All 24 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 3 (1995-96), ranked
TV review: In its third season, “The X-Files” hits its stride. There are fewer clunky episodes; it’s now a well-oiled machine.
Science Fiction
Love hurts in a galaxy far, far away (TV and comic book commentary)
Two surprising love stories were revealed recently in “Star Wars” stories. In Friday’s “Clone Wars,” (8 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network), my favorite original “Clone Wars” character, Ziro the Hutt, is revealed to be shacking […]
All 25 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 2 (1994-95), ranked
TV review: Here are my rankings of the 25 episodes of “The X-Files’ ” second season — the year it became a mainstream hit.
All 24 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 1 (1993-94), ranked
TV review: In a case of fortuitous timing, Chris Carter’s SF/conspiracy blend became a cult hit for a fledgling network.
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 (of new season) impressions: ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of Season 3 of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (8 p.m. Central Fridays, Cartoon Network). 1. I have a confession to make: I can’t tell the clones apart. A lot has been […]
Sean Williams carves out his ‘Star Wars’ niche in ‘The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance’ (Book review)
George Lucas conceived the phrase “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” so that “Star Wars” — like “Lord of the Rings” before it — would not be confused as taking place […]
Golden keeps ‘Star Wars’ galaxy grounded in reality in ‘Fate of the Jedi: Allies’ (Book review)
With the prequels and a lot of the fiction that has come out since the prequels, we’ve been conditioned to think that anytime a Jedi feels attachment he’s in danger of going to the dark […]
How many times have you seen ‘Inception?’ (Movie review)
2010 finally has its first great movie, and it’s Christopher Nolan’s “Inception.” That shouldn’t be surprising since — now that I think about it — I’ve liked every one of the writer-director’s films: the backward “Memento,” the thriller “Insomnia,” the period-piece […]
One more day until ‘Futurama’ returns and all is right with the world again (TV commentary)
“Futurama” made a habit of exposing — in a funny way — all that was wrong with the world when it ran from 1999-2003 on Fox. But for me and many other “Futurama” fans, all will […]