The top 10 episodes of ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 1 (2004-05)
TV review: Rob Thomas introduces an iconic teen detective for the new millennium.
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First episode impressions: ‘The Killing’ Season 3 (TV review)
“The Killing” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC) returned for its third season — and second case — on Sunday looking as good as ever. With its run-down urbanity, misty woods, drizzly docks and messy dwellings, […]
‘Hannibal’ makes tasty transition to the small screen
First episode impressions (TV review): Horror’s most famous cannibal gets the TV treatment from Bryan Fuller.
‘Two Graves’ answers big questions, raises new ones about Pendergast’s bizarre family tree (Book review)
Wrapping up the unofficial “Helen Trilogy” that started with “Fever Dream” and “Cold Vengeance,” Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child reveal new surprises and wrap up the long-gestating mysteries of Helen Pendergast and Constance Greene in “Two […]
With ‘Veronica Mars’ and ‘Clone Wars,’ companies show different ways to treat fans (TV commentary)
Two of my favorite franchises, “Star Wars” (which regular readers may have noticed I’m obsessed with) and “Veronica Mars” (my No. 6-ranked show of the Aughts, and on my to-do list for “rewatching and reviewing the classics”) showed different […]
First episode impressions: ‘The Following’ (TV review)
“The Following” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) has all the makings of a hit: Kevin Bacon in his first lead TV role, TV super-producer Kevin Williamson at the helm, a ton of hype, and a […]
‘The Killing’ isn’t dead after all! Plus: 9 other resurrected shows (TV commentary)
With the awesome news earlier this week that AMC changed its mind about “The Killing,” which it canceled a few months ago but has now resurrected for a third season (to air later this year), […]
Lincoln Child finds another corner of the Earth to explore in ‘The Third Gate’ (Book review)
Following journeys to a theme park in the desert, the barren wilderness of Alaska, a computerized skyscraper and the bottom of the ocean, Lincoln Child explores yet another fascinating corner of the Earth — and […]
First episode impressions: ‘Fringe’ Season 5 (TV review)
In the early days of TV, every episode was a standalone, so if you missed an episode you wouldn’t get lost. Eventually, we started to see more serial TV with ongoing stories that rewarded regular […]
First episode impressions: ‘Last Resort’ (TV review)
Although “Revolution” has the sexier sci-fi concept, “Last Resort” (7 p.m. Central Thursdays, ABC) is this fall’s new show most worthy of watercooler buzz. It starts off with a gripping 20 minutes that deftly introduces us to […]