Beginning the countdown of my top 10 characters from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (7:30 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network), let’s start with No. 10, the recently introduced Captain Wilhuff Tarkin, who will eventually become the Grand Moff whose “foul stench” Leia recognizes when she is brought onboard the first Death Star.
TV review: As production moves to L.A., several outside-the-box episodes make the sixth season the best of the series up to this point.
Could it be that Sarah Braverman is a better TV character than Lorelai Gilmore? To even type that question seems sacrilegious, but I will say this: When I watch Lauren Graham as Sarah on “Parenthood” (9 p.m. Central Tuesdays on NBC), I don’t think of Lorelai. That might be because I don’t get a weekly reminder of […]
Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” books don’t get mentioned enough as influences on “Star Wars.” In addition to inventing a planet named Korellia, only one letter off from Han Solo’s home world of Corellia, Asimov outlined interplanetary politics over the course of millennia in humans’ future in the Galactic Empire.
More than a decade ago, I declared Joss Whedon my personal god for creating “Buffy” Season 3, still arguably the greatest TV season ever. But one of the reasons I still admire him today is because he’s not perfect (he proved that quickly with “Buffy” Season 4). Whedon has had hits and misses, but I admire that […]
Here are my first episode impressions of “Mr. Sunshine” (8:31 p.m. Central Wednesdays on ABC).
TV commentary: We compare and contrast two original network superhero series.
TV shows lost to history (Review): Featuring elements of “Buffy” and “X-Files,” “The Inside” is a welcome dive into the dark side of humanity.
One-season wonders (TV review): “X-Files” veteran Frank Spotnitz brings Carl Kolchak full circle with this 2005 update for a new generation.
Here are my first impressions of Season 3 of “Being Erica,” which airs at 10 p.m. Central Wednesdays on SOAPnet.