Is ‘Lost’ the most overrated sci-fi show ever? (TV commentary)
The latest issue of Wizard asks “Is ‘Lost’ the greatest sci-fi show of all time?” I can answer that in two words: Um … no. I don’t know where the magazine ranked “Lost” in its top 25 […]
Science Fiction
Need more ‘Fringe’ after Tuesday’s season finale? Try the comic books (Commentary)
The first season finale of J.J. Abrams’ “Fringe” (8 p.m. Central Tuesday on Fox, and the next day at Hulu) promises to delve deeper into the relationship between Good Mad Scientist Walter Bishop and Bad Mad Scientist […]
The new ‘Star Trek’ is actually kind of cool (Movie review)
Director J.J. Abrams makes “Star Trek” respectable again with this origin tale that sets up everything we’ve seen in six TV series — I’m including the underappreciated cartoon — and 10 movies. (Well, “Enterprise” takes place before this, but […]
The truth about ‘Dollhouse’: It’s Ballard’s show, not Echo’s (TV commentary)
From the beginning, “Dollhouse” was a rickety premise for a series, but it strikes me as being purposely rickety — as if creator Joss Whedon wants to challenge himself — with each episode attempting to […]