Daddy Dearest By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2008 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. The Sensei” Written by Anne Cofell Saunders Directed by Jonas Pate Two steps forward, one step back. An episode built around John Casey completely botches any opportunity to flesh out this character beyond the one dimension to which the writers have confined him from day one. It’s a real pity that the talents of the excellent Adam Baldwin are being forced into this narrow role; the man who brought such depth to Jayne Cobb in “Firefly” could make John Casey an…
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Dollhouse: “Stage Fright”
Never Mind Dollhouse Fridays on Fox at 9/10 E/C “Stage Fright” Written by Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon Directed by David Solomon “I can have the twins freed up if you need to unwind.” —Adelle At this line, I reached for the remote to click to another show—forever. What stopped me were the persistent rumors on the Internet that this show won’t really start to shine until Joss Whedon’s episodes start with Number 6. And we have yet to see any episodes from the very talented Tim Minear, listed as a consulting producer for the show. I have a lot…