‘Harper’s Island’ (2009) shows slashers can work in TV miniseries format
One-season wonders (TV review): “Harper’s Island” is one of the first slasher mysteries to hit the small screen.
Horror TV
Best approach in zombie apocalypse: Democracy or Ricktatorship? (TV commentary)
“The Walking Dead” wrapped up its mostly great second season on Sunday with the epic farmstead battle we expected, plus a couple new elements — a hooded figure hauling two tamed zombies on chains (!) and […]
Did Shane want to die on ‘The Walking Dead?’ (TV commentary)
Maybe it’s because I’m in the midst of some serious “Angel” geekery with my “Rewatching the classics” project, but the Shane-Rick showdown in last night’s “The Walking Dead” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC) reminded me of […]
Should the group trust Randall on ‘The Walking Dead?’
TV commentary: “The Walking Dead” gang deals with trust issues when confronted by an outsider named Randall in the latest episode.
Network TV takes another crack at found-footage horror with ‘The River’
First episode impressions (TV review): The creator of “Paranormal Activity” brings found footage to the small screen.
Midseason TV preview: The momentum continues? (Commentary)
Fall 2011 served up so many good shows, and so few of them have been canceled, that it’s easy to overlook the midseason premieres. Yet the networks have found a few open slots. I have […]
Best TV decision in recent memory: ‘American Horror Story’ to start new yarn in Season 2 (Commentary)
I loved “American Horror Story” when it first started out, then kind of cooled on it toward the end of the season. It didn’t become flat-out bad, but it wasn’t as scary and surprising as when it […]
A&E doing a beautiful adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Bag of Bones’ (TV review)
“Bag of Bones” (1998) is one of my favorite Stephen King books, so it’s refreshing to see A&E doing a beautiful job adapting it. (Part one was on Sunday, and the final two-hour installment will be […]
What happened to ‘The Walking Dead’s’ Sophia? (and 6 other burning TV questions) (Commentary)
Part of why it’s been a great TV season is that there are so many compelling questions that keep us watching from week to week. And these aren’t just a matter of “Oh well, I’ve […]
Oh my god, they killed Otis! (and thoughts on falls to the dark side) (TV and movie commentary)
Kind of a jerk move by Shane to kill Otis on Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC), huh? But also a shocking and fascinating one, and something that could set up […]