A Briefing With Michael: Jason Priestley

Hospital. Some amazing one-liners (the sort that make you go: “Huh? Did I really hear that right?”) in an funny episode that keeps the cast together most of the time, and consequently really drives home what a horrendous, dysfunctional bunch they truly are. Horrible, horrible people. But very funny to observe. 9/10

Call Me Fitz 2.1

Prophecy. In many ways, shows like this are a successor to shows like The Slap Maxwell Story from the ’80s, in that you have an ostensibly dislikeable main character who you end up liking despite all the horrible things they do. In shows like this casting is paramount. And you really can’t get better than Jason Priestley if you want to make your main character someone the audience will cheer for. No matter what.

This opener finds our hero in more dire straits than usual, and there’s the start of a mysterious new story arc… 9/10

Call Me Fitz 1.13

Maria del Mar. Very inventive and exciting finale, with many big laughs. Utterly delightful, really. 10/10

Is Richard Fitzpatrick the most degenerate, reprehensible lead...

Is Richard Fitzpatrick the most degenerate, reprehensible lead character we’ve ever had in a TV series?

Call Me Fitz 1.8

Phyllis Ellis. Hysterically funny, fiendishly clever way to end the story arc. Jaw-droppingly offensive. Pure genius. When I wasn’t laughing uncontrollably, I was just sitting back with a goofy grin on my face: unable to completely process everything I was seeing. 10/10