Science Fiction, Television
TV: Westworld (Seasons 1-3)
As a property, Westworld had enough things going against it for me – a reboot of an iffy 1970s…
January 23, 2022-
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Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: 3% (Season 4)
If genre television’s recent track record is any indication, endings are difficult to nail. Certainly Battlestar Galactica and Lost…
October 25, 2020 -
TelevisionTV: The Killing (Seasons 1-4)
I watch enough bloody television these days that I’ve started to form an internal taxonomy for my reactions to…
October 3, 2020 -
Science Fiction, Spies, TelevisionTV: Colony (Season 1)
Not long ago I reviewed The Man in the High Castle and Occupied, two science fiction series that involve…
June 16, 2016 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: The Expanse (Season 1)
For years I’ve waited for Syfy to greenlight a series that might realize the early, if ultimately squandered, promise…
March 21, 2016 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: The 100 (Season 2)
After a stirring first year, The 100 returns for a longer, more brutal, and even more compelling second season.…
December 13, 2015 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: The 100 (Season 1)
On paper, this doesn’t look like my kind of science fiction show: a YA, Lord of the Flies dystopia full…
January 14, 2015 -
TelevisionTV: Dexter (Season 8)
Can the destination ruin the journey? I found myself asking that question frequently during the final season of Dexter,…
March 31, 2014 -
Non-Fiction, TelevisionNon-Fiction: The Revolution Was Televised by Alan Sepinwall
I remember reading Alan Sepinwall’s NYPD Blue episode-by-episode reviews back when the Internet was young. He’s since gone on…
March 25, 2014 -
Comedy, Film, Spies, Spy 100 Project, ThrillerSpy 100, #56: Sneakers
Sneakers (1992) is one of those movies bizarrely warped by time and memory. I saw this back when it…
November 8, 2010 -
Drama, Science Fiction, TelevisionFinal Thoughts on Battlestar Galactica
Last Friday was the final episode of Battlestar Galactica. I think it ended at the right time, but I…
March 25, 2009