Lists and Rankings

‘Prometheus’ and 9 other summer movies John wants to see (Commentary)

Based on the trailers, here are the 10 movies I’m most looking forward to in the summer of 2012. They are listed in order of

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All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 4 (2002-03), ranked

“Angel’s” fourth season (2002-03, WB), also known as “The Destruction of Cordelia’s Character,” has the same problems as Seasons 2 and 3: It relies so heavily

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All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 3 (2001-02), ranked

The best thing about this rewatching project is finding out I that I now like things I used to dislike. Don’t get me wrong, Season 3

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All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 2 (2000-01), ranked

“Angel” Season 2 (2000-01, WB) marks the beginning of a three-year slide in quality for a show that started strongly and would finish strongly in Season

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Midseason TV preview: The momentum continues? (Commentary)

Fall 2011 served up so many good shows, and so few of them have been canceled, that it’s easy to overlook the midseason premieres. Yet

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John’s top 10 movies of 2011

As always, I start my top 10 movies of the year list with a disclaimer: Since I live in a small town, I haven’t seen

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All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked

“Angel” Season 1 (1999-2000, The WB) is all over the place creatively, but every place it chooses to go, it treads confidently. The result is 22

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2011

For me, this was the year of “What’s going to happen next?” Who killed Rosie Larsen? Will Emily get revenge? How long can Bridget fool

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 3 (1998-99), ranked

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 3 (1998-99, The WB) is about the end of a first love (Buffy and Angel’s romance), and it also marks my

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 2 (1997-98), ranked

Usually, I’m more interested in the journey than the ending, so I don’t have much sympathy when someone says “Well, it was good, but then

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