‘The Event’ 1.02 Recap: Told You So
I wrote in last week’s recap of the pilot episode that I wasn’t terribly impressed with ‘The Event’. I found the flashback-flashback-flashback structure annoying, and didn’t think that the big shockin...
I wrote in last week’s recap of the pilot episode that I wasn’t terribly impressed with ‘The Event’. I found the flashback-flashback-flashback structure annoying, and didn’t think that the big shockin...
It seems that, for this new season of ‘Chuck’, the producers have decided to load the show up to the gills with nerd fan service to pander to the audience. Remember the last episode’s appearances by Harry Dean St...
Last Thursday’s NBC comedy lineup had some ups and downs, but this week is a bit more consistent. Even ‘The Office’ seems to be back on track. There isn’t anything tremendously good going on, but there isn&...
Since NBC finally canceled ‘Heroes‘, ABC is now trying to fill the primetime superhero void with its new comic-themed adventure series ‘No Ordinary Family’. Even the title is utterly generic, isn’t it...
It’s funny, it’s sweet and it’s a little bit sappy. That could be said about a few different ‘Modern Family’ episodes, but ‘The Kiss’ is a particularly good example of the show at its best...
For a show that started out as a pretty shameless ‘X-Files’ knockoff, ‘Fringe’ has taken its time coming into its own. Over the course of the previous two seasons, the series slowly introduced an interestin...
By this point, it’s been a good long while since ‘Alias’ burst onto the primetime programming schedule with two seasons of ass-kicking spy fantasy bliss, followed by its slow deflation over several nowhere-nearly...
After its whirlwind first season, ‘Glee’ returns for a second year of musical madness. The kids are back. (I guess none of them were seniors.) Sue and Will are back. Even the Slushies are back. This is both a cause for...
‘Castle’ (or “ABC’s Castle,” as the network insists on marketing it) returned for a third season last Monday with an episode called ‘A Deadly Affair’. That comes on the heels of the previo...
As the third season went along, it seemed pretty doubtful that ‘Chuck’ would be renewed again for a fourth. As I wrote in my recap of the season finale, I felt that the series found a real sense of clarity and focus as...
With ‘Heroes‘ finally off its schedule, NBC needed a new “event” show (no pun intended) to retain the comic book and sci-fi (read: nerd) viewers. I’m sure the network was also pretty eager to capture ...
Last week, all of the major TV networks began their fall seasons by rolling out new series and bringing back returning favorites. In fact, there’s so much to watch that my DVR is already almost overloaded. I spent most of la...