Television Reviews
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Boardwalk Empire and the Birth of Modern Times Review of the HBO drama set in Atlantic City during Prohibition and the 1920s that combines elements of both The Sopranos and the AMC series Mad Men.
Bones: A More Likeable David and Maddie Review of the FOX drama about an FBI agent and an anthropology who solve crimes together that features Moonlighting roots and quirky characterizations.
Burn Notice Season One Review of the USA Network series about a former spy trying to clear his name with the assistance of an oddball-assortment of friends and family and touch of old-school MacGyver.
Ellery Queen: Classic 1970s Detective Noir Review of the NBC “whodunit” detective series that follows the adventures of mystery writer Ellery Queen and his police inspector father in 1940s New York City.
The Gates: A Welcomed Addition to the Genre Review of the ABC drama about a private suburban gated community populated with supernatural beings and the human police chief hired to protect them.
Heroes: An Extraordinary Beginning Review of the first season of the NBC series about a group of ordinary individuals who suddenly find themselves with extraordinary abilities and supernatural powers.
Homeland: A Story of Trust and Betrayal Review of the first season of the Showtime drama about a returning American POW and the psychologically-damaged intelligence agent who thinks he is a terrorist.
Jericho Season One Review of the CBS drama about a small Kansas town dealing with the fallout of a nuclear attack on the United States, as well as the internal and external threats against the community.
Moonlighting: From Hit to Writers Strike Casualty Review and critique of the classic 1980s comedy-slash-drama whose cancellation is partially blamed on the 1988 strike by the Writers Guild of America.
The Television Career of Young Indiana Jones Review of the 1990s television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles created by George Lucas, and the educational value of its three-volume DVD collection.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Review of the first two episodes of the FOX sci-fi drama, emphasizing the show’s realistic characters as well as comparisons to The X-Files and short-lived Firefly.
Tim Minear's Drive Review of the FOX drama co-created by Tim Minear about an illegal cross-country road race with mysterious origins, which was subsequently cancelled after only four episodes in April 2007.
Twin Peaks: Monumental Television At Its Best Review of the short-lived classic television series created by David Lynch about a murdered teenage girl in a small, tranquil Washington community.