Monday, January 12 2009
Back to Basics - The 30 Best TV Shows of 2008
The Year in TV was a lot like the US economy: struggling until summer and then tanking under the hope of a 2009 comeback. Still, our staff found 30 solid reasons to be cheerful come entertainment investment time.
Fringe: Series Premiere
The formula set in motion by the Fringe pilot is familiar, but also devious and delightful.
Sunday, January 27 2008
The Wire
In David Simon's indictment of American capitalism, numbers -- say, crime stats and school test scores -- no longer have an epistemic value, they don't refer to any external reality.
Wednesday, September 20 2006
The Wire
This is the consequence of America's broken systems: a young boy staring into the darkness, wondering what else his future might bring.
