The OA’s 16 Episodes Were Too Ambitious for Netflix — Fans Won’t Let That Go
A look back at Netflix's The OA, a sci-fi masterpiece whose 16 episodes dared to be insanely ambitious.
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Charlton Heston Starred In The Failed Spin-Off Of A Major ’80s Primetime Soap Opera
A tale of a great actor's failed venture: how Charlton Heston's spin-off of Dynasty sank beneath a sea of ridicule.
TV Reviews5.4/10
Seven Years On, In the Dark Still Sounds Like a Great Idea That Wasn’t Fully Executed
A blind woman becomes the only witness to a murder and drags her dog into the criminal world to find justice.
TV Reviews3.8/10
How CBS’s Intelligence Squandered Its Great Idea and Got Canceled After One Season
A man with a chip in his brain, plugged into the net, searches for his vanished wife — yet the tale is dull and doomed.
TV Reviews4.5/10
CSI: Cyber Review — A Good Idea Buried Under Too Much Filler
A review of CSI: Cyber, the ill-fated FBI cyber crime procedural that promised much but delivered only fragments.
TV Reviews7.3/10
Tru Calling’s Great Premise Stretched Across Two Seasons, and That Was All of It
A young woman relives the same day to stop a murder. Tru Calling had a great premise, but the show failed to live up to its promise.
Aaron Rowe, Who Opened for Ed Sheeran, Comes to His Defense After Macklemore Drops Him From the Road
A former Ed Sheeran opener defends the singer against the Macklemore tour fallout, pointing blame at Robert Kraft instead.
TV Reviews5.4/10
Reviewing SIX, a 2017 Album Whose Restraint Is Its Own Kind of Statement
SIX, History's Navy SEAL Team Six drama, ran 18 episodes across two seasons before cancellation. A review of its DEVGRU missions, cast, and 5.4/10 score.
TV Reviews4.8/10
FUBAR Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Netflix Spy Comedy Is a Missed Opportunity
Netflix's FUBAR gave Arnold Schwarzenegger his first TV lead, ran two seasons, and was canceled in 2025. A look at why the spy comedy never clicked.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Julie and the Phantoms Was Cancelled After One Season, and Its Fans Still Haven’t Let It Go
Netflix cancelled Julie and the Phantoms after one season and nine episodes. A review of the musical fantasy's cast, music and its unfinished ending.
TV Reviews6.6/10
Netflix’s teen mystery strands its cast in a town with no adults and no exit
Netflix's The Society, canceled after one season due to COVID-19, was a mystery box wrapped around a civics lesson. Review: 6.6/10.
TV Reviews4.5/10
Jupiter’s Legacy Builds a Superhero World Around a Question It Refuses to Answer
Netflix canceled Jupiter's Legacy the year it premiered. A review of the 2021 superhero series' premise, cast, showrunner swap, and missed potential.