Robert Lloyd
Los Angeles Times
Berkeley, CA, United States
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The end of 'Miracle Workers' is 'End Times' for TBS comedy
The final season of 'Miracle Workers,' the last scripted comedy of the network's creative flourishing of the 2010s, has an apt postapocalypse setting. → Read More
'I'm a Virgo' review: A sweet coming-of-age comedy hits on big ideas
The Prime Video series about a 13-foot-tall teenager living in Oakland was created and directed by Boots Riley. → Read More
Review: 'The Bear' Season 2 is both chaotic and meditative. It's perfect
FX's 'The Bear' is back with a 10-episode season that ranges from calm to tumultuous, and it's even better than the first. → Read More
'Secret Invasion' review: A closer look at Nick Fury and the Skrulls
The Marvel miniseries, premiering on Disney+ on Wednesday, focuses on Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury and a host of shape-shifting Skrulls. → Read More
Our critic picks 30 TV shows from around the globe to stream right now
Interested in expanding your televisual horizons? TV critic Robert Lloyd recommends these 30 shows from 15 countries — none of them in English. → Read More
'The Full Monty' review: A faithful and sentimental series sequel
The popular 1997 British comedy film is back as a TV series on FX that gives some characters breadth and depth and brings in a younger generation. → Read More
'The Crowded Room' review: Tom Holland stars in this series that we won't spoil
Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried star in this Apple TV+ limited series that we can't really talk about. → Read More
Is this the end of 'Ted Lasso'? If it was, it didn't disappoint
For three seasons, we came to 'Ted Lasso' for the emotions — the soccer was just a bonus. And on that count, the possible series finale delivered. → Read More
'Being Mary Tyler Moore' documentary reveals her private side
Despite a life marked by tragedy, 'Being Mary Tyler Moore' is a happier story than one might expect, which in itself makes it a moving one. → Read More
'FUBAR' review: Schwarzenegger's first TV show relies on predictable spy tropes
The actor stars in Netflix's 'FUBAR' as Luke Brunner, a covert CIA agent on the verge of retirement who discovers that his daughter is a secret agent as well. → Read More
'High Desert' review: Patricia Arquette is a force in this comedy
Arquette is one of the big reasons to watch this Apple TV+ series, premiering Wednesday, that takes place in and around Yucca Valley. → Read More
'Still' is an intimate portrait of Michael J. Fox
The documentary on Apple TV+ by Davis Guggenheim is an intimate portrait an actor who feels like family. → Read More
'The Muppets Mayhem' review: The puppets are back in town
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem take center stage in the latest Muppet series about music and family, featuring plenty of guest stars. → Read More
'Bupkis' review: Pete Davidson stars in this deft comedy based on his life
Pete Davidson plays a version of himself in Peacock's new series, which centers on the relationship with his grandfather, played by Joe Pesci. → Read More
'White House Plumbers' review: Spotlighting Watergate's oddball operatives
A comic dramatization from HBO of the group responsible for the Watergate break-in focuses on E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy's relationship. → Read More
'Tom Jones' review: PBS Masterpiece's enjoyable period drama
This adaptation of Henry Fielding's 1749 comic romp 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling,' premieres Sunday on PBS, and stars Solly McLeod and Sophie Wilde. → Read More
'Citadel' review: The Russo brothers' spy series has lots of action and little else
Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Stanley Tucci star as spies battling a rival organization across the globe in this series from Prime Video. → Read More
'Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love' celebrates the beloved comedian
NBC is celebrating the comedian and actor with a special, "Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love." → Read More
'Mrs. Davis' review: Betty Gilpin brilliantly battles artificial intelligence
The actor plays a nun at odds with a global AI in this comic adventure series on Peacock. → Read More
'Beef' on Netflix tests the viewer's patience. Why it works
'Beef,' now on Netflix, and 'Am I Being Unreasonable?,' premiering Tuesday on Hulu, are such convincing portraits of frustration that they're hard to dismiss. → Read More