Kevin James The Crew Rehashes Lazy, Sexist Sitcom Clichés: TV Review
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You don’t have to watch a minute of Kevin James’ new Netflix series, “The Crew,” to know exactly what the show is like. From showrunner Jeff Lowell (“The Ranch”), the workplace comedy stars James as Kevin, the bumbling crew chief of a middling Nascar racing team, whose job becomes a lot more complicated after the team’s owner retires and puts his millennial daughter Catherine (Jillian Mueller) in charge.
Like most of James’ characters, Kevin is a self-deprecating man-child who loves old-school values, cheap beer, and protecting the status quo, which makes having to listen to his progressive new boss a challenge. A Stanford grad who found success in Silicon Valley, Catherine has little in common with her new employees, but brings to the table several strategic, forward-thinking ideas for how the team could break out of their rut and become real c
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Left to right: Uli Latukefu in Young Rock (Photo: Mark Taylor/NBC); Rebecca Breeds in Clarice (Photo: Brooke Palmer/CBS); Bitsie Tulloch and Tyler Hoechlin in Superman & Lois (Photo: Niño Munoz/The CW); the cast of Punky Brewster (photo: Robert Trachtenberg/Peacock); The Snoopy Show (Image: Apple TV Plus); Kevin James in The Crew (Photo: Eric Liebowitz/Netflix)
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February TV looks, if not wholly impressive, then almost
normal. The Super Bowl is scheduled for a CBS broadcast on February 7, the premieres of two CWverse (as the Arrowverse is now known) shows one returning, one debuting are on the horizon, and Kenan Thompson is leading a sitcom again. Even Punky Brewster and Katherine Heigl are back. (Netflix’s
Following yesterday’s
numerous reveals, Netflix is back with another big drop of news about the streaming service’s upcoming content. Included in this round is the Gal Gadot spy thriller
Heart of Stone, the
Selena: The Series Part Two, as well as more trailers.
Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone, according to Deadline. Directed by Tom Harper (
The Aeronauts,
Heart of Stone will star Gal Gadot.
Written by Greg Rucka (
Hidden Figures),
Heart of Stone will be produced by Skydance Media’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger, along with Gadot and her Pilot Wave producing partner Jaron Varsano, Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn.