be.

Everything has lead to this and we finally get the answers to all.

John tries to figure things out after his wife tells him about her relationship with an old friend. Soon John decides to talk to the detectives about a deal or nothing.

Soon, Gretchen goes to check on the little boy but soon Detective Holden comes and brings a gun that was in evidence bag.  John rushes down and calls Daruis to tell him about the situation.

They race down and Gretchen tells John that the kid was in distress. John help the boy's airway and soon Holden comes through the door and shoots Daruis.

John talks to Holden and calms him down but nothing seems like things would be calming down at all. But John makes a quick move to his bag and shoots Holden. Holden is dead and also we learn that he was the guy who started the gang war.

John and Gretchen help settled the war and seems to be over. He gets his dad out of jail and return with his wife and kid to the log cabin.

Soon John and Gretchen back at work and soon he gets a call from a guy who's the owner of a cancer clinic that John destroyed a while ago. And demanded to meet him and after that we're left with a cliffhanger.

This was the best season finales, there was a lot of closer to stories and a lot of answers too. But there was that ender that I hope that there will be a season two because I think that with each season there's is a complication situation that John and Gretchen will get into.

Overall, I give this season finale a 9/10 and the entire season I give it 9/10.

Well, until next season, we hope!




Hannibal"...And the Beast from the Sea" 


Will Hannibal help Will and the FBI capturing the Tooth Fairy?

Will was so close to capturing the Tooth Fairy in last week's episode but escape. Now, looks like he wants to kill Will's family and asked Hannibal for help.

He goes to Will's house, where he poison the dogs and soon creeps in the house looking for them to kill them. Will has a smart wife with the way she keeps calm and get her son out of the house

After they escape from the Tooth Fairy, the guy look really upset. He failed to "change them" and eated himself for it as if the Red Dragon was kicking his ass.

I have to handle to Hannibal, he tries to help but deep down he really wants to mess with people from Will to Jack.

After he told the TF that they were being listen on the other line, Bloom decided to take away everything from Hannibal and that includes the toilet. Well, that probably won't bother him as all.

An upset Will talks to Lecter about the TF and his doing. We learn that he's not killing them but changing them.

This episode was pretty good. I can't get enough of the visual effects with the Red Dragon for one.

Overall, I give this episode a 7/10. It wasn't my favorite but it does carry the intense drama and story telling.

You can catch Hannibal Saturday nights at 10/9c on NBC

Saturday, August 1, 2015

New Summer Comedy: "Mr. Robinson"




It's still summer and there's really not much comedy going showing these days.That will all change come this Wednesday when Craig Robinson ("The Office" & "Hot Tub Time Machine") comes back to NBC with a new series.

The series "Mr. Robinson" is about when a musician Craig Robinson is in search for a day job so that he can pay the bills. Finding a substitute teaching might be the easiest choice. Thinking that it's just popping in videos for the students all day, wrong! Soon he's surprised that he wants to inspire his class by using his music as an educational tool. However, that doesn't impress the principal at all with his teaching style, so if he wants keep teaching he'll have to get it together.

The series is created by Owen Ellickson with Greg Daniels as Executive Producer along with Mark and Robb Cullen and Howard Klein. Along with Robinson, Peri Gilpin, Brandon T. Jackson, Amanda Stenberg, Spencher Grammer and Tim Badley stars in the series as well.

You can catch the series premiere of "Mr. Robinson" Wednesday, August 5th at 9/8c on NBC.