‘The Strain’ is breaking out to become great, lights-out horror TV
TV commentary: The battle against the munchers is becoming must-see TV.
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All 22 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 4 (2003-04), ranked
TV review: Like Rory, “Gilmore Girls” Season 4 sometimes struggles to find its footing in the transition to college. But it also boasts some classic episodes.
del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ deliciously dark and stylish
First episode impressions (TV review): The novel and comic book series now gets a small-screen adaptation.
First episode impressions: ‘The Bridge’ Season 2 (TV review)
There are several grim and violent shows on TV, especially the cable networks, but “The Bridge” (9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on FX) started its second season with an hour so incredibly bleak that 1) it confirms that […]
First episode impressions: ‘Extant’ (TV review)
“Extant” (8 p.m. Central Wednesdays on CBS) unveiled a tasty hodgepodge of science fiction ideas in its premiere episode. For now, they are comfortable clichés, but I hold out hope that the show will coalesce into […]
All 22 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 3 (2002-03), ranked
TV review: “Gilmore Girls” gets complicated as Rory goes through her last year of high school.
All 22 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 2 (2001-02), ranked
TV review: Rory enters her Bad Boy phase as Jess joins “Gilmore Girls” in the second season.
Taking a stand against plot holes, or: How the heck did Lester sneak back in to his hospital room?
TV and movie commentary: The “X-Men” saga and recent episodes of “Fargo,” “Hannibal” and “24: Live Another Day” have suffered from plot holes.
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
The recent return of “24” further solidifies that this is an age of shock-value TV, where the body count of main characters is more valued than good character building. But TV’s reputation as a character […]
First episode impressions: ‘24: Live Another Day’ (TV review)
“24: Live Another Day” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) comes along four years after the eighth season, but Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub slip back into their iconic characters of Jack Bauer and Chloe […]