Dollhouse has really stepped things up. I could easily lament the fact that the show has gotten good just when it was ending, but I think it’s much more likely that it’s gotten good because it is ending. Storylines have accelerated, versus what they would has been had the ending not been in sight. At […]

Last week’s oil rig episode ended with Will and Helen treading water, lost at sea with no rescue in sight. Apparently, such happenings are commonplace enough that the writers felt no need to explain how they survived. (A clue: no.) This week, “Penance” featured Michael Shanks’ long-awaited guest role as Jimmy, an abnormal with a […]

Dwight and Jim working together is almost as much fun as their working against one another. I appreciated the fact that Dwight’s diabolical plan was acknowledged, and that his suspension of its implementation was explained — his exhaustion made much more sense than any feelings he may have for children singing carols. We’ve seen Secret Santa […]

This week’s Christmas themed Bones didn’t seem to be about much. Sure, there was the requisite murder mystery, as well some holiday inspiration. At the end of the day, however, the episode felt more like a hodge podge of stories that eventually fell together into the same 44 minutes. Cam and her makeshift family, Bones’ […]

3o Rock has set the bar for Christmas episodes pretty high with stellar outings in each of the past few seasons. If you recall previous Christmas installments have seen a visit from Liz’s family, who were promptly destroyed by Jack’s mother, and an episode dedicated completely to Jack’s always awesome mom. My expectations going into […]

Annie really summed it up when she said, “Everyone’s religions are weird.” It’s so difficult to even talk about religion, much less joke about it, without being offensive. Somehow, though, Community really pulled it off. Maybe it’s because we’ve spent so much time getting to know these characters, that by the time we find out […]

(Season 4, Episodes 19-22) I can’t believe I’m halfway done with this series. There’ve already been a lot of reruns, although I suppose death row cases have to be respected enough to be done numerous times. But how many times do we have to be reminded that rape victims, or their families, do not have […]