Tim Minear

‘Wonderfalls’ (2004) is a sad show that makes me happy

“Wonderfalls” (2004, Fox) – sadly but inevitably and appropriately a one-season wonder – makes me happy when I watch it. It’s not a happy show,

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Short-lived ‘Drive’ (2007) doesn’t get up to speed

“Drive” (2007, Fox) feels like a “see what sticks” entry from Tim Minear, who co-creates the series with Ben Queen. It boasts good TV actors

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Storytelling with soul: The 20 best ‘Angel’ episodes

When “Angel” premiered on Oct. 5, 1999, with “City of,” it was nominally a darker, more adult show than “Buffy,” its parent series and Tuesday

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All 14 episodes of ‘Firefly’ (2002), ranked

Even in comparison to “Buffy” and “Angel” — which had already built up complex mythologies by the fall of 2002 — “Firefly” arrived as Joss Whedon’s most

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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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All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 4 (2002-03), ranked

“Angel’s” fourth season (2002-03, WB), also known as “The Destruction of Cordelia’s Character,” has the same problems as Seasons 2 and 3: It relies so heavily

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All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 3 (2001-02), ranked

The best thing about this rewatching project is finding out I that I now like things I used to dislike. Don’t get me wrong, Season 3

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All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 2 (2000-01), ranked

“Angel” Season 2 (2000-01, WB) marks the beginning of a three-year slide in quality for a show that started strongly and would finish strongly in Season

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All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked

“Angel” Season 1 (1999-2000, The WB) is all over the place creatively, but every place it chooses to go, it treads confidently. The result is 22

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‘The Inside’ (2005) is stylishly dark, with great cast

“The Inside” was a deliciously, stylishly dark series that aired in the summer of 2005 on Fox. At first glance, it fits into the “X-Files” family,

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