TV Club : Babylon 5 “Babylon Squared”/“The Quality Of Mercy”

In a single episode, Babylon 5 showed how ambitious it was for its time.

August 24, 2012 | 10:00am -

TV Club : Wilfred “Honesty”

Wilfred is moving in an interesting direction as its second season progresses: It’s getting sincere.

August 23, 2012 | 9:30pm -

TV Club : Babylon 5 “A Voice In The Wilderness”

If you’ve been scared of getting into Babylon 5, be afraid no longer: “A Voice In The Wilderness” is your gateway.

August 10, 2012 | 10:00am -

TV Club : Wilfred “Truth”

Wilfred gets everything right in its best-ever episode.

August 9, 2012 | 9:30pm -

TV Club : Babylon 5 “Eyes”/“Legacies”

Two slightly serialized Babylon 5 episodes demonstrate old and new forms of television storytelling.

August 3, 2012 | 10:00am -

TV Club : Wilfred “Avoidance”

Tonight's Wilfred is the most Wilfred-y episode of the series. That's mostly a good thing.

August 2, 2012 | 9:30pm -

TV Club : Babylon 5 “TKO”/“Grail”

This is a bad week for Babylon 5. Sure, science fiction can be used for good, but not here.

July 27, 2012 | 10:00am -

TV Club : Wilfred “Control”

What seems like a positive step for Wilfred turns disappointing.

July 27, 2012 | 3:40am -

Book Review Karen Thompson Walker: The Age Of Miracles 

This terrific debut novel watches a girl come of age in a damaged world that’s slowly ceasing to spin. 

July 23, 2012 | 12:01am -

Inventory Paging Dr. Melfi: 29 characters on serialized TV shows who outlived their usefulness 

The A.V. Club's weekly list. 

July 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

TV Club : Babylon 5 “Signs And Portents”

It’s one of the first season’s most important episodes… or is it?

July 20, 2012 | 10:00am -

TV Club : Wilfred “Now”

Wilfred regresses with a too-simple, unamusing episode.

July 19, 2012 | 10:05pm -

TV Club : Babylon 5 “Survivors”/“By Any Means Necessary”

The show can’t do an action movie right, but it nails union negotiations. Yes, really.

July 13, 2012 | 10:00am -

TV Club : Wilfred “Guilt”

"Guilt" may be Wilfred's best-balanced episode yet.

July 13, 2012 | 4:30am -

Book Review Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter: The Long Earth 

A fantasy luminary and a science-fiction star team up for a novel that isn’t as satisfying or definitive as it should be. 

July 9, 2012 | 12:02am -

TV Club : Babylon 5 “Deathwalker”/“Believers”

Moral ambiguity dominates acclaimed modern TV series. Transitional shows like Babylon 5 started that trend.

July 6, 2012 | 10:00am -

TV Club : Wilfred “Dignity”

Wilfred tries its hand at being an office sitcom. It's a good idea.

July 5, 2012 | 10:00pm -

TV Club : Other Shows America’s Lost Treasures 

America's Lost Treasures has charm and focus, making it more than just Antiques Roadshow Extra-USA

July 4, 2012 | 9:00pm -

HomeVideo Review Indie Game: The Movie

A documentary reveals the tortured souls and innovative spirits of independent videogame creators.

July 4, 2012 | 12:01am -

Book Review Parmy Olson: We Are Anonymous

A writer investigates the figures behind Anonymous and the "global cyber insurgency" in this compelling journalistic overview.

July 2, 2012 | 12:01am -

TV Club : Other Shows Chasing UFOs

Chasing UFOs exposes the limits the documentary genre of people who hunt paranormal activity.

June 29, 2012 | 9:00pm -

TV Club : Babylon 5 “The War Prayer”/“And The Sky Full Of Stars”

By examining its history and planning for the future, Babylon 5 finally demonstrates its serialized nature.

June 29, 2012 | 10:00am -

TV Club : Wilfred “Letting Go”

The show reverts to a more conventional form in its “real” second-season première, but shows signs of progress.

June 28, 2012 | 9:30pm -

Book Review John Scalzi: Redshirts 

A light parody of a hoary old Star Trek trope becomes richer and more rewarding as it goes along. 

June 25, 2012 | 12:03am -

TV Club : Babylon 5 “The Parliament Of Dreams”/“Mind War”

Babylon 5 builds its setting and examines religion in two of its best early episodes.

June 22, 2012 | 10:00am -

TV Club : Wilfred “Progress”

Wilfred's second season smooths out the rough edges and makes it more accessible. Wait, no. The opposite of that! Wilfred goes weeeiiiiirrrrdddd.

June 21, 2012 | 10:00pm -

TV Club : Other Shows Top 100 Video Games Of All Time

June 15, 2012 | 10:10pm -

TV Club : Babylon 5 “Born To The Purple”/“Infection”

Exotic dancers and alien Nazis on Babylon 5: at least the worst of the series is over early.

June 15, 2012 | 10:00am -

TV Club : America’s Best Dance Crew “Katy Perry Superstar Challenge Live Finale”

Is America’s Best Dance Crew a force for good in the universe? Maybe yes, despite our cynicism.

June 14, 2012 | 2:30am -

TV Club : Other Shows Untamed Americas

Untamed Americas touches on both the familiar and the exotic, and is about as appealing as nature documentaries get.

June 10, 2012 | 4:00pm -