by Damian Holbrook
Jeers to Dracula
for taking a bite out of time. After two solid episodes rooted in the famous vamp’s original era, the Netflix mashup from the folks behind Sherlock jumped ahead to the present day for a silly modern epilogue about Drac (Claes Bang, pictured) rising again in search of blood, babes
and Wi-Fi. Not exactly high stakes.
Jeers to Almost Family
for overstaying its welcome. The icky Fox drama about the surprise siblings of a criminally unethical fertility doc doesn’t need to be moved to the graveyard shift of Saturday nights. It needs to be axed, so that its likable stars (pictured, from left) Megalyn Echikunwoke, Brittany Snow and Emily Osment can move on to better projects.
Cheers to This Is Us
for recruiting one of our favorite Chicago P.D. alums. Former Windy City cop Sophia Bush blew in for a guest starring gig as Lizzie, the dynamic but married woman Kevin (Justin Hartley, left, with Bush) can’t get out of his head. We’re already hoping her “hall pass” turns into an extended stay.
Cheers to The Circle
for finding an upside to social media. Netflix’s Big Brother-ly competition locked players in tricked-out pads where they could only chat via messaging, texts and status updates, resulting in real gems (like fan fave Joey Sasso, pictured) and some really crafty catfishing.