Wiseguy: The Collector’s Edition
March 30, 2010
Along with Crime Story, Wiseguy was one of the earliest attempts at creating multi-episode story arcs on American network television during the 1980s. Up until that point, conventional wisdom was to have stand-alone episodes, that way a show could easily...
Wiseguy: The Complete First Season
August 25, 2009
Wiseguy was a crime show that ran on American television from 1987 to 1990 and featured the exploits of Vincent “Vinnie” Terranova (Wahl), an undercover agent working for the Organized Crime Bureau (OCB), a division of the FBI. His job is to infiltrate...
American Gothic: The Complete Series
February 6, 2006
American Gothic was the victim of lousy timing. When it debuted on network TV in 1995, it arrived too late to ride on the coattails of Twin Peaks’ success and too early to ride the wave of popularity of shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel....
Charmed: Season 2
February 2, 2006
As season two begins, Piper (Combs) hasn’t seen Leo (Krause) in weeks and is still struggling to buy the P3 nightclub. These are the two story arcs that will run through this season, in particular, Piper’s on again, off again romance with Leo. This...
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Season 1
November 7, 2005
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman came along at a time when Superman’s popularity was at a low. It had been ages since a movie had come out (the abysmal Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 1987). At the time, Time Warner had absorbed DC...
Charmed: Season 1
August 28, 2005
Charmed could have easily been a simple television retread of The Craft (1996). Instead, it has become, over the years and seven seasons later, a positive representation of smart, beautiful, empowered women. The show quickly dispels the traditional image...
Charmed
August 15, 2005
Charmed could have easily been a simple television retread of The Craft (1996). Instead, it has become, over the years and seven seasons later, a positive representation of smart, beautiful, empowered women. The show quickly dispels the traditional image...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7
June 14, 2005
The last season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a bittersweet affair. Sarah Michelle Gellar made it known that she had grown tired of playing Buffy and wanted to move on—presumably to motion pictures (which is exactly what she did with Scooby Doo 2...
Angel: Season 5
February 21, 2005
The cruel irony of the fifth season of Angel is that not only was it the best season, it was also the last. After Buffy the Vampire Slayer went off the air, several of its writers started working on episodes for Angel. The difference was apparent right...
Angel: Season 4
January 29, 2005
Spin-off shows from other, more successful TV programs almost never succeed. For every Frasier there are many more Watching Ellies or After MASH. Angel is one of those rare examples of a success: five seasons of high quality episodes with a world and...
