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2015: The summer of horror TV (Commentary)

Entertainment trends are a funny thing. Horror movie releases have slowed to a trickle, whereas a decade ago there was a new one in theaters

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‘The Strain’ is breaking out to become great, lights-out horror TV

Through five episodes, “The Strain” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on FX) is already shaping up to be one of the best horror TV shows ever. Its combination

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del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ deliciously dark and stylish

On the heels of “Fargo,” FX continues its miniseries winning streak with “The Strain” (9 p.m. Central Sundays on FX), based on a novel and Dark Horse

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First episode impressions: ‘The Bridge’ Season 2 (TV review)

There are several grim and violent shows on TV, especially the cable networks, but “The Bridge” (9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on FX) started its second season with

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First episode impressions: ‘Fargo’ (TV review)

I have mixed feelings about the 1996 Coen Brothers movie “Fargo”: I can appreciate the craftsmanship, yet it’s also not really my thing, with its moments of

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

While it’s not quite as good as the current season of “The Killing” (my favorite show at the moment), “The Bridge” (9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on FX)

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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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Best TV decision in recent memory: ‘American Horror Story’ to start new yarn in Season 2 (Commentary)

I loved “American Horror Story” when it first started out, then kind of cooled on it toward the end of the season. It didn’t become flat-out bad,

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What happened to ‘The Walking Dead’s’ Sophia? (and 6 other burning TV questions) (Commentary)

Part of why it’s been a great TV season is that there are so many compelling questions that keep us watching from week to week.

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The new fall shows — not too shabby so far (TV commentary)

I’ve done “first episode impressions” of the noteworthy new shows this season, and many TV critics have done the same. We do this because it’s

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