First episode impressions: ‘Sharp Objects’ (TV review)
“Sharp Objects” (9 p.m. Eastern Sundays on HBO) takes a familiar genre – a crime journalist investigating small-town murders – and turns it into a gilded-frame French painting. The miniseries is stacked with talent at the top of their respective games, but director Jean-Marc Vallee – who helmed last year’s “Big Little Lies” – is
Noxon’s ‘Point Pleasant’ (2005) an interesting failure
One-season wonders (TV review): Marti Noxon breaks free from the Whedonverse to take a crack at a horror drama.
The chosen 20: The all-time best ‘Buffys’
TV rankings: To mark the 20th anniversary of the show’s TV debut, I pick my 20 favorite episodes of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
First episode impressions: ‘UnReal’ (TV review)
To be honest, the only reason I set my DVR for the first episode of “UnReal” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on Lifetime) is that Shiri Appleby stars in it. If I were to pretend to be deeper than that, I could say I’m intrigued that it’s a rare role for Shiri where she doesn’t play the sweetheart
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 7 (2002-03), ranked
TV review: “Buffy” doesn’t exactly go out with its best work. But even a weak Joss Whedon season is better than most of what’s on TV.
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 6 (2001-02), ranked
TV review: “Buffy” mostly abandons metaphors and goes for the straight-ahead drama in its penultimate TV season.
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 5 (2000-01), ranked
TV review: Buffy’s little sister joins the cast, but “Buffy” avoids jumping the shark in its final WB season.
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 4 (1999-2000), ranked
TV review: A notable step down from Season 3, Season 4 nonetheless features the return of Faith and other great moments.
All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked
TV review: Whedon’s second series starts off as an anthology, but ultimately he realizes fans have come for the big picture.
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 3 (1998-99), ranked
TV review” “Buffy” Season 3 is about the end of a first love, and it also marks my first love: the first time I was hooked on a whole TV season.