Crime, Drama
Major Crimes

UPDATED REVIEW: Now that The Closer has wrapped, there’s a new captain in charge of L.A.’s major crimes unit. Time …

Comedy, Crime, Drama
Chuck

Chuck was toast last May as its second season limped toward home. But fans weren’t finished. And after they initiated …

Drama
Timeless

Timeless, NBC’s silly new swashbuckler, is all about second guesses.

Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Carnival Row

This show’s real monstrosity is its excessive use of language, sex and gore to tell a tale just as interesting …

Drama
The Long Road Home

National Geographic’s acclaimed miniseries feels blisteringly real, including in its depiction of faith on the front lines.

Crime, Drama
The Looming Tower

Hulu’s look at the events leading up to 9/11 seems devoted to getting the facts right, but sinks in a …

Crime, Drama
Unforgettable

UPDATED REVIEW: This instantly forgettable police procedural sets up shop at, where else, CBS. But you’ll be forgiven for not …

Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Defenders

The Defenders is well-written but problematic superhero story. If you’re looking for role models, you’ll have to look elsewhere.

Drama
Switched at Birth

Really solid messages about families and disabilities sometimes get switched out for really lax ones about morality.

Comedy, Drama
Fleabag

Fleabag is bright, engaging, utterly devastating and morally impaired.

Comedy, Drama
Ugly Betty

This soapy (sometimes sleazy) series is adapted from a wildly successful Colombian telenovela. Yet amidst its superficiality, there are flashes …

Drama
The O.C.

Welcome to the melodramatic world of the ultra-rich.

Crime, Drama
Five Points

Five Points may be a sign of how television is changing, but I found it a bit … pointless.

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Once Upon a Time

This popular ABC series sometimes sets up strong distinctions between good and evil, but it stumbles around in the dark …

Comedy, Drama
Men of a Certain Age

UPDATED REVIEW: On TNT, three long-time friends run headlong into the many trials of being fortysomething. (Full disclosure for all …