Television Reviews
| Strange Attractors—a review of Warehouse 13's "Magnetism" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | July 23, 2009 |
| An interesting, mature, non-sexual male/female relationship headlines a truly charming show, but the actual plots need work... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| The Incredible Shrinking Vampire—a review of True Blood's "Never Let Me Go" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | July 23, 2009 |
| A great, engrossing series, with interesting characters in a nifty alternate reality setting, but the vampires are seeming a little soft... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Siren Song—a review of Warehouse 13's "Resonance" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | July 22, 2009 |
| Fun, witty, intelligent, and pretty—what's not to like? (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Wait Until Dark—a review of The Listener's "Foggy Notion" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | July 22, 2009 |
| An interesting take on a non-visual episode of a visual medium, and Toby is a great character, showing real hero ability, but he's surrounded by characters written of cardboard... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Impossible Choices—a review of Torchwood: Children of Earth | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | July 19, 2009 |
| The third, very brief, season of the British import Torchwood asks some very important and engrossing moral questions, both of its own world and ours... | |
| Party Animals—a review of True Blood's "Shake and Fingerpop" | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | July 14, 2009 |
| ...one of the most free-wheeling and funny episodes yet. Overall, this one was a treat, and I look forward to next week... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) | |
| Warehouse Workers—a review of Warehouse 13's pilot episode | |
| Opinion > Television Reviews | July 10, 2009 |
| Looking very much like a cross between the Librarian movies and The X-Files, it shares the former's tongue-in-cheek attitude with the slightly spooky edge of the latter. This should be fun... | |
| 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.) | |
