Television Reviews
| I Was a Teenage Vampire—a review of True Blood's "Scratches" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | July 2, 2009 |
| This episode was sharply written, snappily directed, fun to watch. The series has not failed to entertain on any level... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Daddy Dearest—a review of True Blood's "Keep This Party Going" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | June 22, 2009 |
| True Blood continues to be macabre, ironic, sexy, funny, and surprising. I haven't enjoyed a show this much since Pushing Daisies... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Confused in Toronto—a review of The Listener's "Some Kind of Love" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | June 19, 2009 |
| Once again, smart characters act stupid solely for the sake of plot, but there are still likable aspects to the show that keep me watching... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| I Can Hear You—a review of The Listener's "A Voice in the Dark" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | June 18, 2009 |
| Watchable, but not memorable. Heroes who get smart or dumb as the plot dictates... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Fang Fiction—a review of True Blood's "Nothing But the Blood" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | June 18, 2009 |
| Authorized fan fiction it may be, but True Blood has heart. It's living up to its promise of "sexier, hotter, funnier, scarier, and more violent"... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Swamp Fang—an overview of True Blood's first season | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | June 17, 2009 |
| For those of us who didn't see the first season of the HBO series True Blood, reviewer Sarah Stegall offers this catch-up review, because she's going to be tuning in for the second season... | |
| Sleepless in Boston—a review of Fringe's "Midnight" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | June 16, 2009 |
| A middling episode, but still much better than the early days of the series... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Pushing Up Daisies—a review of Pushing Daisies and its final episode | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | June 15, 2009 |
| An obituary for a wonderful series that may have collapsed under its own weight, the finale episode, sadly, doesn't hold up to the whole... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Beige. I'll paint the series beige—a review of The Listener's "Emotional Rescue" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | June 5, 2009 |
| Another serviceable episode, but lazy writing makes the experts look like idiots so the amateurs can shine… (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Are you listening? The Listener debuts | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | June 5, 2009 |
| A mind-reading EMT tries to bring life and humor to The Listener, and while mind-readers have become stock characters, the show does have a chance of survival... | |
| Wishful Thinking—a review of Pushing Daisies' "Window Dressed to Kill" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | June 1, 2009 |
| Maybe death is merciful, for a show that was never destined to soar in the constrained world it lived, but we're still going to miss Pushing Daisies, and here's part of why... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Chuck vs. The Reboot—a review of Chuck's "Chuck vs. The Ring" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | April 28, 2009 |
| Funny, poignant, shocking, heartbreaking, fast-paced, and full of surprises, this season finale of Chuck actually manages to top last week's thrilling story... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Sleepless in Boston—a review of Fringe's "Bad Dreams" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | April 22, 2009 |
| Welcome to the murky world of conspiracy theory, except writer/director Akiva Goldsman gives us an episode built like a slow fuse: tightly wound, coiling out of sight, and finishing big... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| A Saving Throw—a review of Chuck's "Chuck vs. The Colonel" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | April 21, 2009 |
| Best. Chuck. Ever. If I never see another episode of Chuck, this one would have been enough... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Chimera—a review of Fringe's "Unleashed" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | April 20, 2009 |
| The dialogue is wonderful, the story structure is top-notch, every character is used to excellent advantage... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Changing the Game—a review of Chuck's "Chuck vs. The First Kill" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | April 20, 2009 |
| A game-changing scene points to a new direction for Chuck, as he continues to be brave and true, and Sarah proves there's more to her... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Hypersexual Aneka and her band of boobs—a review of Krod Mandoon's premiere episodes | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | April 9, 2009 |
| Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire debuts with paired episodes that introduce the story line and get us right into all the characters. It's a good start to a comedy-fantasy series that'll hold your attention... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Heartbreakers—a review of Chuck's "Chuck vs. The Broken Heart" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | April 8, 2009 |
| Discomfort and embarrassment lead to another good episode: less geek love, but more story and character growth... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| You Can't Touch This—a review of Chuck's "Chuck vs. The Predator" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | April 8, 2009 |
| In-jokes, pop-culture references, character growth, story development: what more could we want? Chuck is on the ball... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| A review of Heroes' "Shades of Gray" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | March 11, 2009 |
| Heroes is back, and the show is strong, moving story lines ahead while focusing on smaller pieces of its whole world. And interesting developments are afoot... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Never Mind—a review of Dollhouse's "Stage Fright" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | March 11, 2009 |
| Joss Whedon's name draws the new series a lot of slack, but he's got to pick up the pace if he wants to keep his viewers, and this one didn't help... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Rebound—a review of Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Lethal Weapon" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | March 10, 2009 |
| Chuck comes roaring back with an excellent episode: bad guys, good guys, comic relief, deep characters, conflicted emotions, it's all there, except the ratings... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| The Most Dangerous Game—a review of Dollhouse's "Target" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | March 4, 2009 |
| A somewhat better episode that might have made a better pilot, we get some backstory and some mysteries, but we're still stuck with the uninformed consent to date rape ambiguity... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Treading Water—a review of Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Beefcake" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | March 3, 2009 |
| A great B-line doesn't make up for an entirely retread A-line, and Chuck may be in trouble if the best they can do with the show is tread water... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| The Stepford Neighbors—a review of Chuck's "Chuck vs. The Suburbs" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | February 18, 2009 |
| Chuck needs to move beyond the same-old same-old unrequited love affairs and get into the good stuff: not-so-super spy agent Chuck still shows promise... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
