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.
Television
‘Comic Book Men’ opens up the 4-color world
First episode impressions (TV review): Kevin Smith is our guide through enjoyable days in the life of comic-store clerks in New Jersey.
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.
First episode impressions: ‘Smash’ (TV review)
I have to confess that I generally don’t enjoy musicals. With the notable exception of the “Buffy” musical episode, the genre doesn’t work for me. Most musicals are repetitive, using songs to emphasize what we […]
First episode impressions: ‘Alcatraz’ (TV review)
“Alcatraz” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) demonstrates that a show can be too high-concept, and also that how you present a show in your previews can influence how people view it.
‘Dating Rules from My Future Self’ makes web TV cool again (Review)
My top show of 2007 was a web series — “quarterlife” — and three of my top 10 of 2008 were web series, headlined by “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.” I was even titling my year-end […]
First episode impressions: ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ (TV review)
“Napoleon Dynamite,” the 2004 movie, hit a sweet spot of comedy that no previous movie had even aimed for, let alone achieved. Not everyone understood why it was funny, but for those who did, it […]
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.
First episode impressions: ‘The Firm’ (TV review)
Even as NBC phases out the “Law & Order” franchise, it’s adding “The Firm” (premiered Sunday, continues at 9 p.m. Central Thursdays), a franchise that picks up from the John Grisham novel/movie.
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 […]