The top 10 episodes of ‘Millennium’ Season 3 (1998-99)
TV review: Chris Carter takes the showrunning reins back from Morgan and Wong in the controversial final season.
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First episode impressions: ‘Friends with Benefits’ (TV review)
As far as I can tell after two episodes, “Friends with Benefits” is a good show for people who think the main purpose of romantic relationships is to provide an endless well of comedy. But if you’re […]
The top 10 episodes of ‘Millennium’ Season 2 (1997-98)
TV review: New showrunners Glen Morgan and James Wong fascinatingly run wild as they take over from Chris Carter.
First episode impressions: ‘Awkward.’ (TV review)
Lots of TV shows have shown the awkwardness of high school, those moments where if the poor kid only had a “How to Navigate High School” handbook, he or she would’ve been fine. “Awkward.” (10 p.m. […]
Fond farewell: ‘Friday Night Lights’ (TV review)
I’m not married and I know that if I ever lived in Texas I’d die from the heat, yet I always respected “Friday Night Lights,” TV’s best show about marriage and best show about Texas. On Friday […]
SyFy’s ‘Alphas’ is just another superhero show
First episode impressions (TV review): “Alphas” doesn’t do anything new out of the gates.
We were ‘Privileged’ (2008-09) to know this show for one season
One-season wonders (Review): This short-lived CW series ably filled a slot vacated by “Gilmore Girls.”
The top 10 episodes of ‘Millennium’ Season 1 (1996-97)
TV review: This is not “X-Files”-style fun. Chris Carter’s second show is dark stuff, visually and thematically, as we follow troubled psychic Frank Black.
First episode impressions: ‘Teen Wolf’ (TV review)
The aspect of the new “Teen Wolf” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on MTV) series that has gotten the most criticism is that Scott (Tyler Posey), the wolf-boy in this version, plays lacrosse, whereas Michael J. Fox played […]
First episode impressions: ‘Falling Skies’ (TV review)
Watching “Falling Skies” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on TNT) is like buying a greatest hits album where you already own all the songs. The opening scenes of the resistance fighters hiding in abandoned tunnels and buildings from […]