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In the first of his several outings as Palmer, Michael Caine is put-upon and bogged down with paperwork.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Alexandre and Yelena’s arrival at the country estate managed by Vanya and Sonya, the professor’s put-upon daughter, has thrown the household into chaos.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Starring Seth Rogen as put-upon studio head Matt Remick, who tries to balance his cinephilia with the demands of the job, the series turns topics like corporate intellectual property and meddling execs into high comedy (and high stress) situations.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Quinn has been tapped to play put-upon Jack ‘Daddy’ Walsh alongside his screen wife Carrie Crowley (An Cailín Ciúin), who recreates eccentric Mammy Walsh.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Alexandre and Yelena’s arrival at the country estate managed by Vanya and Sonya, the professor’s put-upon daughter, has thrown the household into chaos.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Starring Seth Rogen as put-upon studio head Matt Remick, who tries to balance his cinephilia with the demands of the job, the series turns topics like corporate intellectual property and meddling execs into high comedy (and high stress) situations.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Quinn has been tapped to play put-upon Jack ‘Daddy’ Walsh alongside his screen wife Carrie Crowley (An Cailín Ciúin), who recreates eccentric Mammy Walsh.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Put-upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put-upon. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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