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.
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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 […]
Best TV decision in recent memory: ‘American Horror Story’ to start new yarn in Season 2 (Commentary)
I loved “American Horror Story” when it first started out, then kind of cooled on it toward the end of the season. It didn’t become flat-out bad, but it wasn’t as scary and surprising as when it […]
After ‘Slaves of the Republic,’ what story would you like to see adapted to ‘The Clone Wars’ next? (Comic book review)
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (7 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network) is currently in the midst of its first-ever adaptation from another medium: It has adapted the first two-thirds of Henry Gilroy’s 2008-09 six-issue Dark […]
All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked
TV review: Whedon’s second series starts off as an anthology, but ultimately he realizes fans have come for the big picture.
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2011
For me, this was the year of “What’s going to happen next?” Who killed Rosie Larsen? Will Emily get revenge? How long can Bridget fool people into thinking she’s Siobhan? What would you do in […]
A&E doing a beautiful adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Bag of Bones’ (TV review)
“Bag of Bones” (1998) is one of my favorite Stephen King books, so it’s refreshing to see A&E doing a beautiful job adapting it. (Part one was on Sunday, and the final two-hour installment will be […]
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 3 (1998-99), ranked
TV review” “Buffy” Season 3 is about the end of a first love, and it also marks my first love: the first time I was hooked on a whole TV season.
What happened to ‘The Walking Dead’s’ Sophia? (and 6 other burning TV questions) (Commentary)
Part of why it’s been a great TV season is that there are so many compelling questions that keep us watching from week to week. And these aren’t just a matter of “Oh well, I’ve […]