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it’s possible that Crash, will end up saying something interesting.

Woe is Defoe. Rather than bother with his novel, the producers of this swashbuckling series settle instead for pastiche.

Returning dramas up the emotional ante in lieu of good ideas. Plus, Crusoe and Crash.

My Own Worst Enemy makes the most of its erratic star, but Eleventh Hour sadly wastes its own.

Even after the novelty wore off the BBC original of this time-traveling cop show, there was a remarkably squalid Manchester to contemplate

Copycatted from an Australian TV template, Kath & Kim wants to be a combo platter of Absolutely Fabulous and Gilmore Girls.

The Mentalist floats (or sinks) on the charms of its star, Simon Baker.

Flesh eaters from J.J. Abrams and bloodsuckers from Alan Ball. Oh my.

Steven Bochco’s Raising the Bar lowers it further.

If you were paying attention to the bonus episodes of Holly Hunter’s police-detective series in December, you now know that the biggest issue in Grace Hanadarko’s disorderly life was her childhood molestation by a Roman Catholic priest.