The Best TV Theme Music
The little ditties that open TV shows keep growing littler and dittier, almost disappearing into Lost’s single sustained chord. The assumption may be that we’re just going to fast-forward through them anyway, but part of the charm of shows like Cheers, M*A*S*H and Sanford and Son was the musical intro. Fortunately, not everyone has given up on the theme song. Here are 10 current shows with tunes that make us put down the remote.... read more
Found in: TV, FeaturesThe 20 Best TV Shows of the Decade (2000-2009)
This list of 20 phenomenal TV shows from 2000-2009 reinforces our belief that the young millennium has launched a new Golden Age of Television. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayHigh Definition: Dexter, 24 & The Fallenness of Man
For the longest time, I resisted watching Dexter. I didn’t want to find myself rooting for a serial killer, justifying his murderous appetite with the fact that he only kills bad guys, that he’s really a nice guy who brings doughnuts to the office each morning, that there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing justice served to the most wretched of criminals who had thought they’d beat the system. I’d already got caught up in a season of 24, and it left me feeling a little icky.... read more
Found in: TV, FeaturesFall Guide to Good TV: Dexter
Sundays at 9 p.m. on ShowtimeDexter Morgan is a young, handsome blood-splatter analyst for the Miami police department. In his spare time he stalks murderers, ties them up, slices them to pieces and dumps them in the ocean. Every episode leaves you rooting for a serial killer - a twisted but gratifying feeling.... read more
Found in: TV, FeaturesDexter: The Complete Third Season
Dexter is perfect for TV on DVD—the near-seamless plotline makes... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe 10 Best Cop Shows of The Last 10 Years
Sure, there are plenty of doctors and lawyers on television these days, but cops still reign supreme. Since the day Dragnet went on the air back in 1951, network executives have continued to fall in love with cop shows to the point that any city without its own CSI or NCIS just doesn't take crime very seriously. There have been plenty of formulaic police procedurals clogging the airwaves, but cops and robbers have also inspired some undeniably great TV. Detectives and patrolmen, we salute you.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Worst TV Parents
Celebrating TV’s best moms got us thinking about all the crappy parents on the little screen. Sometimes bad moms and dads make for good TV. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayDexter Review: "Go Your Own Way" (Episode 310)
Another deliberately structured episode this week, as Miguel and Dexter’s relationship has devolved into a nasty rivalry more quickly than anticipated. It’s a treat and a relief for the show to revert back to the mode it’s in now, a breakneck, almost giddy series of suspense cues and constricting subplots that surged through the entire episode. ... read more
Found in: TV DetailDexter Review: "Go Your Own Way" (Episode 310)
Another deliberately structured episode this week, as Miguel and Dexter’s relationship has devolved into a nasty rivalry more quickly than anticipated. It’s a treat and a relief for the show to revert back to the mode it’s in now, a breakneck, almost giddy series of suspense cues and constricting subplots that surged through the entire episode. ... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsDexter Review: "The Damage a Man Can Do" (Episode 308) and "About Last Night" (Episode 309)
Amid a season that's proven the most concentrated effort yet to make Dexter about more than the kill, the last two episodes reverted back to the mode the series does best: pulp. Even as the domestic sphere continues to brew in the foreground, the focus has centered resolutely to Dexter and Miguel’s newfound game, which we now know is more evenly matched than we had thought. ... read more
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