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Lacey Donohue

01/02/14 01:08PM

Filed to: What's On TV

Check your DVRs and make sure you've got this year's TV premieres set to record. Back tonight: Community, Elementary, and Parenthood. Are you watching Parenthood? You should totally be watching Parenthood.

Owl is lost Lacey Donohue 01/02/14 02:30PM

Should I be watching Parenthood? I was even though it's kind of schmaltzy, but I've missed this entire season. Not reading the other comments so as to avoid spoilers.

pistachioblackraspberrysnark Owl is lost 01/02/14 02:31PM

I watch it and ask myself this after every episode. My answer is no and when's the next one available on Hulu.

Lacey Donohue Owl is lost 01/02/14 02:38PM

For all its schmaltz, it's still good. Do I find it annoying that I cry during the music montage in every fucking episode? Yes. But is it nice to see a show handle some of the more difficult topics in life with some grace and damn fine writing? Yes, absolutely.

Jason Katims is a treasure. And I'll look over schmaltz to consume most anything he touches.

Owl is lost Lacey Donohue 01/02/14 02:43PM

Some of the story lines are so good. The acting is fantastic. Just some of the "very special episode" huggytime endings make me feel embarrassed for myself.

Lacey Donohue Lacey Donohue 01/02/14 01:10PM

I find this whole Julia and Joel thing pretty upsetting. Mostly because it's made me realize Roy from The Office is pretty sexy.

Magister Lacey Donohue 01/02/14 01:32PM

I hadn't realized he was Roy. Though I saw every episode of The Office, I recognized him from the short-lived Traffic Light.

Some spoiler, sometime back predicted Joel and Julia's marriage would be tested, but I think everyone thought it would be Joel.

GlibandBitchy Lacey Donohue 01/02/14 02:29PM

Love the show — mostly — from the start (there, I said it) but hate the whole Julia/Ed adultery thing because it's so disappointing (Julia!) and so predictable (Parenthood!).