Contributor: Paul Asay

Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. He’s written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. He’s married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.

Tyrant

Change may be coming to desert nation of Abbudin. But this FX show seems all too familiar.

Almost Human

If CSI runs for another 35 years, it might look a lot like Almost Human.

The Exorcist

This remake of the iconic 1973 movie is a rare television show that affirms that God and the devil are real. But the show’s horrific content is real, too.

No Ordinary Family

Superpowers may help you lift cars and run real fast. But will they help you understand your kids or get along with your parents? ABC wants you to stay tuned.

Dallas

Big D’s back—this time on TNT. And it’s safe to say that the show’s scheming, womanizing ways have not mellowed with age.

Godless

Despite its title, this Netflix Western talks about God plenty. But the quantity of blood we witness is not at all cleansing.

Dawn of the Croods

This prequel to The Croods is more of a roughly animated Hanna-Barbera show than a well-rounded movie.

Legion

FX and Marvel have teamed up on Legion, the tale of a tormented antihero whose story feels more like a horror movie than a comic book.

Jessica Jones

The “mature audiences” label this Netflix superhero show bears can be largely attributed to the immaturity of its central character.

Body of Proof

Dr. Megan Hunt is a brilliant forensic scientist doing her best to balance her professional and personal lives … while trying to catch the bad guys, of course. Wait—haven’t we seen this before?

Intelligence

No longer Lost, Josh Holloway’s gone from chasing smoke monsters to collaring terrorists—with the help of a nifty computer chip inside his head. He’s smarter for it … but the show is not.

Sons of Anarchy

UPDATED REVIEW: Something’s rotten in the town of Charming. It’s not the apricots, we can tell you that. But it just might have something to with all those hogs out on the road.

Blue Bloods

UPDATED REVIEW: Yet another New York City cop show on CBS … that somehow manages to focus on family just as much as felons.

Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels has the feel of those old 19th-century dime novels—with the addition of as much sex and violence as AMC felt it could cram into a TV-14 rating.

Shake It Up

UPDATED REVIEW: Disney’s new sitcom doesn’t shake free from the Mouse House’s temperate template … but it still may leave parents shaking their heads.