TV Reviews6.7/10
Santa Clarita Diet: A Great Marriage, a Zombie Problem, and No Way to End
Santa Clarita Diet review: Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant sell a zombie marriage comedy that never found its ending.
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TV Reviews6.7/10
A 2011 series that put Emily VanCamp on a mission of vengeance against the Hamptons elite
ABC's Revenge ran 89 episodes from 2011 to 2015, with Emily VanCamp and Madeleine Stowe. A look back at the Hamptons drama and its never-aired sequel.
TV Reviews7.5/10
Dracula arrives with a pedigree and a body count
BBC and Netflix's Dracula, from Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, stars Claes Bang as the Count. Three nights, a 7.5 score, and a killer pairing.
TV Reviews7.4/10
Rubí (2020): A Confession in a Dark Mansion
Rubí, Univision's 2020 telenovela reboot starring Camila Sodi, ran 26 episodes. A look at its cast, frame story, and 7.4 audience score.
TV Reviews6.4/10
Mums Make Porn Review: A Good Idea Wearing a Thin Format
Channel 4's Mums Make Porn had five mothers make a 12-minute porn film over three episodes. A strong premise, a thin format, and a 6.4 audience score.
TV Reviews7.8/10
The Tudors at 7.8/10: Showtime’s Confident, Well-Cast Portrait of a Suspicious King
Showtime's The Tudors ran four seasons and 38 episodes from 2007 to 2010, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as a young Henry VIII.
TV Reviews7.5/10
Ray Donovan Review: Schreiber and Voight Carry a Fixer Drama That Repeats Itself
Ray Donovan review: Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight anchor Showtime's fixer drama, strong early but stretched across seven repetitive seasons.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Devs Review: Alex Garland’s Determinism Thriller Is a Controlled, Beautifully Made 7.1
Devs, Alex Garland's 2020 FX on Hulu miniseries, stars Sonoya Mizuno and Nick Offerman in a determinism thriller. Review: 7.1 of 10.
TV Reviews5.8/10
Superstore Finds Its Jokes in the Aisles of a Big-Box Chain
Superstore ran six seasons on NBC, a workplace comedy about Cloud 9's Store 1217 that never quite decided whether to indict the store or live in it.
TV Reviews8.1/10
Adult Swim’s Mr. Pickles turned a demonic border collie loose on a small town, and 12 years later the show’s gleeful cruelty still has no real competition.
Mr. Pickles, Adult Swim's slasher sitcom about a satanic border collie and the boy who loves him, ran four seasons and ended with a spin-off.
TV Reviews7.4/10
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius — A Formula Show That Ran on Character
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius ran 3 seasons and 64 episodes on Nickelodeon, won 5 awards, and was the channel's first CGI cartoon. A look back at the show.
TV Reviews8/10
‘Oz’ Still Works Because It Refuses to Look Away From Prison
Oz, HBO's first one-hour drama, ran six seasons from 1997 to 2003. A look at Emerald City, its factions, cast and why the prison series still matters.