One-Season Wonders

‘Harper’s Island’ (2009) shows slashers can work in TV miniseries format

Going through a bit of “The Killing” withdrawal, I decided to finally check out a rather well-respected murder-mystery summer series from three years ago, “Harper’s Island” (2009,

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I admit it. I liked ‘Ringer’ Season 1 (TV review)

I guess I shouldn’t speak of “Ringer” in the past tense just yet, although I would be surprised if it came back for a second season on

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One-season wonders: ‘Privileged’ (2008-09) (Review)

Like all TV fans, I’ve been known to complain when a show I like gets canceled. I’ve been doing less complaining in recent years, partly

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‘Lone Gunmen’ (2001) emphasizes funny side of ‘X-Files’

While few “X-Files” fans will dispute the greatness of the two Lone Gunmen-themed episodes, the actual series “The Lone Gunmen” (2001, Fox) gets mixed reviews. I love the fact

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‘The Inside’ (2005) is stylishly dark, with great cast

“The Inside” was a deliciously, stylishly dark series that aired in the summer of 2005 on Fox. At first glance, it fits into the “X-Files” family,

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‘Night Stalker’ (2005) brings Kolchak into 21st century

“Night Stalker” (2005, ABC) was arguably the best of the “X-Files”-ish shows between “X-Files” (which ended in 2002) and “Fringe” (which started in 2008). It had

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One-season wonders: ‘Miracles’ (2003) (TV review)

I thought I’d take a break from my “X-Files” seasonal reviews to look at “Miracles” (2003, ABC), which I consider to be part of the “X-Files” family.

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Can’t-see TV: 16 sweet shows that aren’t on DVD or Hulu

I noticed that whatever company distributes “Roswell” DVDs recently repackaged them with Katherine Heigl prominently featured on the cover art. Artistically, it’s ridiculous, because Heigl’s

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