All American

All We Got

Secrets were spilling all over the place on All American Season 1 Episode 5, but we're still in the dark in some aspects.  It's not like we'd expect them to reveal everything at once, but did the information we learned feel like a letdown? We were at the point where we knew Billy was not going to be Spencer's dad. That was too obvious. Instead, we met Grandpa Willy and discovered that's who Billy's been sending money to each month. Thoughts? Billy's decision t... more

All American Fall Finale Recap: Coop and the Gang — Plus: Grade the Episode

All American went into its winter hiatus with one very big win and one very big loss. Wednesday’s fall finale brought a number of simmering storylines to a boil, resulting in major life changes for Spencer — and everyone in his orbit, for that matter. Let’s recap what went down in the eventful hour: THE GANG’S ALL HERE | Much of this week’s episode focuses on Shawn and Coop’s continued ... more

The CW's All American: Grade It!

The CW on Wednesday set out to fill all of those gaps with the debut of All American, its football-centric series that has echoes of multiple circa-2000s teen dramas. But did the first episode score enough points with you? Before you give us your thoughts on the premiere, let’s recap what went down in Episode 1: The drama centers on Spencer James (played by Daniel Ezra, The Missing), a straight-A student at South Crenshaw High School who’s also a natural on the fo... more