TV Reviews7.4/10
Home Improvement: The Sitcom That Made Tim Allen, and Knew Its Own Formula
A review of Home Improvement, ABC's 1990s sitcom with Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson: what worked, what didn't, and why it ran eight seasons.
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Television we have watched and scored.
TV Reviews8.4/10
Hellsing Ultimate’s Ten OVAs Took Six Years to Finish, and the Long Wait Left a Mark on the Series
Hellsing Ultimate review: Alucard, Integra, and a 10-episode run that stretched from 2006 to 2012, earning 8.4/10 from TMDB voters.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Hannah Montana Was Built to Sell a Girl, Not to Grow One Up
Hannah Montana ran four seasons and 98 episodes on Disney Channel, making Miley Cyrus a star and defining tween TV in the late 2000s.
TV Reviews7.8/10
Edith González Anchored a Telenovela Adaptation That Became a Benchmark for the Genre
Doña Bárbara, Telemundo's 2008 telenovela with Edith González, ran 190 episodes from a 1929 novel — and helped restore English CC3 subtitles.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Norwegian Teens Waited All Week for Each New Scene, and the Show’s Real Subject Was Time Itself
SKAM, the Norwegian teen drama that aired on NRK P3 from 2015 to 2017, used daily real-time clips and four seasons to redefine how TV tells stories.
TV Reviews5.6/10
Stephen King’s Plague Epic Gets Nine Hours and Still Rushes the Ending
CBS All Access's The Stand miniseries has a deep cast and a new Stephen King ending, but nine episodes let the middle sag. Score: 5.6/10.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Amores verdaderos” Review: A Telenovela That Delivers on Its Title”
A review of the 2012 Mexican telenovela Amores verdaderos, from its forbidden central romance to its 183-episode run and 7.7 TMDB score.
TV Reviews6/10
Ryan Phillippe’s marksman drama gets a fair shake, and a fair share of blame for how it started
Shooter ran three seasons and 31 episodes on USA Network, from a twice-delayed 2016 premiere to its 2018 cancellation. Here's the full story.
TV Reviews7.3/10
Archive 81: A Strong First Season That Netflix Let Go Dark
Netflix cancelled Archive 81 in March 2022 despite 128.47 million viewing hours. A look at the eight-episode horror series that never got season two.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Death masks and skyscraper rooftops drive this anime’s killing game
Netflix's High-Rise Invasion packs 12 violent, propulsive episodes into one binge, with Yuri, Mayuko, and Sniper Mask carrying the ride. Score: 8.2/10.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Bosch (2015): A Patient Character Study That Built a Franchise
Bosch premiered on Prime Video January 14, 2015, with Titus Welliver as Harry Bosch. Seven seasons, 68 episodes, and a spinoff legacy followed.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Telemundo’s ‘El Chema’ turns 10, still the narco drama that outran its own prequel
El Chema, Telemundo's El Señor de los Cielos spin-off, ran 2 seasons and 85 episodes from 2016 to 2017, starring Mauricio Ochmann as the cartel boss.