IT

 

An ancient cosmic fear monster terrorizes/murders kids in a small Maine town, so the local cadre of misfit preteens decides to stop it in 1960 and again in 1990. For a basically PG-13 rated TV-movie this is pretty well done. Though (SPOILERS) I do think it's a little bunk that while everybody goes out and gets rich the black kid has to stay behind to be a poor local historian and the Jewish kid kills himself before taking on It the second time. 

RATING: 60%

Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital (and that's not a typo) is a comedy series currently airing on the Cartoon Network (despite the fact that it is not a cartoon). Originally created by Rob Corddry (formerly of the The Daily Show) as a web series in 2008, Childrens Hospital is an over the top parody of hospital dramas. The cast features a veritable smörgåsbord of veteran comedic performers: Rob Corddry, Ken Marino (formerly of The State), Rob Huebel (formerly of Human Giant), Megan Mullally (formerly of Will & Grace), and Henry Winkler (formerly of Arrested Development) among others. The humor on Childrens Hospital is somewhat absurd and anarchic, so it's probably not for everyone. But if you're a comedy nerd like me, this is a show you will not want to miss.

Rating: 85%

(Image from chicagonow.com)

Tags

Tags are useful, but I can't help but wonder if we've gone a bit overboard with them.

Rating: 50%

Clowns

Keeping in line with dishing our phobias onto R3 instead of our therapists, I thought I'd review one of the most terrifying "things" in the world. Clowns. Do you remember that clown dream sequence on "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"? Even if I momentarily remove myself of my fear I don't see how they're even slightly amusing. I'm pretty sure my fear of clowns stems from an overexposure to them as a child by my mother. Aren't parents great? We get to blame everything we're afraid of in our lives on them. This is why I don't want kids. I can't be responsible for that.

RATING: 4%