TV Reviews6.8/10
The Town Where the Loop Is Buried Underneath Everything
Tales from the Loop, the 2020 Prime Video sci-fi drama from Simon Stålenhag's art book, is slow, moody, and refuses to explain its machine. A 6.8.
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TV Reviews5.7/10
Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse Had a Strong Premise and Nowhere to Take It
Dollhouse review: Joss Whedon's Fox sci-fi drama about wiped minds rented to clients ran 2 seasons and 25 episodes — a great premise that never committed.
TV Reviews6.2/10
Almost Human Review: A Great Android Buried in a Procedural
Fox cancelled Almost Human in 2014 after one season. A look at Karl Urban and Michael Ealy's android cop drama, its flaws, and why it deserved better.
TV Reviews8/10
Babylon 5″ arrived in January 1994 with a five-mile-long space station, a council of squabbling ambassadors, and a promise no American network had ever made: that the whole thing had already been planned out, beginning to end”
Babylon 5, the 1994 sci-fi series with a pre-planned five-year arc, still rewards patience. A look at its station, cast, Shadow War, and flaws.
TV Reviews7.6/10
Humans Review: A Smart, Slow Look at Synths in the Household
Humans, the Channel 4 and AMC sci-fi drama about synths in the home, ran three series and 24 episodes before its 2019 cancellation. A review.
TV Reviews6.2/10
Terra Nova Review: A Strong Premise, a Good Cast, and a Show That Broke Its Own Best Rule
Fox cancelled Terra Nova in 2012 after one season. A look back at the time-travel colony drama's Sixers, Phoenix Group, and the one-way rift it broke.
TV Reviews6.6/10
Star Trek: Voyager Review: A Great Premise the Show Refused to Keep
Star Trek: Voyager launched UPN in 1995 with Kate Mulgrew as Captain Janeway. A look at its cast, premise, and why it scores 6.6 of 10.
TV Reviews5.1/10
Invasion Review: Apple TV+’s Global Premise Never Becomes a Global Story
Apple TV+ cancels Invasion after three seasons and 30 episodes. The multilingual sci-fi drama ends with a 5.1/10 critic score and a Metacritic of 51.
TV Reviews3.6/10
Seth MacFarlane’s Star Trek Homage Never Finds Its Own Voice
The Orville, Seth MacFarlane's Star Trek homage, ran three seasons on Fox and Hulu. A review of its crew, its borrowed premise, and its 3.6/10 verdict.
TV Reviews6.2/10
Apple TV’s Foundation has three seasons, 30 episodes and a 400-year robot problem
Apple TV's Foundation runs three seasons, 30 episodes and a 400-year robot problem, with a fourth season renewed for 2025.
TV Reviews6.4/10
Altered Carbon: A Great Premise, an Uneven Grip
Altered Carbon ran two seasons on Netflix before cancellation. A review of Takeshi Kovacs, the sleeve premise, Anthony Mackie's season two, and why it ended.
TV Reviews8.3/10
The Dome Cuts Chester’s Mill Off, and the Show Runs Out of Ideas Before It Runs Out of Episodes
Under the Dome ran three seasons on CBS from 2013 to 2015. A look back at Chester's Mill, Big Jim, the Kinship and why season one still holds up.