TV Reviews7.3/10
Torchwood: Uneven, Ambitious, Occasionally Excellent
Torchwood, the adult Doctor Who spin-off, ran 2006-2011 over four series and three channels. Captain Jack, the Cardiff rift, and what still holds up.
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TV Reviews7/10
‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ Has Outlived the Era That Made It
Walker, Texas Ranger premiered April 21, 1993, ran 202 episodes over nine seasons, and still airs in 100+ countries. A look at the Norris classic.
TV Reviews7.3/10
Halt and Catch Fire Was Built on the Wrong Decade’s Ideas About Tech
A four-season look at AMC's Halt and Catch Fire, from Cardiff Electric's IBM clone to Mutiny and the search engine wars, with cast and season rankings.
TV Reviews8.8/10
Korean Drama When Life Gives You Tangerines Builds Its Romance From Small, Ordinary Moments
Netflix's When Life Gives You Tangerines, the Jeju-set romance with IU and Park Bo-gum, won Best Drama at Baeksang and Time's best K-drama of 2025.
TV Reviews8.2/10
CBC’s Long-Running Ranch Saga Kept Its Audience While a Bigger American Show Fell Away
Two shows named Heartland premiered in 2007. TNT's medical drama died in 11 weeks; CBC's ranch drama ran 20 seasons and 281 episodes.
TV Reviews7.3/10
Will & Grace Reboot Recycles the Original’s Formula Without the Surprise
Will & Grace ran eight seasons on NBC's Must See TV, won 18 Emmys, and changed how network TV portrayed gay characters. Our review scores it 7.3.
TV Reviews6.2/10
Netflix’s The Stranger Turns a Suburban Secret Into Six Episodes of Suspense
Netflix's The Stranger, Harlan Coben's 2020 mystery with Richard Armitage, reviewed: a strong premise, deep cast, and a season that wobbles.
TV Reviews7.6/10
‘Robot Chicken’ Made Stop-Motion Safe for Grown-Up Jokes, Then Kept Going for 21 Years
Robot Chicken ran 218 episodes from 2005 to 2022, won six Emmys and two Annies, and now lives on as quarterly Adult Swim specials.
TV Reviews8.3/10
Boy Meets World: A Sitcom That Grew Up With Its Audience
Boy Meets World ran seven seasons on ABC, growing with Cory Matthews from sixth grade to marriage — a look back at the cast, Feeny and what still holds up.
TV Reviews8.5/10
Golden Time Pairs Its Amnesia Plot With a Question About Whether Love Survives a Reset
Golden Time review: Banri Tada loses his past, meets obsessive Kouko Kaga, and 24 episodes of honest memory-loss drama follow on MBS.
TV Reviews6.5/10
Bodies Review: A Four-Timeline Mystery at Three-Quarters Strength
Netflix's Bodies puts one corpse in four eras with four detectives. A strong hook, a great cast, and a season that runs out of room.
TV Reviews7/10
How a Belgian comic about little blue men became a 45-year cartoon institution
The Smurfs ran 422 episodes on NBC from 1981 to 1989. A look at Peyo's creation, Hanna-Barbera's cast, Gargamel, and why the formula held.