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Grimsburg is guilty if trying too hard. [8 - 28 Jan, p.8]
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The jokes it finds therein are … kind of funny. Only a few rise to the level of an out-loud giggle, but even fewer slip into the category of actively annoying; for a pop-culture parody, the batting average could be worse.
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“Grimsburg” frequently succeeds in getting laughs at the expense of an industrial complex that’s long since jumped the shark. .... But “Grimsburg” runs into the same problem as many spoofs when it comes to cultivating emotional stakes, which are needed for any show’s longevity no matter how silly the premise. We’re never sure how seriously to take any twist.