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