Fond farewell: ‘Lost’ (TV review)
On Tuesday morning, television is going to look a lot worse than it does right now. On Sunday, we’ll say farewell to “Lost,” and on Monday, “10 Things I Hate About You,” “24” and “Law & Order” will bow out. […]
Fond farewell: ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ (TV review)
“10 Things I Hate About You” (7 p.m. Central Monday on ABC Family, one hour) On air: 2009-10, one season Why it was great: For some reason, traditional sitcom humor works for me only if it’s teenagers delivering […]
Fond farewell: ‘24’ (TV review)
“24” (7 p.m. Central Monday on Fox, two hours) On air: 2001-10, eight seasons Why it was great: When it was clicking, nothing on TV was more suspenseful. We saw split screens, instant cell-phone communications, information at analysts’ […]
Fond farewell: ‘Law & Order’ (TV review)
“Law & Order” (9 p.m. Central Monday on NBC) On air: 1990-2010, 20 seasons Why it was great: It ripped about one-third of its stories from the headlines. I’m not a big news-watcher — I find it depressing […]
Happy 30th anniversary to ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (Movie commentary)
On Friday, “The Empire Strikes Back” marks its 30th anniversary. That’s right, 30 years ago, the movie industry was capable of putting out a Memorial Day weekend blockbuster that people wanted to see and that was not […]
It’s official: NBC is comprised of morons (TV commentary)
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, “Law & Order” (9 p.m. Mondays on NBC, with the series finale airing next week) has been canceled. A lot of the reports from entertainment news outlets use the unnecessary […]
The cult of ‘Glee’s’ Brittany (TV commentary)
My favorite character on “Glee” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on Fox) is Brittany. Normally, liking an extreme background character on a show puts you in a class of your own, but when you mention you like Brittany, […]
‘Star Wars’ veteran Allston gets his writing groove back in ‘Fate of the Jedi: Backlash’ (Book review)
Aaron Allston became my favorite “Star Wars” author when I read his first book, “X-Wing: Wraith Squadron,” back in 1998. Allston, taking the “X-Wing” baton from Michael Stackpole but running faster with it, demonstrated and […]
‘Lost’ isn’t so much about ‘good versus evil’ as it’s about ‘faith versus reason’ (TV commentary)
I kind of feel sorry for Jacob and the Man in Black after watching this week’s episode of “Lost” (8 p.m. Central Tuesday on ABC, followed by the two-and-a-half-hour series finale at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 23). […]
‘Friday Night Lights’ introduces us to our new favorite team (TV review)
The NFL draft hype has finally passed, but we still can’t escape football, because “Friday Night Lights” (7 p.m. Central Fridays) has just started its fourth season on NBC (following its run on DirecTV, which I don’t […]