2015: The summer of horror TV (Commentary)
Entertainment trends are a funny thing. Horror movie releases have slowed to a trickle, whereas a decade ago there was a new one in theaters every week. But horror TV shows were rare then, whereas […]
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‘The Strain’ is breaking out to become great, lights-out horror TV
TV commentary: The battle against the munchers is becoming must-see TV.
del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ deliciously dark and stylish
First episode impressions (TV review): The novel and comic book series now gets a small-screen adaptation.
First episode impressions: ‘The Bridge’ Season 2 (TV review)
There are several grim and violent shows on TV, especially the cable networks, but “The Bridge” (9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on FX) started its second season with an hour so incredibly bleak that 1) it confirms that […]
First episode impressions: ‘Fargo’ (TV review)
I have mixed feelings about the 1996 Coen Brothers movie “Fargo”: I can appreciate the craftsmanship, yet it’s also not really my thing, with its moments of extreme violence. I feel much the same way about the stylistically […]
First episode impressions: ‘The Bridge’ (TV review)
While it’s not quite as good as the current season of “The Killing” (my favorite show at the moment), “The Bridge” (9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on FX) has a lot of the same elements that make that […]
‘American Horror Story’ launches new story, ‘Asylum,’ for Season 2
First episode impressions (TV review): “AHS” goes to 1964 as it switches to an anthology format for its second season.
Best TV decision in recent memory: ‘American Horror Story’ to start new yarn in Season 2 (Commentary)
I loved “American Horror Story” when it first started out, then kind of cooled on it toward the end of the season. It didn’t become flat-out bad, but it wasn’t as scary and surprising as when it […]
What happened to ‘The Walking Dead’s’ Sophia? (and 6 other burning TV questions) (Commentary)
Part of why it’s been a great TV season is that there are so many compelling questions that keep us watching from week to week. And these aren’t just a matter of “Oh well, I’ve […]
The new fall shows — not too shabby so far (TV commentary)
I’ve done “first episode impressions” of the noteworthy new shows this season, and many TV critics have done the same. We do this because it’s fun and quick-hitting more so than because it’s an accurate […]