Category Archives: Casual

My Take On….CASUAL Season 2

CASUAL premieres today on Hulu with the first two episodes of Season 2. When CASUAL ended last year, after what I considered a perfect first season that introduced us to Valerie (Michaela Watkins), Alex (Tommy Dewey), and Laura (Tara Lynne Barr), I was left wondering how exactly these characters could recover.  How would Alex and Valerie ever find themselves on good footing when her misstep with his girlfriend led to him losing what may have been his only chance at

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Hulu’s CASUAL, aka my favorite new show, renewed for Season 2!!!

I’ve basically been Kermit-flailing at my desk since I heard the great news that CASUAL (which you all know I basically worship) has been renewed for Season 2!  Hulu sent out the following note about their pick up today! SANTA MONICA, CA – October XX, 2015 – Following its successful series debut on October 7th, the Hulu Original CASUAL has already been picked up for a second season with a 13-episode order, the network announced today.  Lionsgate Television’s critically-acclaimed comedy series

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My Take on…Hulu’s CASUAL, the best new show of the Fall

It’s rare, these days, that I find a show that draws me in on an emotional and almost physical level, where when episodes end, I can’t move fast enough to get to the next one and when there are no new episodes left, I feel a little empty (boy talk about laying it on thick….).  That’s how I felt from the instant I pushed play on Hulu’s latest original series (available now), CASUAL, the dark (dark-dark) comedy from creator Zander

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