One-season wonders: ‘Hellcats’ (2010-11) (TV review)
With the fall TV season off to a rough start, it’s beginning to look like this might be a good time to catch up on older shows. Although I started watching “Hellcats” (2010-11, The CW) on its […]
First episode impressions: ‘Blindspot’ (TV review)
“Blindspot” (10 p.m. Eastern Mondays on NBC) unquestionably has the best opening hook of the fall TV season: An amnesiac, fully tattooed woman wakes up naked in a duffel bag in Times Square. So creator Martin […]
Murphy, Falchuk take horror shtick to network TV with ‘Scream Queens’
First episode impressions (TV review): The duo’s latest dark horror comedy features a loaded cast.
‘Gotham’ Season 2 starts to show some respect for ‘Batman’ lore
First episode impressions (TV review): The Fox “Batman” prequel is starting to show more respect for the established lore.
PKD goes to network TV in ‘Minority Report’
First episode impressions (TV review): The “Minority Report” TV series continues from the film’s events.
‘Fear the Walking Dead,’ ‘Strain’ villains want power for power’s sake (TV review)
A couple seasons ago on “The Walking Dead,” Rick and the gang agree to march toward Washington, D.C., on Eugene’s promise that there was a governmental structure in place working against the zombie plague. While […]
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Revolution’ (2009) (Comic book review)
Dynamite Comics seemed to have little regard for continuity when it abruptly and inexplicably switched to a new timeline between Issues 5 (the last issue of “Infinity”) and 6 (the first issue of the “Painkiller […]
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator/Painkiller Jane: Time to Kill’ (2008) (Comic book review)
The track record of crossovers in the “Terminator” saga has been a bit shaky so far, with guest appearances by “Robocop,” “Superman,” “Aliens” and “Predator.” Of all things, it turns out to be “Painkiller Jane” […]
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 2: Infinity’ (2007) (Comic book review)
While not exactly a failure, the “Terminator 3” franchise petered out fairly quickly compared to other “Terminator” multimedia campaigns, with the last novel coming out in 2004. Three years later, the saga was resurrected, although […]
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Terminator Hunt’ (2004) (Book review)
Although not as good as “Terminator Dreams,” “Terminator 3: Terminator Hunt” (2004) is another strong novel where Aaron Allston brings his character-writing skills to bear.