‘A Year in the Life’ puts beautiful bow on ‘Gilmore Girls’ saga
TV review: The streaming era leads to the return of “Gilmore Girls,” with the Palladinos back at the helm.
Family Drama
‘Relativity’ (1996-97) the lost gem from H&Z, Katims
TV shows lost to history (Review): Herskovitz and Zwick’s “My So-Called Life” achieved legendary status, but “Relativity” wasn’t so lucky.
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 […]
Once-great ‘Summerland’ suffers a fall in Season 2 (2005)
TV shows lost to history (Review): “Summerland” suffers a sophomore slump with inconsistent characterizations and stagnant storytelling.
First episode impressions: ‘This Is Us’ (TV review)
It was already a strong show for its first 41 minutes – and had firmly earned a Week 2 return from me – but in the final three minutes, the premiere of “This Is Us” (10 p.m. […]
‘Summerland’ Season 1 (2004) a great beach watch
TV shows lost to history: Among TV shows not available for streaming or on disc, the star-studded “Summerland” might be the most widely remembered.
First episode impressions: ‘The Returned’ (TV review)
“The Returned” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on A&E) takes “mystery” to a whole new level. Traditionally, a mystery show is something like “Gracepoint,” where we try to figure out whodunit over the course of a season. […]
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.
All 22 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 6 (2005-06), ranked
TV review: Despite some Bizarro-Rory episodes, Season 6 is a respectable bow-out by the Palladinos.
All 22 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 5 (2004-05), ranked
TV review: Everyone behaves like jerks toward everyone else as “Gilmore Girls” moves firmly into the Rory-and-Logan era.