Well! That was about as bracing as an axe to the shin, wasn't it?

Like a lot of people, we approached Season 3 with some trepidation, partially because what's coming up should be an epic and jaw-dropping story which could so easily go wrong if it's not written well, and...

Olivia Dunham's greatest strength has always been her ability to remain still.

No matter how insane things got in her job and in her personal life, her talent for keeping herself absolutely calm in the face of it all has served her and her team well (and in those instances...

Never did care for the Daleks.

We figured we'd open with a doozy. After all, how can one claim to be a Doctor Who fan and simultaneously declare, at best, their ambivalence toward his greatest enemies (arguably)? It's like being a Batman fan but disliking the Joker; like loving Krystle,...

We suppose it would be a bit obnoxious to start this review off with a long, healthy round of belly laughter, wouldn't it? Because there was quite a bit of sustained belly laughter last night when they tried to foist a blow-to-the-head-causing-amnesia plot on us. The singing was bad enough...

We weren't really looking forward to this episode, since it signaled the return to one of worst things about season 2 (other than the preachiness and all-around lack of humor): the "theme" episode. And just like last year, when suddenly a bunch of teenagers just could not stop talking about...

As World War I quite literally drives right up to the front door of Downton Abbey, the old ways of the aristocracy come face to face with the 20th Century and class distinctions rear their head once again, affecting everything from administrative duties at the hospital to forbidden love between...

It's a bit of a cliche, but the return of Eddy and Pats to our screens with the American debut of the Absolutely Fabulous 20th Anniversary Special was like seeing old friends again. Any scene with Pats, Eddy, Saffy and Mum sitting around in that gorgeous kitchen (we don't know...