2010-2011 season wrap: House
With the 2010-2011 television season officially over, I’ll be taking some time over the next week or so to look back on how some of television’s best fared this season. General thoughts: End dates are not normal in television and most series limp towards the finish line. This is often more true for series with procedural … Read more
2010-2011 season wrap: The top 10 series of the season
The 2010-2011 television series officially ended last week. Obviously, there will be a lot of great television coming in the summer months ahead and it is sort of silly to stick to the ancient constructs of the broadcast television season (which ran from September 20, 2010 to May 25, 2011 this season), but I’ve never … Read more
TV Surveillance Update: Summer begins!?
Hey folks! I just wanted to give a quick update about the site and my plans for the coming months. The television season is officially over, which means it’s time for summer. But just because the season is over, doesn’t mean TVS will stop. As you might have seen yesterday, I started what should be a … Read more
Season Finale — Cougar Town, “Something Good Coming”
If there was ever a series tailor-made for the Hawaii vacation episode(s), it has to be Cougar Town, right? Taking a band of goofballs who sit around drinking and playing stupid games in Florida and putting them in another beautiful, warm location doesn’t really change much, thankfully. “Something Good Coming” not only keeps the series … Read more
2010-2011 season wrap: The top 10 episodes of the season
The 2010-2011 television series officially ended yesterday. Obviously, there will be a lot of great television coming in the summer months ahead and it is sort of silly to stick to the ancient constructs of the broadcast television season (which ran from September 20, 2010 to May 25, 2011 this season), but I’ve never claimed … Read more
Test Pilot: File #16, Friday Night Lights
Test Pilot #16: Friday Night Lights Debut date: October 3, 2006 Series legacy: One of the best dramas of the 21st century After a short hiatus, Test Pilot is back! Time for more historical pilot analysis – I know, contain your excitement. In case you have forgotten or are new to the site, here’s the … Read more
Season Finale — Glee, “New York”
Earlier this year, The A.V. Club’s Todd Van Der Werff wrote a great piece with an unfortunate, yet completely valid headline. It reads, “Community and Glee are pretty much the same show.” Obviously, the headline alone was enough to send the AVC community into a tizzy, but Todd’s piece is basically completely on-point. The first … Read more
Season/Series Finale — The Chicago Code, “Mike Royko’s Revenge”
I’ll be perfectly honest with you dear readers: I stopped watching The Chicago Code three or four weeks ago. With the end of the semester and various other things weighing me down, I had to free up some time and ditch Code was one of the things that helped me do that. I let episodes … Read more
Season Finale — House, “Moving On”
For a season finale, “Moving On” is not an entirely exciting episode. In fact, this episode includes one of the season’s most obvious commitments to a medical case. At various points of the episode, I found myself just slightly bored with the proceedings. But despite all of that, “Moving On” is exactly what House ends as … Read more
Season Finale — Supernatural, “Let It Bleed” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much”
Sorry for the delay with this review folks. I had a super-busy weekend and just watched these episodes last night. It was difficult to wait, but ultimately, I think I would say it was worth it. From the very first episode, this season of Supernatural has been a disjointed mess. If you go back through some … Read more
