HBO photo: Paul Schiraldi Yeah, I’ll say it: I have seven new episodes of The Wire sitting right here. I’m not going to jump the gun. I’m not going to spoilerize anything. I’m not that big a jerk. I’m just a big enough jerk to say it again, and let it play. I have seven [...]

SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, whip yourself up a batch of chilaquiles and watch Heroes. NBC photo: Adam Taylor Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, so in the spirit of holiday generosity, I will kick things off by finding something nice to say about the volume-two finale of Heroes: Well, at least [...]

So we all know that the writers’ strike has shut down some of your favorite shows and that it’s cost the jobs of numerous below-the-line workers in the TV business. (The writers are making a counteroffer as negotiations resume today.) But it may claim a bigger casualty: TV critics may not have an excuse to [...]