First episode (of midseason) impressions: ‘Pretty Little Liars’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of the winter premiere of “Pretty Little Liars” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on ABC Family).
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First episode impressions: ‘Law & Order: Los Angeles’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of “Law & Order: Los Angeles,” which airs at 9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on NBC.
First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Fringe’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of the Season 3 premiere of “Fringe” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox).
First episode impressions: ‘Hawaii Five-0’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of “Hawaii Five-0,” which airs at 9 p.m. Central Mondays on CBS.
Latest Shyamalan story is ‘Devil’ of a good time
Movie review: M. Night Shyamalan only provides the story this time, but “Devil” is of a piece with the films he directs.
Fall TV: ‘The Event’ is almost here. But what the heck is ‘The Event?’ (Commentary)
So what’s the next “Lost?” I’ve argued in the past that it’s “Fringe,” but I recognize there’s apathy toward it from the public rather than passion like there was for “Lost.” (Water-cooler discussion with other […]
Summer surprise: ‘Pretty Little Liars’ is actually pretty good (TV review)
I enjoy a good mystery series in the summer. I’m the one guy that watched “Hidden Palms” a few summers ago. I watched “Happy Town” this summer up until ABC canceled it. I tried watching […]
‘Fever Dream’: This time it’s personal for Special Agent Pendergast (Book review)
“Fever Dream,” the latest Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child novel, opens with FBI Special Agent Pendergast and his wife, Helen, hunting a lion in Africa. I thought, “Uh oh, I don’t really want to read P&C’s […]
Douglas Preston makes a geographical ‘Impact’ on this reader (Book review)
I don’t really like traveling. I like the idea of having been someplace, but the actual process of traveling is stressful to me. I’m always worried I forgot to pack something important and that will […]
State of Television Address: New fall shows (Commentary)
Here’s a look at the noteworthy premieres of the fall season. I’m skipping over the bland sitcoms (even if they’re based on a clever Twitter feed or star Joanna Garcia) and the procedural remakes (“Hawaii […]