All 11 episodes of ‘James at 15′ (1977-78), ranked
TV shows lost to history (Review): Dan Wakefield’s groundbreaking, fondly remembered show would go on to influence “Dawson’s Creek.”
Teen Drama
First episode impressions: ‘Riverdale’ (TV review)
“Riverdale’s” (9 p.m. Eastern, Thursdays, The CW) broad strokes will be familiar to anyone who’s seen a high school drama TV series or movie before, but it has a few elements that might make it worth […]
‘The Secret Circle’ (2011-12) is secretly kinda good
One-season wonders (TV review): Britt Robertson takes a crack at a witchy lead role in this book adaptation.
Williamson gets groove back with ‘Hidden Palms’ (2007)
One-season wonders (TV review): Kevin Williamson returns to teen drama and adds a juicy mystery in this eight-episode series.
TV shows lost to history: ‘Glory Days’ (2002) (Review)
After “Dawson’s Creek” and before his commercial resurgence with “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Following,” uber-producer Kevin Williamson stumbled through a few interesting failures. Among them was “Glory Days” (2002, WB), which lasted nine episodes before it […]
Hailee Steinfeld shines as self-centered teen in ‘Edge of Seventeen’ (Movie review)
“The Edge of Seventeen” is the latest entry in the “teenage girls who are so obsessed with their dream of a perfect life that they make reality out to be worse than it really is” genre. […]
Once-great ‘Summerland’ suffers a fall in Season 2 (2005)
TV shows lost to history (Review): “Summerland” suffers a sophomore slump with inconsistent characterizations and stagnant storytelling.
‘Summerland’ Season 1 (2004) a great beach watch
TV shows lost to history: Among TV shows not available for streaming or on disc, the star-studded “Summerland” might be the most widely remembered.
‘Dead of Summer’ camps out in familiar slasher territory
First episode impressions (TV review): This slick slasher doesn’t break new ground, but it’s entertaining.
‘Scream: The TV Series’ starts to reward loyal fans in Season 2
First episode impressions (TV review): Though still not an elite horror series, “Scream” continues to improve.