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HBO's FAMILY TREE

Source: Dan's Media Digest

Christopher Guest is famous for writing, directing and appearing in many 'mockumentaries' down the years; most famously rock spoof This is Spinal Tap, but also Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman, et al. His work was a sizeable influence ...
Full article at: Dan's Media Digest  More like this  May 14 2013, 10:53am CDT

The (Christopher) Guest Family Tree

Source: Wall Street Journal Blogs

By Don Steinberg Getty Images Actor Chris O’Dowd (left) and ‘Family Tree’ Writer, Director, Executive Producer Christopher Guest. People keep asking Christopher Guest whether “Family Tree,” his comedy series that prem ...
Full article at: Wall Street Journal Blogs  More like this  May 13 2013, 1:57pm CDT

FAMILY TREE Review

Source: Seat42f

Many are familiar with the work of Christopher Guest, who has made such fantastic mokumentary films as Best in Show, A Might Wind, and This Is Spinal Tap. It’s about time, then, that he gets a weekly series on television. FAMILY T ...
Full article at: Seat42f  More like this  May 13 2013, 1:14pm CDT

Splitsider's Summer Comedy Preview: TV

Source: The Awl

This is the first Louie-less summer since Louis C.K.'s acclaimed FX series began, but there's plenty to look forward to this May-August as a lot of high-profile shows are coming back and some promising new shows on the way too. Of co ...
Full article at: The Awl  More like this  May 13 2013, 6:50am CDT

'Family Tree' series premiere: HBO's newest mockumentary charms in spite of its meandering nature

Source: Zap2it.com

"Family Tree," the new HBO comedy from Christopher Guest, premiered Sunday (May 12), telling the story of Tom Chadwick (Chris O'Dowd), who begins to explore his family heritage after inheriting a box of trinkets from a great aunt he never met. The ...
Full article at: Zap2it.com  More like this  May 13 2013, 12:29am CDT

Series premiere: 'Family Tree' - 'The Box'

Source: HitFix

What did everybody think of Christopher Guest's new HBO series? I've already published my review of HBO's "Family Tree," as well as an interview with co-creator Christopher Guest. Now it's your turn. What did everybody think of the latest bit of impr ...
Full article at: HitFix  More like this  May 13 2013, 12:09am CDT

Family Tree Review: "The Box" (Episode 1.01)

Source: Pate Magazine

If you’re a Christopher Guest fan, you probably think you know what you’re in for with Family Tree, his new eight-episode series for HBO. He’s a comic auteur if ever there was one, and his films always take place in cle ...
Full article at: Pate Magazine  More like this  May 12 2013, 11:27pm CDT

Recap: Christopher Guest's 'Family Tree' Gets Off To A Promising Start & Shows He Hasn't Lost His Touch

Source: Indie Wire

Season 1, Episode 1: "The Box" Tom's family remain slightly baffled as to why he's spending so much time on the subject, but they've got their own assorted little issues. Foremost is Bea, who is never without her puppet compan ...
Full article at: Indie Wire  More like this  May 12 2013, 6:23pm CDT

TV: Family Tree: “The Box”

Source: The A.V. Club

Family Tree debuts tonight at 10:30 p.m. Eastern on HBO. No one has shaped the face of modern television comedy without actually contributing to the form firsthand like Christopher Guest. Guest didn’t invent the faux-documentary; his initi ...
Full article at: The A.V. Club  More like this  May 12 2013, 5:14pm CDT

With Family Tree, Spinal Tap creator Christopher Guest serves up heaps of fun

Source: Globe and Mail

There’s a small fuss going on about the upcoming series finale of the U.S. version of The Office . How will it end? And, as some people might well ponder, how do you actually end a pseudo-documentary with some sort of authentic closure? Let’s leave that ...
Full article at: Globe and Mail  More like this  May 10 2013, 11:09pm CDT


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