AltWeeklies Wire
The Dull and the Kinkynew
With Tell Me You Love Me and Californication, HBO and Showtime offer two takes on erotica with one thing in common: neither is very sexy.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
11-12-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Men Behaving Badlynew
The existential hell of Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and How I Met Your Mother.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
04-02-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Constant Crisesnew
Much ado about everything, all the time, on the ABC dramas What About Brian and Brothers & Sisters. Plus: the German epic Heimat on DVD.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
02-12-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Hometown Heroesnew
If you're looking for heartland truths, Smallville's soap-opera fantasy beats the "reality" of Friday Night Lights.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
01-08-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Mainly a Borenew
Dexter puts an absurd twist on Hollywood's favorite bugaboo.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
11-22-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Disorderly Conductnew

Things have gotten so out of hand on Law & Order it's a wonder the accused are allowed any defense at all.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
10-23-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Quaint Is the New Cutting Edgenew
Or so you might think after the first few episodes of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
10-09-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV