TV Reviews7.8/10
The Suburbs Were the Joke in 2005. Weeds Knew They Were the Trap.
Weeds ran eight seasons on Showtime, from Agrestic to a cartel. A review of what holds up, what slips, and why the early years still win.
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TV Reviews7.7/10
Billions” Review: Seven Seasons of the Case and the Marriage as One Argument”
Billions ran seven seasons on Showtime, from 2016 to 2023, tracking a U.S. Attorney and a hedge fund king in a fight neither can win.
TV Reviews7.2/10
Californication Review: A Good Series with a Great Lead and a Premise It Never Quite Escapes
Californication ran seven seasons and 84 episodes on Showtime, with David Duchovny as blocked novelist Hank Moody. A look back at what worked and what didn't.
TV Reviews7/10
The Horror Series That Treated Its Monsters as People, 12 Years On
Showtime's Penny Dreadful ran three seasons and 27 episodes, mixing Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and Dracula in Victorian London behind Eva Green's Vanessa Ives.
TV Reviews6.1/10
Dexter: New Blood Review: Michael C. Hall’s Killer Return Lands at 6.1/10
Dexter: New Blood review — Michael C. Hall returns as Jim Lindsay in Iron Lake. A 6.1/10 revival with a divisive ending and a sequel in the works.
TV Reviews6/10
Your Honor Review: Bryan Cranston Anchors a Thin, Watchable Showtime Drama
A review of Showtime's Your Honor, starring Bryan Cranston as a New Orleans judge, across two seasons and 20 episodes, scored 6 of 10.
TV Reviews9.2/10
Homeland” Review: Carrie Mathison, Brody, and the Spy Thriller That Kept Rebuilding Itself”
Homeland on Showtime: Claire Danes as CIA officer Carrie Mathison, eight seasons, 96 episodes, and the Emmy-winning first season that made it a classic.
TV Reviews8.3/10
How Dexter made a likable protagonist out of a serial killer
Dexter ran eight seasons on Showtime as blood spatter analyst by day, serial killer by night. A look at Michael C. Hall, the ratings, and what holds up.
TV Reviews7.4/10
‘Yellowjackets’ Keeps Its Mysteries Close and Its Women Closer
Yellowjackets ran four seasons and 30 episodes on Showtime, following a stranded soccer team across two timelines. A review of the show's structure and score.