“Grey’s” bounces back
The season premiere of "Grey's Anatomy" marked a refreshing return to form for the medical drama. After a third season that went from so-so to abysmal in the later episodes, creator Shonda Rhimes obviously took...
Grammer, Heaton come back to Primetime
Some might call "Back to You" an "old-fashioned" sitcom — meaning it relies on a laugh track, is not filmed as if it were a documentary and features Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton, veterans of three of th...
Workplace humor in “The Office”
In the inaugural episode of its fourth season, "The Office" manages to address nipple chafing, bat birth control and a Race for the Cure benefit run to increase awareness of rabies (which, incidentally, already...
“Desperate” homecoming
"Desperate Housewives" has always based itself around secrets and lies, and the Season Four premiere is no different, with each of the four leading ladies keeping up some sort of facade — and that's not even ...
“Private Practice” needs a second opinion
If there's one positive thing to be said about the season premiere of "Private Practice," it's that it wasn't as bad as the two-hour preview eisode that aired during a "Grey's Anatomy" episode last season. But ...
Family reunion: “Brothers and Sisters” looks good this fall
While the vast majority of new television shows this fall have been lackluster at best, returning series have been making up the difference with astonishingly good season premieres. Add "Brothers and Sisters" t...
Da Vinci’s Inquest Season 1
He has a way with people, especially when they're dead.
Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act
There's more to the TV-to-DVD world than old episodes of M*A*S*H and the dozen or so Law and Order spin-offs. From WGBH and the UK comes Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act. This British crime drama stars Academy Aw...
Cracker: A New Terror
Fresh off the BBC America comes "Cracker: A New Terror," starring the incredibly talented Robbie Coltrane. Coltrane, of Harry Potter fame, plays Dr. Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald, an incredibly b...
Carmen Electra’s Naked Women’s Wrestling League
Yes, that's right. A professional naked women's wrestling league.
Studio 60 walks off into the sunset
In hindsight, it should have been obvious that Aaron Sorkin's drama "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" was doomed from the outset.
At a time when American audiences would rather tune into mindless reality progr...
