Two surprising love stories were revealed recently in “Star Wars” stories. In Friday’s “Clone Wars,” (8 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network), my favorite original “Clone Wars” character, Ziro the Hutt, is revealed to be shacking […]
Here are my first episode impressions of “The Walking Dead,” which airs at 9 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC. 1. It looks like I’m in the minority on this one. “Walking Dead” is already a huge hit […]
TV review: Here are my rankings of the 25 episodes of “The X-Files’ ” second season — the year it became a mainstream hit.
It’s worrisome that the 2010-11 season is off to a bad start, because TV doesn’t tend to bounce back easily — good TV tends to beget more good TV (note the golden age that spiked […]
I’ve tried to stick with “The Office,” but I’m just not laughing lately. I thought the show was funny and somewhat original (although it spun off from the British version, it developed an American voice) […]
TV review: In a case of fortuitous timing, Chris Carter’s SF/conspiracy blend became a cult hit for a fledgling network.
In a Sedalia bookstore, they have a shelf full of vampire books. Not just a section labeled “vampires”; I mean a full standalone bookshelf with four or five shelves on it. I asked the proprietor […]
I intended to round out my top 20 “Curb Your Enthusiasm” issues with seven “big issues.” But really, are these issues bigger than the 13 bits of minutiae explored in my previous post? When you boil it […]
“Seinfeld” was one of the best shows of the ’90s because it explored minutiae; “Curb Your Enthusiasm” was one of the best shows of the Aughts (and will continue to be a top show of the ’10s) […]
Here are my first impressions of “Law & Order: Los Angeles,” which airs at 9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on NBC.