TV: The Deuce
Nobody does television world-building like David Simon. Developed with long-time collaborator George Pelecanos, Simon’s latest …
TV: Tribes of Europa (Season 1)
On paper, Netflix’s Tribes of Europa ought to be a slam dunk, or at least …
TV: 3% (Season 4)
If genre television’s recent track record is any indication, endings are difficult to nail. Certainly …
TV: The Witcher (Season 1)
I came to Netflix’s new epic fantasy series The Witcher with no skin in the …
TV: Veronica Mars (Season 4)
If you can revive a beloved television series, should you? In the era of Peak …
TV: Altered Carbon (Season 1)
A sumptuous science fiction series with thought-provoking worldbuilding, Netflix’s Altered Carbon, based on the novel …
TV: Fortitude (Season 2)
The first season of Fortitude was a glorious masterpiece of genre television, so it’s unsurprising …
Novel: Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald’s impressive body of work expands with Luna: New Moon (2015), the first half …
Film: MI-5 (Spooks: The Greater Good)
One of TV’s best spy shows returns in MI-5 (aka Spooks: The Greater Good) (2015), a surprisingly effective …
TV: The 100 (Season 2)
After a stirring first year, The 100 returns for a longer, more brutal, and even …
TV: 24: Live Another Day
Say what you will about 24, it changed the landscape of television. It changed TV …
Power and Politics on HBO
A couple of HBO shows recently wrapped their seasons: two drastically different sagas about awful …
Recent Viewings from the Stress Era
An unexpected benefit of the recent disruptive life dramas: more time for TV marathons. Turns …
Latest from the Idiot Box
Recently I looked back over my blog and realized I haven’t reviewed much television lately, …
The Current State of Television
Anybody who’s interested in the current state of TV, and the programming strategies of the …
