by Damian Holbrook
Cheers to Watchmen
for being so watchable. HBO’s violent, timely new drama is not only a spectacular showcase for the inimitable Regina King (pictured) as a vigilante inspired by legendary superheroes, the sure-to-be Emmy nominee is also visually explosive and a first-rate expansion of the ground- breaking graphic novel it’s based on.
Jeers to Castle Rock
for killing our appetites. Yes, we’re the No. 1 fans of Lizzy Caplan (pictured) as a pre-Misery Annie Wilkes in Season 2 of Hulu’s Stephen King horror series. But no, we will never be able to forget the chilling image of her offing that guy with an ice-cream scoop. That was cockadoodie crazy!
Cheers to This Is Us
for throwing out another curveball. The twist-filled NBC weeper tuned up a new mystery at the end of the October 22 episode (solidly directed by star Milo Ventimiglia): What’s up with that old photo that Kate (Chrissy Metz, pictured) found of herself as a teenager? This is us betting it’s something really bad.
Jeers to Dancing With the Stars
for playing favorites. By combining votes from the judges and viewers, the ABC reality show is now just a biased popularity contest benefiting hoofers with big fandoms over ones who can actually fox-trot. Hence, we lose solid competitors like Sailor Brinkley-Cook (pictured, with Val Chmerkovskiy) instead of the uncoordinated likes of Sean Spicer.
