Jay Beattie

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

At the end of the pilot episode of “Lost” in 2004, Charlie asks “Where are we?” Over six seasons, we’d get those answers. At the

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‘Dead of Summer’ and ‘Scream’ make Tuesday nights great again

For the first time since “Gilmore Girls” and “Veronica Mars” aired back-to-back nearly a decade ago, Tuesday night has become appointment-TV night again. A couple

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‘Scream: The TV Series’ starts to reward loyal fans in Season 2

“Scream: The TV Series” (11 p.m. Eastern Mondays on MTV) gradually got better over the course of its first season, and with the second-season premiere, it

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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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‘Scream: The TV Series’ tries out horror-satire hybrid on small screen

“Scream: The TV Series” (9 p.m. Tuesdays on MTV) knows what it wants to be. As is the tradition in this increasingly meta franchise, the format

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