Fall TV preview 2022: Release dates, plus 7 shows in the spotlight
Fall TV preview: Superheroes are on the wane, mysteries hold steady, and networks hang around. But streamers dominate as RFMC previews the season.
Television
‘Better Call Saul’s’ ending is more gray than great
TV review: The sixth and final season is frontloaded with thrilling episodes, but it ends in anticlimactic fashion.
‘Camp Cretaceous’ Season 5 is Spielbergian, Crichtonian, great
TV review: The “Jurassic World” cartoon nicely wraps its exploration of makeshift family and animal rights … with a dino battle royale.
‘Westworld’ Season 4 jumps into recognizable future
First episode impressions (TV review): Dolores is now Christina, and viewers have other information to absorb, but the show remains grand and beautiful.
‘Winning Time’ a winner, even if not entirely accurate
TV review: A historian wouldn’t approve of the dramatic license, but these 10 episodes bottle the spirit of the Lakers dynasty.
‘The Boys’ are back in town for still-excellent Season 3
First episode impressions (TV review): Homelander’s evil and Starlight’s heroism take center stage as “The Boys” masters superheroes-as-parable.
‘Flight Attendant’ Season 2 a stark study of alcoholism
TV review: When she’s not shilling for Smirnoff, Kaley Cuoco plays one-woman cautionary tale Cassie in the wild HBO Max thriller.
‘Firestarter: Rekindled’ (2002) an interesting experiment
Stephen King flashback (TV review): Not as bad as one would assume, “Firestarter: Rekindled” follows Charlie McGee and her troubles into her 20s.
Brainy ‘Severance’ Season 1 comes together by the end
TV review: Too grim off the bat, this sci-fi mind-bender ultimately succeeds with likable heroes and lots of questions to mull over.
‘Evil’ Season 2 (2021) down-to-earth and deliciously demonic
Frightening Friday (TV review): Ironically, its grounding in reality makes “Evil” one of TV’s best supernatural series. Here’s my look at Season 2.