Ian Brennan

Murphy, Falchuk take horror shtick to network TV with ‘Scream Queens’

My list of new fall shows to watch is increasingly revealing itself to be a list of wishful thinking. Following “Minority Report” and “Blindspot,” “Scream Queens” (9

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First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Glee’ (TV review)

Here are my first impressions of the Season 2 premiere of “Glee” (7 p.m. Central Tuesdays, Fox). (more…)

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The inevitable ‘Glee’ backlash: Is it here already? (TV commentary)

A friend of mine recently said he hates “Glee” (the first-season finale will air at 7:59 p.m. Central Tuesday on Fox). He shared his opinion after the

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The cult of ‘Glee’s’ Brittany (TV commentary)

My favorite character on “Glee” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on Fox) is Brittany. Normally, liking an extreme background character on a show puts you in a class

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‘Glee’ is the first successful scripted music show, but maybe we shouldn’t be surprised (TV commentary)

Why is “Glee” (8 p.m. Central Wednesdays on Fox) the first widely popular scripted music show? I’m almost certain the answer is “random chance,” but that would

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‘Glee’ gets subtler, but big songs still drive the show (TV commentary)

There was no second-episode jinx for “Glee” (8 p.m. Central Wednesdays on Fox) when it returned to the schedule this week. It’s too early to declare it

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State of Television Address, Part 3: ‘Glee’ provides a ray of hope for the fall (TV review)

This is the post where I’m supposed list the new fall shows I’m looking forward to, but after watching clips of the five networks’ 28

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