The O.C. ‘Pilot’ had no Right to be That Good
Revisting The O.C.’s Pilot It’s 2003 and the first week of August. In one month, it’s back-to-school time. But before that, newbie showrunner Josh Schwartz...
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Here is where you will find a roundup of our coverage about the best worst, and most confounding TV of the moment, sometimes taking the form of reviews, but just as often going deep on a broader topic.
Cheers: ‘Give Me A Ring Sometime’ is the Definitive Sitcom Pilot
Revisiting the Cheers Pilot Every time I watch the Cheers pilot, I’m always amazed at just how low-key it is. ‘Give Me a Ring Sometime’ doesn’t try...
Best TV Shows of 2020 (So Far)
by Staff
With so many movies, festivals, shows, sports, and other events from around the world being canceled, it’s reassuring to know we can always rely on...
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The Best Episodes of Lost
by Staff
The Six Best Episodes of Six Seasons of Lost Lost was a landmark series for network television, a one-of-a-kind show that producers and executives are still...
‘Dave’ is a Darkly Funny Look at the Music Industry
by Meghan Cook
Dave is an engaging ensemble comedy that surpasses expectations....
Revisiting Lost “The End,” One of the Greatest Series Finales
The Lost Finale Wasn’t Perfect but Made its Final Moments Count It’s been years since the LOST finale aired – but people are still bitter, and we...
Greatest TV Pilots: Revisiting the Lost Pilot (Parts I & II)
The Lost Pilot Perfectly Sets the Stage for an Elaborate, Endlessly Entertaining Adventure What amazes me about the LOST pilot after all these years is how little...
The Shield TV Pilot Marked the Start of the Golden Age for television
Revisiting The Shield Pilot After a complete rebranding in 1997, FX turned into a channel without identity, more a virtual dumpsite for Fox television and...
Dave Chappelle’s ‘8:46’ is Light on Laughs But For Good Reason
“From Dave: Normally I wouldn’t show you something so unrefined, I hope you understand,” is in the description of Dave Chappelle’s surprise stand-up release 8:46...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Ranking Every Chapter (Top 20)
It is finally time to see how Avatar: The Last Airbender ranks in the bigger picture, from number 61 to 1......
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Ranking Every Chapter (40 – 21)
Avatar: The Last Airbender's spectacular run was bound to come to an end. With only sixty-one episodes in its entirety, Avatar continually built on characters...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Ranking Every Chapter (61 to 41)
Now that each individual book's lineup of episodes has been ranked, it is time to tackle every single chapter from the least best to the...
30 for 30 Review: ESPN’s ‘Long Gone Summer’ covers familiar ground
We’ve already watched The Last Dance, so why not another ESPN documentary about the other biggest sports story of 1998? Another movie that allows us...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Ranking All of Book 3: Fire
The journey to Sozin's Comet was like a fire that just kept getting bigger. Book 3: Fire was the time in which Avatar: The Last...
‘Laurel Canyon’: A Snapshot of Music as Magic
by Mike Worby
Sometimes a sort of magical collective of artists can form as if out of thin air....
Recommended Children’s Television that Deals with Discrimination and Racism
With all the insanity going on in the world at the moment, I wanted to reflect on two television episodes that I watched as child...
Revisiting the Community Pilot
A look back at the pilot episode of the NBC sitcom Community The aughts emerged right off its centennial heal with an array of sitcom...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Ranking All of Book 2: Earth
Book 2: Earth took Avatar to an entirely different level. As if the series had not already proved itself as a sophisticated family show anyone...
ESPN’s ‘Be Water’ a Unique Look at Bruce Lee
30 for 30 Bruce Lee Documentary ‘Be Water’ Review Yes, it’s something of a counterintuitive choice for an ESPN 30 for 30. Bruce Lee, while...
ESPN’s ‘Lance’ is Lance Armstrong’s latest failed rehabilitation effort
“Nobody dopes and is honest,” Lance Armstrong says in the new ESPN documentary. “The only way you can dope and be honest is if nobody...