Williamson gets groove back with ‘Hidden Palms’ (2007)
One-season wonders (TV review): Kevin Williamson returns to teen drama and adds a juicy mystery in this eight-episode series.
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First episode impressions: ‘Frequency’ (TV review)
“Frequency” (9 p.m. Wednesdays on The CW), in its original incarnation, was a pretty good 2000 movie starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel that I don’t remember much about other than the premise: A father and […]
First episode impressions: ‘No Tomorrow’ (TV review)
“No Tomorrow” (9 p.m. Tuesdays on The CW) has an out-there premise similar to “Last Man on Earth” and “The Good Place.” Awkward, pretty Evie (“The L.A. Complex’s” Tori Anderson, occasionally slipping into her Canadian accent) […]
First episode impressions: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ (TV review)
After a fairly awful September of new show premieres, October is off to a much better start with “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (8 p.m. Eastern Mondays on The CW), a delightfully note-perfect mashup of genres from Rachel Bloom, who […]
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 […]
For current popular shows, what’s the end game? (TV commentary)
By their very nature, some shows have end games and some don’t. A show about families and relationships, like “Parenthood,” simply looks for a grace note (and it found a good one in its series […]
‘Veronica Mars’ team smoothly transforms skills for ‘iZombie’
First episode impressions (TV review): Thomas’ and Ruggiero’s style clicks with the horror-comedy form, too.
All 22 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 7 (2006-07), ranked
TV review: Despite being much maligned and missing the show’s creators, “Gilmore Girls” Season 7 isn’t as bad as many assume.
Shows set in past, future can illuminate present – if they dare (TV commentary)
Awhile back, I engaged in a chicken-or-egg-style argument with a co-worker about mid-20th-century civil rights legislation: Were the laws piggybacking on public sentiment, or did they shape public sentiment? The more I think about it, […]
The top 10 episodes of ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 3 (2006-07)
TV review: “Veronica” switches to a new network and a slightly new format in the final season of its original run.