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Tag: Lisa Johnson Mandell

<b>Tandy Culpepper & Lisa Johnson Mandell Review Two Divergent TV Shows In <i>Severance</i> & <i>The White Lotus</i>

Tandy Culpepper & Lisa Johnson Mandell Review Two Divergent TV Shows In Severance & The White Lotus

TVJune 10, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

TV Review: The White Lotus, Season 3 serves up intrigue in Thailand, With More Blood Than Ever Mike White’s biting satirical dramedy The White Lotus…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 TV Comedies: <i>The Bear</i> and <i>The Studio</i>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 TV Comedies: The Bear and The Studio

TVJune 8, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The Studio is Hollywood’s funhouse mirror — and it’s hilarious Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg—alongside a creative team clearly steeped in the absurdities of showbiz—aim…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper review Hulu’s New Gay-Themed Sitcom <i>Mid-Century Modern</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper review Hulu’s New Gay-Themed Sitcom Mid-Century Modern

TVMay 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The streaming service Hulu has dropped a new sitcom, Mid-Century Modern, that more than one pundit has compared to The Golden Girls. The show starred…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell And Tandy Culpepper Review Award-winning TV Comedies <i>Ted Lasso</i> and <i>Hacks</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell And Tandy Culpepper Review Award-winning TV Comedies Ted Lasso and Hacks

TVMay 6, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The modern comedy series has become very much a hybrid half-hour of television – at least in the case of two streaming programs equal parts…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review TV: <i>The Good Fight</i> & <i>The Gilded Age</i> & An Actress Named Baranski</b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review TV: The Good Fight & The Gilded Age & An Actress Named Baranski

TVMarch 24, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

When it comes to capturing the attention of television audiences — whether they’re bingeing a certain corseted costume drama or two long-running corporate legal sizzlers…

<b>A Lisa Johnson Mandell / Tandy Culpepper TV Review: <i>Masters of the Air  </i>  &<i>Baby Reindeer</i></b>

A Lisa Johnson Mandell / Tandy Culpepper TV Review: Masters of the Air &Baby Reindeer

TVFebruary 27, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode of The Hollywood Beat, Tandy Culpepper welcomes Critics Choice Association member Lisa Johnson Mandell to begin a regular series of TV reviews….

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