‘Bunheads’ wins Summer TV gold medal (Commentary)
In the spirit of the Olympics, here are my medal picks for Summer TV 2012 (all times Central):
Lists and Rankings
All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 5 (2003-04), ranked
TV review: The Buffyverse’s TV reign comes to an end with the best season other than “Buffy” Season 3.
John’s all-time top 5 Canadian character dramas (TV commentary)
Canadian TV gets short shrift in the U.S., where most cable packages offer Univision and BBC America but not CBC. And often when you mention “Canadian TV” people think of “The X-Files” or other American […]
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
The 2011-12 TV season has almost faded to snow and the dust has settled from the cancellation carnage. Looking back, I’d say it was a very good season for characters. That’s why I’m resurrecting my […]
‘Prometheus’ and 9 other summer movies John wants to see (Commentary)
Based on the trailers, here are the 10 movies I’m most looking forward to in the summer of 2012. They are listed in order of release date. “The Dictator” (May 16) — Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest daring […]
All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 4 (2002-03), ranked
TV review: “Angel’s” fourth season features unappealing turns for Cordelia’s characterization, but also some pretty epic villains.
All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 3 (2001-02), ranked
TV review: “Angel” Season 3 features the most ill-conceived main plot of any Joss Whedon show. But the season does boast a few standout episodes.
All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 2 (2000-01), ranked
TV review: Angel Investigations moves into the Hyperion Hotel and the cast and mythology also expand.
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 […]
John’s top 10 movies of 2011
As always, I start my top 10 movies of the year list with a disclaimer: Since I live in a small town, I haven’t seen well-reviewed films such as “The Descendants,” “Like Crazy” or “Young Adult” yet. When I do, […]