Television

Classic Christmas TV episodes: ‘Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire’ (‘The Simpsons’)

Show: “The Simpsons” (Season 1, episode 1) Airdate: Dec. 17, 1989 Overview: This is a classic not only because it’s a Christmas episode, but also

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‘Family Guy’ writers run out of inspiration as they wrap up ‘Star Wars’ trilogy (DVD review)

Seth MacFarlane probably had the idea for “Blue Harvest” kicking around in his head for a while, and when it became an actual episode of “Family

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2010

This was the year when TV changed from low-definition to high-definition and from squares to rectangles (I still have a square, and I know I’m

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All 24 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 4 (1996-97), ranked

Ideally for the business people behind the networks, TV series would be written in such a way that they could stay on the air forever.

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Should the ‘Walking Dead’ survivors have reason for hope? (TV commentary)

The first season (only six episodes) of “The Walking Dead” (9 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC) has wrapped up, and a theme has emerged: Should the survivors

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All 24 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 3 (1995-96), ranked

Season 3 was when “The X-Files” became the show that I now picture in my head when I fondly daydream about “The X-Files.” Gone for

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Love hurts in a galaxy far, far away (TV and comic book commentary)

Two surprising love stories were revealed recently in “Star Wars” stories. In Friday’s “Clone Wars,” (8 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network), my favorite original “Clone

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First episode impressions: ‘The Walking Dead’ (TV review)

Here are my first episode impressions of “The Walking Dead,” which airs at 9 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC. 1. It looks like I’m in the minority

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All 25 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 2 (1994-95), ranked

Although I’m partial to Season 1 of the “X-Files” because of the lovable, experimental clunkiness of many episodes, Season 2 is pretty darn good also,

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Fall TV 2010: The worst batch of new shows ever? (Commentary)

It’s worrisome that the 2010-11 season is off to a bad start, because TV doesn’t tend to bounce back easily — good TV tends to

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