Warner Bros. (left); Marvel (right)
+Television | May 23, 2012

Are Superheroes Too Big For Television?

By Graeme McMillan

The Avengers, Batman and Spider-man are headlining this season's must-see movies. Then why is it so hard for superheroes to fly on the small screen?

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | May 13, 2010

Lost and Heroes: In Defense of Arrogance

By James Poniewozik

After May 23, Lost will be no more. And judging by the fan reactions to the “Across the Sea” and the waning days of season 6 generally, we’re seeing a lot of restlessness among the fans about how and whether Lost is answering questions, and whether it’s staying true to its vision and characters as [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | December 1, 2009

The Morning After: Music vs. Lyrics

By James Poniewozik

It’s December rerun season, which meant that last night was time for me to rediscover the fact that NBC programs TV shows on Monday night. Having fallen out of touch with Heroes—which from a casual viewing seems to have evolved into some kind of quasi-Carnivale with T-Bag from Prison Break—it’s probably not fair for me [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | September 21, 2009

TV Tonight: House of Pain

By James Poniewozik

By Nielsen’s calendar it’s the first official night of the 2009–10 season (oh, typing that “10″ makes me feel old). Which means a deluge of season and series premieres and no more freebies for Jay Leno. Among tonight’s highlights—or, well, at least lights, high or otherwise: * I enjoy House but never developed a regular [...]