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‘The Mindy Project’ is now better than ‘New Girl’ (TV commentary)

I suppose I’ll be the first person to say this, but: “The Mindy Project” is better than “New Girl.” It has been since about January, and Tuesday’s season finale

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All 14 episodes of ‘Firefly’ (2002), ranked

Even in comparison to “Buffy” and “Angel” — which had already built up complex mythologies by the fall of 2002 — “Firefly” arrived as Joss Whedon’s most

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

“The Following” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) has all the makings of a hit: Kevin Bacon in his first lead TV role, TV super-producer Kevin

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Fond farewell: ‘Fringe’ (TV review)

To me, one of the most exciting things about the end of “Fringe” is that I can now look forward to rewatching the show on DVD someday.

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First episode impressions: ‘Fringe’ Season 5 (TV review)

In the early days of TV, every episode was a standalone, so if you missed an episode you wouldn’t get lost. Eventually, we started to

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First episode impressions: ‘New Girl’ Season 2 (TV review)

“New Girl” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays, Fox) opened its two-part second-season premiere in its same comfort zone as last season. It’s good but not great, fun

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First episode impressions: ‘Ben and Kate’ (TV review)

Nat Faxon, the Ben in “Ben and Kate” (7:30 p.m. Central Tuesdays, Fox) is a mix of Ed Helms from “The Office” and the more likable side

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First episode impressions: ‘The Mindy Project’ (TV review)

When “The Office” started to go south a few years ago, I hoped the show would shift its focus to underused secondary characters such as

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5 buzzworthy season finales (TV commentary)

It’s that time of year when summer movies start to steal the headlines from TV, but boob-tube fans have one last gasp, at least: The

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First episode impressions: ‘Alcatraz’ (TV review)

“Alcatraz” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) demonstrates that a show can be too high-concept, and also that how you present a show in your previews

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