TV
Columns for 2010
‘Dr.
Who’ takes on ‘A Christmas Carol’ – with actual time travel
Looking
back at my top picks for 2010
‘Psych’
wins for best holiday program
Family
faces financial challenges in ‘Downsized’
Documentary
doesn’t show the real Minot
AMC’s
zombies shamble out of shot
‘Human
Target’ comes back stronger
Heading
back in time … back in time …
‘Psych,’
‘Burn Notice’ make triumphant returns
‘The
Good Guys’ is named perfectly
In
television as in novels, good shows should seek out good endings
‘Sons
of Anarchy’ spends season chasing Abel
New
AMC drama has zombies on the move
Zombies,
psychics and All Hallow’s Eve
This
week’s ‘Glee’ was AWESOME and other observations
‘No
Ordinary Family’ off to a superpowered start
‘Wives’
return all the more desperate
Fall
season 2010 premieres a law enforcement smorgasbord
NBC’s
‘Event’ is … complicated
FX’s
‘Terriers’ Is OK, but what’s with that name?
The
CW’s ‘Nikita’ is awful and other observations
‘Sons
of Anarchy’ roars into exciting third season
‘Psych’
summer finale a bummer
‘Leverage’
closing in on season finale
USA
dramas close out summer seasons
The
end is near for ‘Persons Unknown’
The
CW convinces me to root for ‘Plain Jane’
‘Freaks
and Geeks’ get another shot on IFC
Fifth
season of History Channel’s ‘The Universe’ gets a little bit repetitive
‘Rubicon’
a quizzical spy drama for people into puzzles
‘Mad
Men’ fourth season starts off with four women
‘The
Glades’ vindicates crime-fighting in Florida
USA’s
‘Psych’ fights crime with comedy
Geeking
out: ‘Dr. Who,’ ‘Warehouse 13,’ ‘Eureka,’ ‘Haven’
Did
I miss something? TNT’s ‘Rizzoli and Isles’ packs too much story, development into
pilot episode
What’s
worse than daytime television? Vacation television
TV
is the New Reading takes on … cop shows!
‘Rescue
Me’ resurrected: Sixth season premiere strands Tommy in an emotional hellscape
ABC’s
‘Scoundrels’ comes together in the end
‘Hot
in Cleveland’ lights up TVLand
Bravo’s
‘Work of Art’ is a work in progress
It’s
a diva’s prerogative to be ALL OVER the PLACE
NBC’s
‘Persons Unknown’ a tantalizing summer mystery
USA
kicks off summer cable productions
Getting
‘Justified’: FX drama closes out with a bang
Beach
reading: Silly romance, cheesy detective shows, creepy horrors and summer
reality
‘LOST’
interest, or ‘I share my views on the LOST series finale for those to care to
hear them’
Thank
you, Jack: Series finale of ‘24’ brings an end to an era
Season,
series finales take us into the summer
‘LOST’
momentum: Big buildup to series finale on epic island saga
Shows
I’m not watching: Miami Medical, Friday Night Lights, Kitchen Nightmares
‘Ashes
to Ashes’ returns with more action, mystery
Network
shows turn in outstanding episodes
ABC’s
‘Happy Town’ a nice midwestern murder mystery
PBS ‘Hamlet’
OK – It’s better if you like ‘Dr. Who’
Indie
film ‘Jailhouse’ pays off in satisfying storytelling
‘LOST’
loses it, ‘Doctor Who’ is awesome
Promising
third season of ‘Damages’ ends with disjointed, disastrous finale
Bidding farewell to ‘Ugly
Betty,’ ‘Human Target,’ and hello, ‘Doctor’
Guest column: ‘Fringe’ kicks
all over ‘The X Files’
This week, head out and
take in a show
USA’s ‘In Plain Sight’ turns
in strong third-season premiere
‘V’ lets crazy conspiracy theories
roll, ‘Castle’ rocks two-part storyline
TNT’s ‘Saving Grace’ takes a
turn for the weird
The week is packed with
several big returns to look forward to
Cable premieres ‘Breaking
Bad,’ ‘Justified’ darken the dial
‘Minute to Win It’ is awful;
‘FlashForward’ comes back strong
FOX’s ‘Sons of Tucson’ is
farcical, but fun
Quite a few good shows to
look forward to this week
NBC’s ‘The Marriage Ref’
isn’t as bad as you’ve heard
Cable bids several shows
‘vaya con dios’
NBC’s ‘Parenthood’ looks like
a pretty good show
‘Burn Notice,’ ‘Nip/Tuck’
build to a big finish
BBC America’s ‘Survivors’
takes sci fi … no where new
History Channel adds some
gems, plus ‘Shutter Island’
FOX’s ‘Past Life’ not worth
coming back for
Several shows going on
hiatus, but not all of them will be back
How complicated does the simple
act of watching TV need to get?
USA’s ‘Psych’ and ‘Burn
Notice’ off to an OK start, but I’m going to miss FOX’s ‘Fringe’
Sixth season premiere of ‘LOST’
takes viewers on a mind-bending ride
Joss Whedon turns in a
disappointing series finale for ‘Dollhouse’
ABC’s ‘The Deep End’ could
take a tip or two from FX’s ‘Damages’
Day Eight of ‘24,’ ‘BSG’s
The Plan’ and ‘Caprica’ get winter off to a good start
‘Human Target’ a cool new
part of FOX action-adventure lineup
‘The Simpsons’ turn in 20
years of funny
‘Chuck’ third season comes
back strong
A heads-up on shows to look
forward to
BBC America’s dark ‘Demons’
gets off to a good start
Ring in the new year with a
podcast
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