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A baffling mystery: Why has there never been a Continental Op TV series?

One of the greatest unsolved mysteries in the history of mystery TV is: Why has there never been a Continental Op TV series? The unnamed

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2021

I used to count the days before a new season of a favorite show, or a new series starring a favorite actor. Now, it’s like

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‘Yellowjackets’ soapier than I’d like, but has some sting

“Yellowjackets” (Sundays, Showtime, with the first episode free to everyone) has one of the best trailers of the Fall TV season. The idea of a

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Murder mystery almost an afterthought on ‘American Rust’

Just when I think TV is safe for happy shows again, “American Rust” (Sundays, Showtime) comes along and pulls me back into the grim and

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‘Piranha’ (1978, 1995) cheaply knocks off ‘Jaws’

“Piranha” (1978) is sometimes described as a “Jaws” parody, but really it’s a knockoff of the 1975 Steven Spielberg classic, with any laughs being broad

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‘Total Recall 2070’ (1999) taps into ‘Blade Runner’

“Total Recall 2070” (1999, Showtime) is two degrees removed from Philip K. Dick — a 22-episode reimagining of the 1990 movie adapted from Dick’s short

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First episode impressions: ‘Roadies’ (TV review)

“Roadies” (10 p.m. Eastern Sundays on Showtime), the new series from Cameron Crowe, feels a little more like “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” or “Love

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John’s favorite TV shows of the Aughts (Commentary)

Next, here are my top 10 TV shows. Some started in the ’90s, but for this list, I am just showing the years they aired

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‘Dead Like Me’: The best show ever about a dead girl named George (TV review)

Ellen Muth is one of the harder to categorize actresses out there. As George Lass — the audience-surrogate reaper on “Dead Like Me” — she

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