Friday, May 1 2009
On the Bubble: 5 TV Shows Worth Saving
Every Spring there are a handful of quality shows on the brink of cancellation by the major networks. Here is this year's crop of worthy programs that may not live to see another Fall.
Tuesday, March 3 2009
Reaper: Season Two Premiere
Sam, Andi, Sock, and Ben demonstrate that pulling oneself up by the bootstraps is more difficult than the normative fantasies of the American Dream would have us believe.
Monday, February 9 2009
Reaper: Season 1
Is the casting of Ray Wise as the Devil so obvious that it’s brilliant, or so obvious that it’s banal?
Tuesday, September 25 2007
Reaper
Although he's a bit of a slacker, Sam is a basically good guy for whom the thought of being in league with the Master of Darkness is disconcerting.
Wednesday, March 8 2006
Invasion
It's in the consideration of race and race differences that Invasion has emerged in its first season as one of television's most insightful terrorism-scare shows.
Monday, April 4 2005
Behind the Camera: Mork & Mindy
The formula emulates Behind the Music: a rapid rise, tragic fall, and feeble/noble comeback, but without rock stars and with eager young actors made up to look vaguely like tv stars of yore.
