Fringe (season 2)
{5/5} “When you open your mind to the impossible, sometimes you find the truth.” Olivia is back from the alternate universe but she was in a car accident and doesn’t remember what William Bell told her. Eventually she remembers that he had a warning for her: hybrids have been created to open the door between […]
Fringe (season 1)
{5/5} “The advances of science — which is supposed to expand our knowledge of the universe — will, if not carefully controlled, destroy the world as we know it… Our technological ambitions have not only driven us to the brink of catastrophe, the catastrophe has already begun.” FBI Agent Olivia Dunham joins the Fringe Division, […]
Political Animals
{5/5} “Most of life is hell. It’s filled with failure and loss. People disappoint you, dreams don’t work out, hearts get broken, innocent journalists die. And the best moments of life, when everything comes together, are few and fleeting. But you’ll never get to the next great moment if you don’t keep going.” Elaine Barrish […]
Arrested Development (season 4)
{4.5/5} “I like the plan. I just wonder if we’re not in a treason-adjacent place where the government will retaliate and execute us.” Michael and George Michael are both in college — in fact, they’re roommates. Michael later gets involved with making a movie based on his family — of course, he has to get […]
Burn Notice (season 7)
{5/5} “A deep cover job changes you in ways that are hard to describe. To become another man for months or years, it’s impossible to go through and not be affected at the most basic level.” Things have changed. Jesse is back at work in security, Fiona is back collecting bounties and has a new […]
Modern Family (season 5)
{5/5} “Two things I bring to every open house, my lucky pen and a smile. I haven’t sold a house all month. Do you see me saying ‘I’m done’? Never. Because there is no ‘done’ in Dunphy.” Cam and Mitchell decide to get married — Cam starts planning an absurdly elaborate wedding. Manny and Luke […]
Burn Notice (season 6)
{4.5/5} “Spies are trained to deal with catastrophic events. They’re taught to separate how they feel from what they need to do. But some circumstances are so extreme that separation is impossible. Then, even a seasoned operative will have the same response as everyone else: horror, disbelief, shock.” Fiona has allowed herself to be arrested […]
TV shows that remained consistent
All of these shows had more than one season, and they’re either 4.5 or 5/5. Angel Some spinoffs struggle to be as good as their parent show, but this one used the fact that it was a spinoff to its full advantage — taking place in the same universe as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Arrested […]
TV shows that went downhill
All of these shows had more than one season, and they went downhill (at least a bit) at some point after the first season. The Big C This was an amazing show in its first two seasons — at times deadly serious and at other times side splittingly funny. They lost their way a little […]
TV shows that got better after season 1
Shows that got a bit better after season 1 Each of these shows went from 4.5/5 to 5/5. Babylon 5 The first season is great and presented a universe unlike any other, but the mind blowing ongoing story in the second season kicked things up a notch. The fifth season isn’t quite as amazing as […]