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‘Poirot’ works out math of love triangles in Season 9 (2003-04)

“Poirot” Seasons 1-8 feature the cozy quartet of Poirot, Hastings, Japp and Miss Lemon and proven, skilled writers like Clive Exton and Anthony Horowitz. But

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‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Seasons 7-8 (2000-02) are a joyful – if darker – return

In 2000, “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Season 7 (ITV, A&E) hit the air after a four-year hiatus with a slight change in attitude. It tiptoes toward

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‘Damien’ (2016) gives ‘Omen’ lad more adult struggles 

The 2010s were the decade of TV continuations of legendary horror franchises, highlighted by “Bates Motel” (2012-17), “Hannibal” (2013-15) and “The Exorcist” (2016-18). The least

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John’s and Shaune’s 20 favorite TV shows of the 2010s

In chronological order, these were our 20 favorite TV shows of the 2010s: “Breaking Bad” Seasons 3-5, 2010-13, AMC, created by Vince Gilligan Many times

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As ‘Bates Motel’ moves into ‘Psycho’ territory, it does its own thing – which is cool (TV review)

The “Bates Motel” (10 p.m. Eastern Mondays, A&E) narrative has steamrolled its way into the plot of the 1960 movie “Psycho,” its source material, the past couple

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For current popular shows, what’s the end game? (TV commentary)

By their very nature, some shows have end games and some don’t. A show about families and relationships, like “Parenthood,” simply looks for a grace

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First episode impressions: ‘The Returned’ (TV review)

“The Returned” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on A&E) takes “mystery” to a whole new level. Traditionally, a mystery show is something like “Gracepoint,” where we try

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‘Hannibal,’ ‘Walking Dead,’ ‘Bates Motel’ provide 1-2-3 TV horror punch (TV commentary)

I have a friend, Shaune, who’s a big horror movie fan, but he has found the current character stuff on “The Walking Dead” rather boring.

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Norman Bates’ backstory updated, explored in ‘Bates Motel’

I’ve never been high on the idea of reboots, but “Bates Motel” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on A&E) makes a strong case that they shouldn’t be dismissed

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A&E doing a beautiful adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Bag of Bones’ (TV review)

“Bag of Bones” (1998) is one of my favorite Stephen King books, so it’s refreshing to see A&E doing a beautiful job adapting it. (Part one

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