Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Television
TV: Evil (Seasons 2 & 3)
Evil didn’t start out my favorite Michelle and Robert King project, but its stock is rising. It’s developed into…
September 8, 2022-
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TelevisionTV: Veronica Mars (Season 4)
If you can revive a beloved television series, should you? In the era of Peak Television, Hollywood’s answer tends…
September 9, 2019 -
Fantasy, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: iZombie (Season 3)
There’s something comforting about the throwback rhythms of iZombie, a show that lives quite pleasantly in the transitional zone…
September 24, 2017 -
Fantasy, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Fortitude (Season 2)
The first season of Fortitude was a glorious achievement in genre television, so it’s unsurprising that its sequel year…
April 24, 2017 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: The Kettering Incident (Season 1)
It’s a good time to be alive if you’re a fan of atmospheric chillers where geography is character. The…
January 24, 2017 -
Drama, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Television, ThrillerNon-Fiction: Difficult Men by Brett Martin
A friend of mine at work loaned me Brett Martin’s Difficult Men (2013), an insightful look at the transformation…
December 29, 2013 -
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Fringe
I often find science fiction television wanting, but that’s definitely not the case with Fringe (2008-2013), a dark, inventive…
October 16, 2013 -
Comics, Fantasy, MysteryGraphic Novel: Mystery Society
I was drawn to Mystery Society by the gorgeous art, but the premise looked promising too. Nick Mystery and…
October 19, 2012 -
Comics, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science FictionThe Binge, It Continues
Winding down these past couple of weeks before leaving for Taos, I’ve been busy critiquing manuscripts and gearing up…
June 8, 2012 -
Drama, Science Fiction, Spies, TelevisionTV: The Prisoner
I went into The Prisoner (1967-1968) understanding it’s one of those TV shows anyone interested in the medium and…
June 2, 2010 -
Spies, TelevisionGood Evening, Mr. Phelps
Back in the 1980s, I didn’t much like television. There were kitschy, fun shows from the sixties and seventies…
March 19, 2010