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'Torchwood' Gives Fan Fiction its Headnew
The BBC sci-fi show isn't so much a TV series as a fangirl's wet dream. Where shows like Star Trek and Buffy merely inspired fan fiction, Torchwood gives the impression of having been inspired by it.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
10-06-2008 |
TV
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
'As You Like It': Wrong Turnnew
Although it's far from the worst thing I've ever watched on the small screen, this remake premiering on HBO is notable chiefly for Kenneth Branagh's puzzling creative decisions.
Chicago Reader |
Andrea Gronvall |
08-20-2007 |
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
