With “24: Legacy” premiering earlier this year, I have a perfect excuse to rewatch “24” Season 1 (2001-02, Fox; now streaming on Amazon Prime). Even without “Legacy,” this seems like a good time to get nostalgic about […]
It’s easy to forget how groundbreaking “24” was when it premiered in November 2001 in the wake of 9/11. I need to rewatch that first season (I see that Amazon Prime has it) to get […]
First episode impressions (TV review): “The Exorcist” is the latest horror franchise to move to TV.
Executive producer Dan Fogelman threw a perfect game earlier this week with “This Is Us,” but he doesn’t quite pull a Johnny Vander Meer with his second outing of the season, the premiere of “Pitch” (8:59 p.m. […]
First episode impressions (TV review): Fox’s “Batman” prequel continues to load up on comic-book intrigue.
It started as an anthology show that allowed Eliza Dushku to play a different character every week, but in its second season (2009-10, Fox), “Dollhouse” embraces its identity as a serial story exploring what makes a person […]
Rewatching and reviewing the classics: On this rewatch, I found “Dollhouse” to be the most intellectually dense show of Joss Whedon’s oeuvre.
TV review: Eight years after the last film, “The X-Files” returns to TV for six episodes that are much more than a nostalgia trip.
“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Season 2 (2008-09) is a decompressed stretch of low-key epic storytelling that continues to chronicle central “Terminator” ideas. John and Sarah ferret out organizations that might be the proto-Skynet, and resistance […]
TV commentary: We take a look at what “Gotham’s” baddies have been up to lately.