The Fall of the House of Usher Gave Us What We Wanted -- And We Hated It
Director and showrunner Mike Flanagan has always been a "listener" when understanding the human condition. While his genre of choice has been horror, and primarily psychological horror at that, he has...
View ArticleElsbeth Season 1 Episode 10 Spoilers: Fashion turns fatal in the finale of...
The finale is finally upon us! It's been a good season of sleuthing for the Chicago transplant turned unofficial homicide detective. But all things, good or bad, meaning Elsbeth's functional floral...
View ArticleTV Shows Should Make Stars, Not Depend On Them
Before the debut episode of Friends aired on NBC in 1994, director Jimmy Burrows took the cast on a trip to Las Vegas. "He handed us each a couple hundred bucks and said, ‘Now go into the casino and...
View ArticleHero or Smooth Criminal? These TV Characters Make It Hard to Tell
There is no shortage of criminal characters on television, most of whom we are meant to root against and revile. However, a select few are so charismatic and good at their jobs that they make us...
View ArticleThe Righteous Gemstones: The Funniest Scenes So Far
With Walton Goggins becoming the internet's newest man-crush following his turn as Cooper Howard/Ghoul in the Fallout TV series, fans are also ready for his return in The Righteous Gemstones....
View ArticleBlue Bloods Spring Report Card: Strong Stories Among The Heartbreaking...
Blue Bloods isn't quite done yet. CBS' beloved police/family drama still has eight episodes left that will air in the fall, though they've wrapped up the first part of their final season and will...
View ArticleFBI Season 6 Episode 13 Review: Ring of Fire
This made sense as a season finale. The team, especially Tiffany, got justice (revenge) for Hobbs on FBI Season 6 Episode 13. The more significant news was that Maggie returned from her forced hiatus...
View ArticleThe Best Shows for Kids That Had No Disney or Nickelodeon Ties
Nickelodeon and Disney might come to mind when you think of great kids shows. After all, both networks have been producing programming for kids for decades. Despite that fact, both companies have been...
View ArticleThese Cancellations Still Haunt Us
We've all been there before. You fall in love with a show. You fall in love with the characters. You fall in love with a UNIVERSE. And then, suddenly, without warning, your favorite show is canceled,...
View ArticleEvil Cast Talks the Baby Anti-Christ, Remote Viewing, and Hope for Another...
A virtual press day with the leads of Evil was bittersweet, and this wasn’t lost on any of us who participated. TV Fanatic chatted with Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi about the upcoming...
View ArticleDark Matter (2024) Season 1 Episode 4 Review: The Corridor
Finally, a little bit of clarity emerges. Jason1 and Amanda got a bit of a handle on how this dimension-hopping thing works on Dark Matter (2024) Season 1 Episode 4. Also, we got a peek at Jason's...
View ArticleWhy We Need More Mockumentary-Style Shows Like The Office & Modern Family
Some folks prefer to spend their TV hours soaking up procedural dramas. Others prefer a soapy historical fiction (no, I haven't seen Bridgerton season 3 yet, so no spoilers). As for me, I will die on...
View ArticleThe Bear, Which Demands Discussion, Is Dropping All Episodes at Once. Here’s...
The advent of streaming television a little over a decade ago changed TV forever. One of those was the idea of releasing entire television seasons simultaneously. Traditionally, on network television,...
View ArticleEssential Viewing: 11 Jessica Biel Movies and TV Shows You Must See
What connects the daughter of a pastor, a resistance leader, and a vampire hunter? They're all the same person. From a 90's tween star to a full-blown worldwide movie star, Jessica Biel has paved her...
View ArticleWill Movies and Shows of Today Be Classics Tomorrow?
Everywhere on social media, you read comments from readers lamenting our modern culture. They long for the good old days when comedy was offensive, antiheroes said whatever they were thinking, and...
View ArticleWhen Going Off the Rails Makes Excellent TV
When you think about shows that have gone off the rails, Riverdale, Dexter, Game of Thrones, How I Met Your Mother, or Glee usually come to mind. The majority of the time, it isn't enjoyable. The...
View ArticleChicago Med Season 9 Episode 13 Review: I Think I Know You But Do I Really?
Nobody told me this was going to be a tissue-box night. For many reasons, Chicago Med Season 9 Episode 13 was one of the most heartbreaking episodes, yet it never veered into depressing territory...
View ArticleChicago Fire Season 12 Episode 13 Review: Never Say Goodbye
We finally got the excitement we've been waiting for all season! After twelve episodes in which nothing terribly jaw-dropping happened but several big questions formed for viewers, Chicago Fire Season...
View ArticleChicago PD Season 11 Episode 13 Review: More
Is everyone okay after that tension-filled season finale? A good chunk of Chicago PD Season 11 Episode 13 featured Voight facing off with serial killer Matson or hallucinating while alone, and Upton's...
View ArticleEvil Season 4 Premiere Review: How to Split an Atom
The beginning of the end of Evil is here, and we're so ready for it, and yet not ready at all. As much as we can't wait to see this season, knowing that we are looking at 14 episodes before the...
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