Pre-‘Lost’ Matthew Fox stars in moody ‘Haunted’ (2002)
One-season wonders (TV review): Lost in a glut of post-“X-Files” shows from the time, “Haunted” is a like a less dire “Millennium.”
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First episode impressions: ‘Wicked City’ (TV review)
“Wicked City” (10 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on ABC) is a mix of one thing I really like (20th century period pieces) and one thing I don’t care for (murder mystery shows where we are told who […]
‘Supergirl’ makes a slick but unimaginative debut
First episode impressions (TV review): “Supergirl” struggles to make a case for its existence.
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Season 1 (2008) (TV review)
Watching “The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Season 1 (2008) after reading the post-“T2” comics and novels, it seems certain that producer Josh Friedman is doing a loose adaptation of those materials. However, listening to his episode commentaries, it […]
First episode impressions: ‘Fargo’ Season 2 (TV reivew)
Executive producer and lead writer Noah Hawley positions his chess pieces for another year of murder, crime-syndicate maneuvering and Minnes-ooh-ta accents and quirks in the premiere of “Fargo” (10 p.m. Eastern Mondays on FX) Season 2. This […]
First episode impressions: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ (TV review)
After a fairly awful September of new show premieres, October is off to a much better start with “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (8 p.m. Eastern Mondays on The CW), a delightfully note-perfect mashup of genres from Rachel Bloom, who […]
First episode impressions: ‘Quantico’ (TV review)
The pilot episode of “Quantico” (10 p.m. Eastern Sundays on ABC) slathers on the twists and turns until the series’ ultimate premise is set up the final sequence. As such, it’s impossible to review this episode without […]
One-season wonders: ‘Hellcats’ (2010-11) (TV review)
With the fall TV season off to a rough start, it’s beginning to look like this might be a good time to catch up on older shows. Although I started watching “Hellcats” (2010-11, The CW) on its […]
First episode impressions: ‘Blindspot’ (TV review)
“Blindspot” (10 p.m. Eastern Mondays on NBC) unquestionably has the best opening hook of the fall TV season: An amnesiac, fully tattooed woman wakes up naked in a duffel bag in Times Square. So creator Martin […]
Murphy, Falchuk take horror shtick to network TV with ‘Scream Queens’
First episode impressions (TV review): The duo’s latest dark horror comedy features a loaded cast.