Television

First episode impressions: ‘Continuum’ (TV review)

With “Fringe” winding down, “Continuum” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on Syfy) is a possible successor among sci-fi shows about the fight against futuristic totalitarian governments. Or is

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First episode impressions: ‘The Carrie Diaries’ (TV review)

My approach to reviewing “The Carrie Diaries” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on The CW) will be different from most since I’ve never seen a single episode of

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 6 (2001-02), ranked

Although the centerpiece arc is Willow’s drug-like magic addiction, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 6 (2001-02, UPN) is the year that mostly abandoned metaphors and went for

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2012

Here are my top 10 TV shows of 2012: 1. “Parenthood” (Season 3-4, NBC) — I hate to have the same No. 1 two years in a row,

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 5 (2000-01), ranked

It took me 11 years since its original airing, but I finally watched “The Body” for a second time as part of my rewatching of “Buffy

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‘Walking Dead’ winter finale thrilling, but filled with conveniences (TV commentary)

The situation “The Walking Dead” has set up this season, with the Woodbury camp versus the prison camp and all the conflicting allegiances and misunderstandings, provides almost

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Revisiting ‘Dawson’s Creek’ in Wilmington, N.C. (TV commentary)

The most entertainment-oriented aspect of my Thanksgiving trip to North Carolina was a visit to Wilmington, which to me is defined as “the town where ‘Dawson’s

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Fall TV 2012: New shows a huge letdown, but returning faves still deliver appointment television (Commentary)

Two years ago, I labeled Fall 2010 as the worst batch of new shows ever. The highlights were “Law & Order: Los Angeles,” which was hardly a

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‘American Horror Story’ launches new story, ‘Asylum,’ for Season 2

“American Horror Story: Asylum” (9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on FX) departs from the first season’s present-day haunted house and visits an insane asylum in 1964. The setting is

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 4 (1999-2000), ranked

I had always ranked it as the second-to-worst season (in front of Season 7), but I liked “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 4 (1999-2000, WB) a lot

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