Television

‘Dead of Summer’ and ‘Scream’ make Tuesday nights great again

For the first time since “Gilmore Girls” and “Veronica Mars” aired back-to-back nearly a decade ago, Tuesday night has become appointment-TV night again. A couple

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‘Dead of Summer’ camps out in familiar slasher territory

“Dead of Summer” (9 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on Freeform) doesn’t break a single clod of new ground, but it’s a slick summer horror series that almost

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First episode impressions: ‘Roadies’ (TV review)

“Roadies” (10 p.m. Eastern Sundays on Showtime), the new series from Cameron Crowe, feels a little more like “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” or “Love

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‘American Gothic’ doesn’t stand out from the horror-mystery pack

A summer mystery/horror miniseries has to achieve a pretty low bar for me to not give it more than one episode, but “American Gothic” (10 p.m. Eastern

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All 6 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ 2016 miniseries, ranked

It was great to have “The X-Files” back with the six-episode miniseries earlier this year on Fox, and now it’s available on DVD, and you get a

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Season 2 (2008-09) (TV review)

“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Season 2 (2008-09) is a decompressed stretch of low-key epic storytelling that continues to chronicle central “Terminator” ideas. John and Sarah

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‘Scream: The TV Series’ starts to reward loyal fans in Season 2

“Scream: The TV Series” (11 p.m. Eastern Mondays on MTV) gradually got better over the course of its first season, and with the second-season premiere, it

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Checking in on ‘Gotham’s’ rogues gallery as Season 2 winds down

Part of the fun of watching “Batman: The Animated Series” after school in the ’90s was waiting for the title card to come up, as

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John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)

As we wind down the traditional season and gear up for some summer shows, here’s a look at 10 TV characters who have my attention:

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The golden age of TV prequels: ‘Bates Motel,’ ‘Gotham’ and ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ (Commentary)

At first blush, prequels should be a boring form of storytelling, because we already know the end point. Of course, there are many examples that

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